1930s Semi Refurb - Part 2 of ... (Edition: Boiler/Water Tank Relocation)

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Wow some of those notches are proper naughty /bad structurally by today's standards (I presume it's old stuff being removed) - i have similar at mine.

One to think of /query is if they're laying pipes in same positions will you be able to put new screws back in over the floorboards (ie pipes need to be centred with the floorboard).

For the bathroom I presume you're going to rip it all out/replace with chipboard in future?
 
Buffman said:
Wow some of those notches are proper naughty /bad structurally by today's standards (I presume it's old stuff being removed) - i have similar at mine.

One to think of /query is if they're laying pipes in same positions will you be able to put new screws back in over the floorboards (ie pipes need to be centred with the floorboard).

For the bathroom I presume you're going to rip it all out/replace with chipboard in future?
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Yeah proper sketchy. They're drilled and notched lol.

The toilet has been leaking for years into a lunch box that gets emptied nightly so I'm overall 'happy' with the poor condition of the floor on the basis the joists aren't rotten through!

I'll reinforce and replace with chipboard I think. In fact I may do that downstairs too, as it'll probably save countless hours of faffing to get a clean level for the wood floor I want.

This bathroom as reminder will become my daughter's bedroom so no 'making it good' till the new bathroom is constructed.
 
I'm really glad I don't live in your house. Looks like absolute chaos right now. My parents' house was like this growing up; dad refurbed it back to how it was in 1910 (though with some slightly modern bits). It was always a bit ropey!
 
dirtychinchilla said:
I'm really glad I don't live in your house. Looks like absolute chaos right now. My parents' house was like this growing up; dad refurbed it back to how it was in 1910 (though with some slightly modern bits). It was always a bit ropey!
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Yeah today was the first day with zero hot water and heating. Luckily I stayed at a hotel last night :cry:
 
Buffman said:
Coward :D

If it makes you feel better I moved house 1.5 years ago and still don't have carpet upstairs (altho soon.Jpeg..)
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I moved house 2.5 years ago and still don't have a bed. Even convinced the missus that a mattress on the floor is an improvement over a bed base :D
 
I've been away at work the last 24 hours but back today to some progress and an update that it'll probably be a case of no heating till Monday or Tuesday (due to my scope creep :D).

Beautifully simple mains cold feed and connection to the attic. The other lever is the hot feed.
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99% better than I imagined in the kitchen, too. If you check one of my OPs in this thread I was envisaging all sorts of boxing in, and actually I've been left with even less. Unfortunately the gas will likely have to go up on the left hand side versus on the right with the water feeds due to space limitations behind the cabinets. When I re-do the kitchen I'll get them to renew it under the floor. Can't complain given the aforementioned scope creep I bestowed upon them...
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Neat and tidy in the girls future wardrobe, too:
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They also fitted a new rad in the girls current bedroom, and I stitched them up again by getting an 1800 rad versus a 1900 for the current master -- he thought he could make it up with pipework but decided he would just lift the boards and change the pipework. Legend.

I was expecting to have some hot water today as he had the immersion on but I wasn't so lucky - wasn't going to bother him after he'd left :D :o
 
dLockers said:
Beautifully simple mains cold feed and connection to the attic. The other lever is the hot feed.
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Is that a 22mm feed to your loft but a 15mm pipe thus flow restriction upstream (i.e. Below/closer to your stop tap)?

What I wasn't sure about wether that just anulls the point of that 22mm pipe. Have you got 25mm pipe to your meter? Possibly one to ask your plumber?
 
Buffman said:
Is that a 22mm feed to your loft but a 15mm pipe thus flow restriction upstream (i.e. Below/closer to your stop tap)?

What I wasn't sure about wether that just anulls the point of that 22mm pipe. Have you got 25mm pipe to your meter? Possibly one to ask your plumber?
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Will ask, thanks for pointing out.

Pressure is pretty insane even with that smaller pipe, curious.
 
dLockers said:
Will ask, thanks for pointing out.

Pressure is pretty insane even with that smaller pipe, curious.
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Aye, Ive got 15mm pipe round the whole house (drops to 15mm straight out a 25mm mdpe supply) and my plumber said multiple times not worthwhile as the pressure is good.
 
Buffman said:
Aye, Ive got 15mm pipe round the whole house (drops to 15mm straight out a 25mm mdpe supply) and my plumber said multiple times not worthwhile as the pressure is good.
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These chaps are a mix of old school (the dad) and new school (the college educated son) - so they do pick and chose where their principles lie :cry::p

And to drag @mrk into this thread, he gave me a load of grief for those shower heads with the little balls in. He said they cause back pressure which can damage your system.
 
I didn't say it, i merely forwarded the cation from the manufacturers! For electric showers you need the version designed for them!
 
dirtychinchilla said:
A smaller pipe would surely give a higher pressure?
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No, a smaller pipe will increase frictional losses due to a higher velocities. The pressure will remain relatively similar across the pipe (reducing a small amount with losses in each section).

Overall, restrictions will reduce the pressure/flow out the pipe. A plumber will be able to give you a better experienced opinion of what the "real world" impacts are though. Ie the impact might be 3 fifths of bugger all.
 
Buffman said:
No, a smaller pipe will increase frictional losses due to a higher velocities. The pressure will remain relatively similar across the pipe (reducing a small amount with losses in each section).

Overall, restrictions will reduce the pressure/flow out the pipe. A plumber will be able to give you a better experienced opinion of what the "real world" impacts are though. Ie the impact might be 3 fifths of bugger all.
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Fair enough!
 
Small update and the first use of the shower - oh man what a fantastic decision to get an unvented tank. Will be no heat and we'll have to use the immersion over the weekend but that's ok.

Gas hard lines partially in.

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Small but oversized rad for the girls future bedroom. Usefully this allows enough room to the left for a bookcase or something.

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Temporarily fitted a new shower too. He's made good the hole in the roof too.

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Final jobs for Monday include new rad pipework downstairs and then connecting up the gas.

Very pleased!
 
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