In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
benpost wrote:
wondered if someone could give me some advice on the bathroom
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hole from old cistern overflow waste pipe which the plasterer informed
me i no longer needed, after plastering the walls! the hole goes right
through to a cupboard, how best to fill this??
It's not clear from the pic whether it's a solid wall or a stud partition
covered in plasterboard. If solid, stuff some newspaper in to within about
an inch of the surface and then fill what's left with Pollyfilla, and smooth
off when set. If hollow, you need to wangle a strip of wood - a bit longer
that the hole diameter through the hole, with Gripfill on the ends and a bit
of string in the middle. Pull on the string so that the Gripfill sticks the
wood to the back of the plasterboard, covering the hole. Once stuck firmly,
fill with Pollyfilla, as above.
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currently just have toilet basin, removed sink and cistern, bath and
shower still in place and in use
the various pipes some i have cut off and fitted iso valves to, new
suite will be in the same position, is there anything i should do with
the pipe work before trying to fit a new suite? any ideas on boxing
in the piping? i looked into cupboards under the sink and a boxed in
toilet but the price is a lot more than a standard £200 suite.
It's easy enough to box in pipework like that, using 1 x 1 battens on the
wall and floor, and plywood or MDF for the upright and top. Paint or tile it
when complete.
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removed old radiator, plan to get a towel rad, so the pipes will need
to be closer together, is this something i can do quite easily?
Depends on your plumbing skills - but yes, in principle. You'll need to
shorten the pipe which goes to the RHS - or lengthen the one on the LHS - or
both. Before cutting the pipes you'll need to partially drain the system
such that nothing comes out when you open each of the valves in turn.
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Cheers,
Roger
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