What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

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

 

[Scott_D]

Work in progress

 

[king of pipes]

Sorting out a leaky shower for a client this one was a very poor botched attempt and a big disappointment as they paid decent money , hopefully I can rescue it . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

My fun for the last 3 days

20m 28mm gas run

Kitchen sink feeds in the way luckily The pilot bit went in the middle of the two wires and didn’t damage any

 

[king of pipes]

My fun for the last 3 days

20m 28mm gas run

Kitchen sink feeds in the way luckily The pilot bit went in the middle of the two wires and didn’t damage any

Very nice Shaun as always . Kop 👍

 

[king of pipes]

My job turned to sh-t Friday found a crack in the tray once fitted so all had to come out 😠😠 kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Feck sake anyone else finding sanitary and stone goods quality is a bit hit or miss ?

 

[king of pipes]

New tray supplied and fitted waterproofing done now doing the tiling . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Some times don’t you wish you just stayed in bed 😀

Finishing off adding 4 rads in a school freezing 11/4

&)’;&”/ plug moved and let go

 

[king of pipes]

Some times don’t you wish you just stayed in bed 😀

Finishing off adding 4 rads in a school freezing 11/4

&)’;&”/ plug moved and let go

Much mess Shaun ?? It Can happen I had a 42 mm hot go once in a hospital got the valve slid on and hand tight and ice plug went hit the valve like a bullet luckily it didn't come off but I got burnt and soaked tightening it 😜 kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Luckily no shove my hand over the end managed to hold back 2 bar luckily I turned the boilers off the night before eg yesterday

And I always keep two speedfit cap in my pocket the same size as the pipe I’m cutting just incase so other than two carpet tiles and a ceiling tile staining nothing much

 

[king of pipes]

Finished off the grouting today chaps ready for the glass Monday . KopView attachment 74022View attachment 74023View attachment 74024

 

[Scott_D]

You can’t polish a turd.
Especially if the turd is in a horrible loft.

Adding pipework for a ufh zone

 

[SimonG]

You can’t polish a turd.
Especially if the turd is in a horrible loft.

Adding pipework for a ufh zone
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Sorry to break the news, apparently you can, I watched it on Mythbusters once 🤣🤣🤣

 

[SimonG]

A few that's keeping me going.

But haven't been taking a lot of photos recently.

The two if the swimming pool pipework are repair jobs to do. Customer fitted a couple of taps to be able to take samples easier. They're p ing all over the floor though.

 

[SimonG]

I think there's a problem with my shower, all the tiles are moving.


Yep.

 

[Scott_D]

Will it do anything?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

For the price hope so

 

[king of pipes]

I think there's a problem with my shower, all the tiles are moving.


Yep.

Yuk that's a ugly one mate 👍.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Yuk that's a ugly one mate 👍.

Rip out and start again.

 

[SimonG]

Rip out and start again.

Would love to. But holiday cottage so its make do and mend until end of the season. Total strip out booked in for October 👍👍

 

[Scott_D]

A few bits from this week

 

[king of pipes]

Shower room repairs completed a few other jobs around the property finished off.
Intergas compact RF 36 full strip and service.

 

[Scott_D]

More loft work 🙁

 

[SimonG]

More loft work 🙁
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Right time of year for it 👍

 

[Scott_D]

Right time of year for it 👍

My knees and back disagree 😆

 

[SimonG]

Home for a couple of weeks.

 

[king of pipes]

Home for a couple of weeks.

Doing your own one bud ??

 

[SimonG]

Doing your own one bud ??

No, returning customer. Have done their ensuite, now this bathroom and next one will be the other ensuite later in the year.

Busy at home with the hall and staircase. It was all dark wood, all sanded and now white satin finish, 12 doors grrrrr. Lining paper throughout with coving downstairs. 2 walls with a feature paper and 'elephants breath' emulsion over the lining paper. Just put the new vinyl laminate down in the hall and through into bathroom.
Only been on with it for the last 2 years 🤣🤣

 

[king of pipes]

No, returning customer. Have done their ensuite, now this bathroom and next one will be the other ensuite later in the year.

Busy at home with the hall and staircase. It was all dark wood, all sanded and now white satin finish, 12 doors grrrrr. Lining paper throughout with coving downstairs. 2 walls with a feature paper and 'elephants breath' emulsion over the lining paper. Just put the new vinyl laminate down in the hall and through into bathroom.
Only been on with it for the last 2 years 🤣🤣

No, returning customer. Have done their ensuite, now this bathroom and next one will be the other ensuite later in the year.

Busy at home with the hall and staircase. It was all dark wood, all sanded and now white satin finish, 12 doors grrrrr. Lining paper throughout with coving downstairs. 2 walls with a feature paper and 'elephants breath' emulsion over the lining paper. Just put the new vinyl laminate down in the hall and through into bathroom.
Only been on with it for the last 2 years 🤣🤣

You have been busy 😜 I've got to tackle mine in the next few weeks got the stuff but no time ☹️

 

[SimonG]

Well it appears my time may be cut short. Gave customer a list of stuff to buy and from where.
Bath, furniture, wc and all the bits arrived last week.
The moonlight shimmer panels have not. Told me Wednesday. Wednesday 23rd ☹ Ah well.

 

[SimonG]

I've been in and out to this, no rush as no panels till Thursday.

 

[Scott_D]

I've been in and out to this, no rush as no panels till Thursday.

Which brand do you fit?

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Which brand do you fit?

Multipanel for me. Was bowed to f*** on the last job though. God knows what the merchants did with them.

 

[Scott_D]

2 boilers this week

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

2 boilers this week

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Where you managing to get them from? 😂 I can get bugger all boilers and i've got 6 to do!

 

[Scott_D]

Multipanel for me. Was bowed to f*** on the last job though. God knows what the merchants did with them.

Are they the covered ply type?
I have only used the all plastic type with the hollow centre, was for a budget shower area.

 

[Scott_D]

Where you managing to get them from? 😂 I can get bugger all boilers and i've got 6 to do!

Williams had both
Got an 832 in my garage ready for next month

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Are they the covered ply type?
I have only used the all plastic type with the hollow centre, was for a budget shower area.

Yeah. I'll only use the marine ply wood ones. Stay well away from the MDF as they just end up swelling.

I've used the plastic ones and they're OK. But they're easily damaged.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Williams had both
Got an 832 in my garage ready for next month

I've got a Worcester 4000 30kw stored as it came in and I said i'd have it, but all my jobs I priced Main Eco Compacts. And baxi can't even give a date yet!

 

[Scott_D]

I've got a Worcester 4000 30kw stored as it came in and I said i'd have it, but all my jobs I priced Main Eco Compacts. And baxi can't even give a date yet!

I don’t know about Baxi but worth trying Williams if you havent already. They seem to have Vaillant and ideal

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I've got a Worcester 4000 30kw stored as it came in and I said i'd have it, but all my jobs I priced Main Eco Compacts. And baxi can't even give a date yet!

Theres nothing up north

But there’s a few in Nottingham

 

[Scott_D]

Yeah. I'll only use the marine ply wood ones. Stay well away from the MDF as they just end up swelling.

I've used the plastic ones and they're OK. But they're easily damaged.

Roughly how much is a panel?

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Theres nothing up north

But there’s a few in Nottingham

That's where they all are 🤣

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Roughly how much is a panel?

Think about £135+VAT for the normal collection.

 

[SimonG]

Which brand do you fit?

Used to be Grant Westfield, then Mermaid this is first job using Perform.

 

[Keefy]

Just painted a gable end house. Don't ask.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

Same stuff, different week for me 😔 same boilers, same faults, might get the odd curveball. Nowhere near as fancy as some of what you lot carry out.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And there’s another one finished off finally done all the insulation and the sink etc

 

[king of pipes]

Not to much to post chaps been jobbing around a bit couple of kitchen first fixes, bit of servicing and a large open plan kitchen extension with Ufh on a old property. Regards kop

 

[king of pipes]

Got Ufh down today kit supplied by uheat Jake nice one mate 👍😉

 

[ShaunCorbs]

And another one done seem to be doing a stint of unvented cylinders atm

 

[king of pipes]

Housing association flats first 2 started this week making progress . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Showers a bit high ?

 

[SimonG]

Making progress but wanted extra bit of wall panelling.

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

And another one done seem to be doing a stint of unvented cylinders atm

Hope that one doesn't make popping sounds like the others have on the forum 😂

 

[king of pipes]

Showers a bit high ?

Gonna be a electric shower Shaun when the baths in it should be about right . Kop😉

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Hope that one doesn't make popping sounds like the others have on the forum 😂

Already had the two immersion leak

 

[Harvest Fields]

Already had the two immersion leak

Not tightened up enough?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Not tightened up enough?

Tried tightening a smidge made it worse tried loosing and then just by hand was better but still dripped they use an oring to seal it

Loctited the bloody thing in the end

 

[king of pipes]

UFH now connected up and tested fitted a extra expansion vessel just needs wiring up 👍

 

[Scott_D]

Site toilet in an empty house

Gas upgrade

Went to look at a house another plumber has first fixed the rads like this???

 

[SimonG]

Not be doing anything for a few days. The dreaded lurgy has caught up with me. Weird though, felt like death warmed up yesterday so did a test and come back positive. Today, bit of a sore throat and otherwise fine.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Did some decom on a short bit of 28mm (12m ish) in a factory

 

[king of pipes]

Baxi 412 heat full strip down and service fitted 2017 by me been a good little boiler . Kop

 

[king of pipes]

Not be doing anything for a few days. The dreaded lurgy has caught up with me. Weird though, felt like death warmed up yesterday so did a test and come back positive. Today, bit of a sore throat and otherwise fine.

Sorry to hear that Simon much the same acoss the country one I - 13 people have COVID I personally this week know of 6 people with it get well soon mate . 🤧🤒☹️

 

[Harvest Fields]

Agree with the above. I had it 2 weeks ago and was so drained it was unreal.

 

[SJB060685]

Hope you feel better soon Simon. We lost my aunty to COVID this time last year and we almost lost mother over Christmas to COVID as well.
I know they say these new variants are weaker but I still live in fear over it, especially for my mum who also has COPD. I always where a mask and sanitise when out and about and although not mandatory anymore I still get frustrated when I see people completely careless to the whole thing.

 

[king of pipes]

Getting on top of this one chaps final push tomorrow should see it done, another one is stripped and ready to start . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Finished this off today in a carehome it’s not the best as I had to work in a bit of cr%*
All was going well until I went to fill / unfreeze the ch primary’s

😩

Also someone has been very lucky

 

[king of pipes]

Finished this off today in a carehome it’s not the best as I had to work in a bit of cr%*
All was going well until I went to fill / unfreeze the ch primary’s

😩

Also someone has been very lucky

Bad day in the office then Shaun Gledhill QC is shocking hope you sorted it

 

[king of pipes]

Got this one finished decorater starts Tuesday , now moved on to the second one have a relaxed weekend chaps 👍😉🍺

 

[EvilDrPorkChop]

Hope they don't say you've screw through it putting them clips on 😉

 

[ShaunCorbs]

We will see I could understand if it was leaking from there so time will see

 

[Scott_D]

Vaillant 835 nearly finished

Customer chose towel rail height but they will probably change their mind after seeing it.

 

[Ric2013]

Got this one finished decorater starts Tuesday , now moved on to the second one have a relaxed weekend chaps 👍😉🍺

Nice to see someone else using tile spacers the weird way I like to use them.

 

[Scott_D]

Vaillant 832
3 boilers in a row the wall has been terrible and I had to ply it.

 

[SimonG]

After a 17 day enforced break, finally finished.

Customer has new flooring being fitted Monday.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Finally got the replacement tank and finished off

 

[Ric2013]

After a 17 day enforced break, finally finished.

Customer has new flooring being fitted Monday.

Fitting the floor around the WC? Why?

 

[SimonG]

Fitting the floor around the WC? Why?

Lino. If it had been laminate then I would have done it.

 

[Ric2013]

Lino. If it had been laminate then I would have done it.

Makes sense.

 

[SimonG]

I was too expensive to lay the bamboo laminate on another job 🤣🤣

Just been back to sort out a couple of radiators.

 

[Ben-gee]

They obviously had an eye on wallet rather than quality, mind you that’s shocking!

 

[king of pipes]

I was too expensive to lay the bamboo laminate on another job 🤣🤣

Just been back to sort out a couple of radiators.

Quality costs money Simon very little though went into that one pile of s--- 🤣

 

[king of pipes]

Alot going on in 2 new - 600mm units before and after , first fix done kitchen fitters to do the oak worktops and sink before second fix 😉. Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You’ve gone press 🙂

 

[king of pipes]

You’ve gone press 🙂 yep I've got one bud where do you find is best price for fittings conex are working out quite expensive at my merchants ? Cheers kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

How are you finding it ?

Monster plumb have some

Mostly use pipekit eg geberit

 

[king of pipes]

How are you finding it ?

Monster plumb have some

Mostly use pipekit eg geberit

Cheers for that Shaun I'll take a look, it's working out ok so far mate can't see me using it solely though but definitely handy. 👍

 

[king of pipes]

Housing association flats now completed inspection on Tuesday have a relaxing weekend chaps 👍 kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Scrap afternoon today 198 for 3 cylinders 😀 44kg

 

[king of pipes]

This eyesore has got to go we've lived with it for long enough now with my little Granddaughter son and his wife due to visit in 3 weeks time for a a break it's got to be done , typically I've neglected doing my own bathroom for so long now it's a bit embarrassing posting it but here goes. Got all that's needed to completely transform for it but will be a challenge in between other jobs 😉watch this space . Kop

 

[king of pipes]

Got the second bathroom completed and the inspection passed so both flats handed back, second fixed the kitchen I started last week , now cracking on with me own bathroom from tomorrow 👍 kop

 

[Jim Goodenough]

Got the second bathroom completed and the inspection passed so both flats handed back, second fixed the kitchen I started last week , now cracking on with me own bathroom from tomorrow 👍 kop

Which brand of concealed shower valve is that Wayne?

 

[MOSSEP]

Ive been buying mapress online from here - Plumb Parts| Plumbers Merchant in Glasgow | Gas - Heating - Bathrooms - https://www.plumbparts.co.uk prices are pretty good and delivery is quick

 

[Scott_D]

Finished this boiler

Probably my only garden tap for the year as everyone else does them for £50

Some rads

 

[king of pipes]

Which brand of concealed shower valve is that Wayne?

It's a roper Rhodes dual event concealed shower with bath filler so no taps on the bath Jim bit tricky needs to be 85mm in the wall doesn't leave much to get it securely fitted but it's doable . Regards Wayne 😉👍

 

[king of pipes]

Finished this boiler
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Probably my only garden tap for the year as everyone else does them for £50
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Some rads
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Nice work Scott 👍

 

[king of pipes]

Got loads done today chaps bath - shower valve took a while but think it will be worth it actually got to have a bath so must be doing something right 😂. Kop

 

[Scott_D]

Replaced a lead water main