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Tuna said:
Looking great, that's a bit of a step up to the front door though?
We had a liquid screed in our place, good to work on in a few days and minimal thickness to keep the system responsive. I can't recommend underfloor heating enough for a comfortable home.
The front door is being replaced mainly because the new floor level is lower than the old one.We had a liquid screed in our place, good to work on in a few days and minimal thickness to keep the system responsive. I can't recommend underfloor heating enough for a comfortable home.
We got quoted for a pumped screed but it was twice as expensive as a cement screed and the drying time was extremely long. Over around 200sqm it would become cost effective but ours is around half that.
What size internal doors should we be going for? The opening in the brick are 900mm approximately and the ones for the jack and Jill ensuite are 800mm wide?
Also does anyone have any suggestions for a smart bowl style sink and tap for the front ensuite? We've been lookin at glass bowls but can't quite decide on one, nor what it should sit on, perhaps a nice piece of laminate worktop? It needs to be around 20-30mm thick.
It's very tricky getting the waste and feeds to it as they need to go in the cavity, but I think that will give the best result. It's the third bathroom so in all likelihood won't get used at all often but we want something that looks a little funky without spending much money.
Also does anyone have any suggestions for a smart bowl style sink and tap for the front ensuite? We've been lookin at glass bowls but can't quite decide on one, nor what it should sit on, perhaps a nice piece of laminate worktop? It needs to be around 20-30mm thick.
It's very tricky getting the waste and feeds to it as they need to go in the cavity, but I think that will give the best result. It's the third bathroom so in all likelihood won't get used at all often but we want something that looks a little funky without spending much money.
Hey Muncher, hope the lung is a bit better now. Can't help re the basins, I'm afraid - I'm going throght the same bathroom trauma.
Quick question though, how do the upstairs UFH plates work? I'm waiting to hear back from the installer. Apparently, Building regs don't like you notching the joists anymore - we were thinking of adding battens to joist and cutting them instead. It'll raise the floor height upstairs but we have the headroom so it's not a worry. I have seen those routed plates that sit on the floor but our stuff is the aluminium plate system - do they sit under the floor, then insulation underneath that, then downstairs plasterboarding?
All looking good, when do you reckon you'll be in by? And have you got a kitchen yet?
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Quick question though, how do the upstairs UFH plates work? I'm waiting to hear back from the installer. Apparently, Building regs don't like you notching the joists anymore - we were thinking of adding battens to joist and cutting them instead. It'll raise the floor height upstairs but we have the headroom so it's not a worry. I have seen those routed plates that sit on the floor but our stuff is the aluminium plate system - do they sit under the floor, then insulation underneath that, then downstairs plasterboarding?
All looking good, when do you reckon you'll be in by? And have you got a kitchen yet?
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Muncher said:
Also does anyone have any suggestions for a smart bowl style sink and tap for the front ensuite? We've been lookin at glass bowls but can't quite decide on one, nor what it should sit on, perhaps a nice piece of laminate worktop? It needs to be around 20-30mm thick.
We have this one in our en suitshttp://www.archiproducts.com/en/products/5406/coun...
Can't remember how much it was as it was 6 years ago.....you can pair any tap with it I think.
skintemma said:
Jeeez, thanks for the link above! Nice. There goes the soft furnishings budget 
Nightmare isn't it. Very hard to draw the line.....when we refurbished our place I was keen that things we used had a quality feel to them. i.e. taps, door handles, the doors (proper doors have weight, light switches, locks etc Sounds nerdy I know but it would have bugged the s
t out of me if we'd ended up with cheap fittings.Hi Emma, I got the all clear from the doctors today regarding the lung, it is now just a case of wait and hope it doesn't happen again.
Regarding the spreader plates they are stapled to the top of the joists, with some mineral wool insulation beneath them and then the downstairs ceiling. With engineered joists which you can not notch the pipe has to be fed through the gaps in the webbing at each end to cross over which is a big pain. With normal joists the idea is to notch them, however where and how deep you notch them is down to your structural engineer really. We are at the very limit of being able to do it safely.
If given the choice I would go for the insulated tray system sitting on top of your joists as I suspect it will be more effective and certainly much easier to lay. The only consideration is how much headroom do you have to lose and how much extra those trays cost.
We haven't got a kitchen yet, we have a few ideas but that's been put on the back burner really until we have the windows and doors in. As for a move in date, maybe next July but it will take as long as it takes, there isn't a big rush.
Regarding the spreader plates they are stapled to the top of the joists, with some mineral wool insulation beneath them and then the downstairs ceiling. With engineered joists which you can not notch the pipe has to be fed through the gaps in the webbing at each end to cross over which is a big pain. With normal joists the idea is to notch them, however where and how deep you notch them is down to your structural engineer really. We are at the very limit of being able to do it safely.
If given the choice I would go for the insulated tray system sitting on top of your joists as I suspect it will be more effective and certainly much easier to lay. The only consideration is how much headroom do you have to lose and how much extra those trays cost.
We haven't got a kitchen yet, we have a few ideas but that's been put on the back burner really until we have the windows and doors in. As for a move in date, maybe next July but it will take as long as it takes, there isn't a big rush.
Edited by Muncher on Wednesday 17th October 08:26
miniman said:
Looking at the spec of the rest of the house, I would sit the basin on a piece of granite, rather than laminate worktop.
That's what I would like, 2 problems with that though, one is it must be quite thin as the base of it is the same height as the start of the window frame. It's also the least visible bathroom in the whole house so we are trying to keep costs low in order to spend in more important areas.Muncher said:
miniman said:
Looking at the spec of the rest of the house, I would sit the basin on a piece of granite, rather than laminate worktop.
That's what I would like, 2 problems with that though, one is it must be quite thin as the base of it is the same height as the start of the window frame. It's also the least visible bathroom in the whole house so we are trying to keep costs low in order to spend in more important areas.If you make your own template and take it to a granite supplier, and collect and fit it when it's been prepared it won't be terribly expensive, especially if they can get it out of an offcut. It's driving, templating and fitting that makes granite the price it is.
Depends what you want to spend, but I had to get a short projection sink and unit in our en-suite - I wanted it wall mounted and nothing on display (pipes etc).
I got a very nice oak unit with a travertine top, round travertine basin, single mixer tap and spinny waste thing from a company called Stonewood. It came in about £850.
I got a very nice oak unit with a travertine top, round travertine basin, single mixer tap and spinny waste thing from a company called Stonewood. It came in about £850.
Muncher said:
Just had a price for an alarm, 8 sensors pet safe up to 35kg, keypad, bell and dummy box for rear, installed with us running our own cables for £395, good price?
Really depends on the hardware... ive recently had 3 quotes for a wireless system for a 9 zone setup inc pet friendly quad PIRs etc for 1000 plus vat in the south eastTried these ?
http://www.gssecurity.co.uk/
http://www.gssecurity.co.uk/
Muncher said:
Just had a price for an alarm, 8 sensors pet safe up to 35kg, keypad, bell and dummy box for rear, installed with us running our own cables for £395, good price?
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