Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock
under the hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move
one t'other day so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I
could see, in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be
done, but not a job for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.

I'd never have guessed........


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...


Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock
under the hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move
one t'other day so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I
could see, in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be
done, but not a job for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.

I'd never have guessed........


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257


What about using one of those remote switch operated stop cocks?

http://www.surestop.co.uk/powered-by-water.asp


Any views on these? My stop tap is behind my washing machine so it appeals
to me.

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

I can't imagine it would be a go-er, because it would need to be made
from the same material as the laminate itself. Otherwise you'd end up
with something along the lines of:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/20924/Building/Builders-Accessories/Access-Panel-250-x-200mm?cm_re=SEARCHPROMO-_-ACCESS-_-20924
(not suitable in itself, as that's for a wall).

I've made access hatches in T&G wall boards in bath panels, by planing
off the tongue as appropriate and glueing boards together, and it looked
fine, virtually undetectable. Would be easy to do similar with laminate
flooring I'd have thought, although personally I've never fitted it.

David

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other
day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could
see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.



Nor do I, but they certainly are practical, especially for young
families. You can waltz a grand piano round the room without leaving a
single mark, so I don't know what sort of dog you have in mind

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under
the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other
day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could
see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a
job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.



Nor do I, but they certainly are practical, especially for young families.
You can waltz a grand piano round the room without leaving a single mark,
so I don't know what sort of dog you have in mind

They look cheap and nasty, they're cold and make everything echo. Get a
decent
underlay and carpet. Laminate floors are about as fashionable as garden
decking
now. Terrible things.

Rob wrote:
"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
...
Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock
under the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one
t'other day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I
could see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but
not a job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be
easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper
job. I don't like laminate floors.



Nor do I, but they certainly are practical, especially for young
families. You can waltz a grand piano round the room without leaving
a single mark, so I don't know what sort of dog you have in mind

They look cheap and nasty, they're cold and make everything echo. Get a
decent
underlay and carpet. Laminate floors are about as fashionable as
garden decking
now. Terrible things.

Don't you go dissing decking! Fighting talk!

Still seems to be popular down here in the Garden of England.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

John wrote:

What about using one of those remote switch operated stop cocks?

http://www.surestop.co.uk/powered-by-water.asp

Any views on these? My stop tap is behind my washing machine so it
appeals to me.

We've had one for about 2-3 yrs, because existing stopcock was a hideously
stiff brass thing in an impossible location. The remote switch was
connected a few feet after the original cock, with the switch in an nearby
alcove (out of sight but easy to reach).

Installation was easy, it's been reliable and it works. I'll bet it won't
last 100 years like traditional metal fittings, though.

"Rob" wrote in message
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"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-04-13 12:13:01 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock under
the
hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move one t'other
day
so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.

Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I could
see,
in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be done, but not a
job
for me.

It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.

Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?

I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

Angle grinder to remove the laminate floor would be the best option,
followed by replacement with a proper floor or renovation of the one
that's already there.

Hopefully this customer has a dog which will scratch their proposed
plastic floor to buggery in no time, forcing them to do a proper job.

I don't like laminate floors.



Nor do I, but they certainly are practical, especially for young
families. You can waltz a grand piano round the room without leaving a
single mark, so I don't know what sort of dog you have in mind

They look cheap and nasty, they're cold and make everything echo. Get a
decent
underlay and carpet. Laminate floors are about as fashionable as garden
decking
now. Terrible things.



Or about as fashionable as a Plasma TV on the chimney-breast - over the
fireplace....................

Owain wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
Its quite common in same areas around here to have the stopcock
under the hall floorboards (older houses). Someone asked me to move
one t'other day so they could have laminate flooring in the hall.
Turned the job down because it was an iron pipe with no joins I
could see, in a really inaccessible place. No doubt it could be
done, but not a job for me.
It leads me to think however that it must be a common problem.
Has anyone seen an 'off the shelf' laminate floor access hatch?
I suppose I could build one, but a standard product would be easier.

You can get "stage floor boxes" for use in office floors to carry
electrical wiring, they have a recessed panel in the lid where
matching laminate or carpet can be slid in.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Ind...xes/index.html

Coincidentally I fitted one of those very objects last week in an office on
the local industrial estate. Cut a channel in the floor from the wall to the
room centre - about 10', then a rectangle for the box.

What a bugger of a job! Concrete had presumably been compacted with a
vibrating poker and was as hard as bloody nails, then I hit the rebar which
had to be cut away with an angle grinder. Wished I'd never started it.

Problem would be in this case that they have a solid steel base.....


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01634 717930
07850 597257

"John" wrote in message
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SNIP


Or about as fashionable as a Plasma TV on the chimney-breast - over the
fireplace....................
This is known in the trade as the "Chav" location for a flat screen TV.

Ian_m wrote:
"John" wrote in message
...

SNIP


Or about as fashionable as a Plasma TV on the chimney-breast - over
the fireplace....................
This is known in the trade as the "Chav" location for a flat screen
TV.

Should be millions around here then!


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257