What we all working on this week ?

king of pipes · Oct 31, 2019

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

mutley racers · Jul 1, 2020

Nice. What's that onnthe floor under the tiles, levelling compound?
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Ben-gee said:
No that’s not what I meant mutley.

multi- finish is the product name.

The usual method is to apply it in two layers, the second being applied whilst the first is still live - it’s getting the timing right that is the trick.
Same again in terms of timing for your final trowel up; too soon it all moves around too much and goes wavy; too late and .. well it’s too late!

Easy to order a Marshalltownntrowel but getting hold of some finish plaster....in my dreams. Bought a bag of lime and a couple of bags of sand so going to have a go on my garage wall this weekend.

Harvest Fields · Jul 1, 2020

Will look nice once complete mate. Pop a few more up once done. You tilling underneath or around the toilet?

king of pipes · Jul 1, 2020

Harvest Fields said:
Will look nice once complete mate. Pop a few more up once done. You tilling underneath or around the toilet?

Yes mate will do, its the old toilet H i will pull it out tomorrow and lay the rest of the floor with quick set , before installing the bathroom units and sanitary ware.
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Yes Mutley its levelling compound topps fast track stuff goes off quickly and leaves a hard clean surface to tile onto prime with sbr the old floor and before levelling, and again before tiling i couldn't build it up to much nearer to the doorway . Kop
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SimonG said:
Looks nice but them floor tiles will be a bit slick with water on them.

Really like the grey wall tiles.

Not that bad bud

ShaunCorbs · Jul 1, 2020

It’s decent stuff but need to prime the floor first

use it to fit a range cooker where the cus didn’t have any more tiles went off like a rocket and hard

Scott_D · Jul 2, 2020

Three hours to fit an outside tap on a new build this morning, I had a nightmare!
Hardly any space between fittings and the shelf wouldn’t come out. Tightening up the isolation valve and the two soldered tees straight after the stop tap came apart. They were butted together and no solder inside either fitting! Just the lip of either tee.
Easiest £60 I ever made 😅

mutley racers · Jul 2, 2020

scott_d said:
Three hours to fit an outside tap on a new build this morning, I had a nightmare!
Hardly any space between fittings and the shelf wouldn’t come out. Tightening up the isolation valve and the two soldered tees straight after the stop tap came apart. They were butted together and no solder inside either fitting! Just the lip of either tee.
Easiest £60 I ever made 😅
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Ugh, I feel for you. I have been there many of times.

SimonG · Jul 2, 2020

New build plumbing is abysmal, throw it in and get away. No thought for future repairs or work. But if you're being paid bottom dollar.......

Harvest Fields · Jul 2, 2020

SimonG said:
New build plumbing is abysmal, throw it in and get away. No thought for future repairs or work. But if you're being paid bottom dollar...

It should still be a set standard though mate. I want to know who signs this stuff off before the plasterboard goes up and is skimmed.

SimonG · Jul 2, 2020

Harvest Fields said:
It should still be a set standard though mate. I want to know who signs this stuff off before the plasterboard goes up and is skimmed.

I agree but it seems nobody gives a monkey's.

Took a bath out of a new build to put a shower in, bloody thing fell out. Water stains on plasterboard under bath from it leaking. It was only 6 months old.

Harvest Fields · Jul 2, 2020

SimonG said:
I agree but it seems nobody gives a monkey's.

Took a bath out of a new build to put a shower in, bloody thing fell out. Water stains on plasterboard under bath from it leaking. It was only 6 months old.

I see it all the time mate. My estate is a new build and there is loads of others by where I live.

king of pipes · Jul 2, 2020

Floor and wall tiling completed WC unit fitted temporarily so they have a toilet to use , vanity unit and ceramic sink top to install tomorrow . Kop

king of pipes · Jul 3, 2020

Lights and fan done today i got the towel rail fitted shower doors installed and sealed up all ready to use. Kop

SimonG · Jul 3, 2020

Nothing as nice as that today KOP. Revisit a bathroom I did about 8 years ago to change the bath and basin taps.
The shower enclosure has never been used. Extremely low water pressure due to steel supply pipe, was going to be replaced a couple of months after I did the shower. They still haven't got round to doing it.

king of pipes · Jul 4, 2020

All done chaps bit of painting then clear site and off to the next project . Regards kop

Harvest Fields · Jul 4, 2020

king of pipes said:
All done chaps bit of painting then clear site and off to the next project . Regards kop

All in one worktop Mate?

king of pipes · Jul 5, 2020

Harvest Fields said:
All in one worktop Mate?

Yes H it is all in one bud , It came from Victorian plumbing and for the cost it's hard to beat only gripe I had was the internal components of the hideaway cistern which were inferior quality in my opinion I swapped them for fluid master and changed the toilet flush cone, the shower doors were a pain to assemble and needed two of us it had to be done in the bathroom because of the size fitting instructions were next to useless but it got done mate 👍 . Regards kop

Harvest Fields · Jul 5, 2020

king of pipes said:
Yes H it is all in one bud , It came from Victorian plumbing and for the cost it's hard to beat only gripe I had was the internal components of the hideaway cistern which were inferior quality in my opinion I swapped them for fluid master and changed the toilet flush cone, the shower doors were a pain to assemble and needed two of us it had to be done in the bathroom because of the size fitting instructions were next to useless but it got done mate 👍 . Regards kop

Looks good though mate.

I did these on a Friday

ShaunCorbs · Jul 5, 2020

Harvest Fields said:
Looks good though mate.

I did these on a Friday

how did you get on with them time wise ?

Harvest Fields · Jul 5, 2020

ShaunCorbs said:
how did you get on with them time wise ?

Good to be fair mate. First one took longer then the other 2 combined. (Like you said it would). Overall though. Not that bad. Thanks for the help.

SimonG · Jul 5, 2020

king of pipes said:
Yes H it is all in one bud , It came from Victorian plumbing and for the cost it's hard to beat only gripe I had was the internal components of the hideaway cistern which were inferior quality in my opinion I swapped them for fluid master and changed the toilet flush cone, the shower doors were a pain to assemble and needed two of us it had to be done in the bathroom because of the size fitting instructions were next to useless but it got done mate 👍 . Regards kop

I'm finding I'm always changing the guts on toilets before installing when customer supplies. Not worth the hassle of some of the tat you see when you open them up.
It's got to the point now where I just add money on when I do the estimate.

king of pipes · Jul 5, 2020

Harvest Fields said:
Looks good though mate.

I did these on a Friday

Nice job H good to see you back .

Harvest Fields said:
Looks good though mate.

I did these on a Friday

Nice H good to see you back bet they will be put to good use next week 😂😂
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ShaunCorbs said:
how did you get on with them time wise ?

Spot on mate turn up on time and no breakages 😄

Harvest Fields · Jul 5, 2020

king of pipes said:
Nice job H good to see you back .
Nice H good to see you back bet they will be put to good use next week 😂😂
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Spot on mate turn up on time and no breakages 😄

Thanks mate. Doing more now. But will not be doing as many hours as before lock down. I’m enjoying family time to much if I’m honest.

king of pipes · Jul 8, 2020

Update chaps job is done and dusted and in use moved on to two kitchen first fixes , and a couple of designer type rads, another shower room to start next week . Regards Kop

Jim Goodenough · Jul 8, 2020

Job of the month that King!

SimonG · Jul 9, 2020

Potentially my next job. Oil boiler and unvented cylinder, tie up the underfloor heating, complete first fix for upstairs heating and first fix hot and cold to 3 bathrooms, cloakroom, utility and kitchen.
Then back to complete the bathrooms.