Well I hope so! Be a right bollix if it fell down! Been quite overwhelmed by the interest its gained and should have kept the updates going... but its a real world self build and lives with the real world of farming which has been harsh this year.... need to feed the organ grinder first
Building a new farmhouse from the farm workshop. An undertaking I wont do again.
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Update, back on it, back breaking few days taking the old roof out, committed to weatherproofing it now, gable windows being fitted on 9th. Good lady and kids being posted to her family in Ireland on 17th and planning to get a bathroom, 2 bedrooms, new sitting room and staircase in and usable?! by 27th... half halt to flat out!
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- Scotland
Absolutely outstanding.
serf
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- warwickshire
Good of you to say so, thank you! Took on part of another 3rd party build project which has given a bit of cash input to get it back going here.
Blimey looks like your going to be busy on that
I think so. Enrolling a small working team for a few days to help out... any plumbers on here fancy a working holiday?! Bed, fed and watered!
serf
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- warwickshire
Thanks for the thought, but snowed under with work here
Know the feeling, plumbers are just so illusive in this area! What are your views on push fit plastic vs copper? Tempted to first fix myself... plumbing to me so far has been mostly cattle troughs and not a league I've ventured into very far with dual circuit systems. Copper soldering I've not done more than the odd joint... but this place is a tinder box so push fit has its appealThanks for the thought, but snowed under with work here
RushesToo
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- Fingringhoe
I've still not grouted the old bathroom tiles... 12 years on they stare at me to be sorted... little do they know they are soon redundant as that bath is coming out... premonition rather than snag?!
suffolksmallholder
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- Suffolk
You can always use copper compression fittings providing the correct inserts are used but you MUST be rodent proof! I have had both types of 15mm leak with nibbled and old grey/black single walled pin-hole leaks. These are always in the most awkward to get to placesNot a fan of push fit, but I’m a bit old school and like to solder copper
Biggest detriment with push fit is rodents and the o rings in the fittings.
If you can run continuous pipe frim a manifold that’s accessible.
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Lakesdigger
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I see the big thing taking off now is crimp fittings on copper pipe but still only reliant on a o ringNot a fan of push fit, but I’m a bit old school and like to solder copper
Biggest detriment with push fit is rodents and the o rings in the fittings.
If you can run continuous pipe frim a manifold that’s accessible.
Old school still hard to beat imho.
Big push next week, now fully glazed and getting well insulated upstairs, 1st fix electric and partial plumbing this week, that lovely staircase case commissioned next week, double knock through into upstairs and extension, sad to be posting the moral supporters to Ireland until its habitable for their return.
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suffolksmallholder
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- Suffolk
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What caused that?Copper is fine ‘till it isn’t
Tenant reported a ssssssss-ing noise under the floor.
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suffolksmallholder
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- Suffolk
Mmmmm, that is the puzzle.
I have had similar in the past with a bad sections of 15mm. This piece was on a rising main and had a brass stop tap attached. Perhaps electrolytic action? I had to cut quite some distance away before the cutter stopped squaring the tube.
Ha! I replaced the section with Speed-fit in case there was an electrical circuit and I thought a section of plastic would break it.
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Gerbert
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- Dutch biblebelt
Multilayer pipe is so much more convenient then copper and alot cheaper to. And you can get it with insulation. Just ordered 25 meters of insulated 26x3 pipe which is effectively the same as 22mm copper, €90 against at least double for that in copper without insulation.
Edit: aluminium pipe is alot cheaper then copper, if you like the pipe look.
Awesome project though!
Edit: aluminium pipe is alot cheaper then copper, if you like the pipe look.
Awesome project though!