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Hi all,
I went to quote for a customer the other day who wants a job done for his dad who lives in a block of retirement flats. The current waste pipe for the bath runs through the wall about a foot up from the floor. The requirement is for a new shower which is at floor level so that the dad doesn't have to step up to get into it. The bath will be going of course and the shower will go in its place.
The floor is a concrete floor (ground level). Supply pipework comes through the floor where the shower is to go (sheathed in plastic conduit of course). The only way I can see to meet this requirement is to substantially chase out the floor (i.e. to the depth of the shower tray) and use a shower macerator to pump the waste out of the current waste branch.
The guy has indicated his budget is £2-4k to include tiling, rerouting pipes. This is to include supply of macerator, shower unit, tiles etc and all sundries.
I'm thinking this is a walk away job, anyone got any other suggestions/ideas? It seems like a complete pain to me.
Oh, the job location is the South Coast (Hampshire).
I went to quote for a customer the other day who wants a job done for his dad who lives in a block of retirement flats. The current waste pipe for the bath runs through the wall about a foot up from the floor. The requirement is for a new shower which is at floor level so that the dad doesn't have to step up to get into it. The bath will be going of course and the shower will go in its place.
The floor is a concrete floor (ground level). Supply pipework comes through the floor where the shower is to go (sheathed in plastic conduit of course). The only way I can see to meet this requirement is to substantially chase out the floor (i.e. to the depth of the shower tray) and use a shower macerator to pump the waste out of the current waste branch.
The guy has indicated his budget is £2-4k to include tiling, rerouting pipes. This is to include supply of macerator, shower unit, tiles etc and all sundries.
I'm thinking this is a walk away job, anyone got any other suggestions/ideas? It seems like a complete pain to me.
Oh, the job location is the South Coast (Hampshire).
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