Nutmegger

Can't help you with any DIY tips, but don't forget to pull the relevant permits from the city/town for the new bathroom, or there could be trouble if/when you want to sell the house.

username.exe

Right! Thanks for the reminder, has totally forgotten about that.

scrubbedexpat099

Not a lot, wont you be connexting to an existing stack?

username.exe

Yes, but unsure how much effort that's going to take?

scrubbedexpat099

Sounds like we need to send Pulaski over to have a look?

ddsrph

There is a very good website for do it yourself home projects. It's called DIY-chatroom. I am building a new house doing a lot of work myself, including all wiring, plumbing, insulation, some framing, and HVAC and have found it very helpful. Many pros are on the site and can offer some very useful advice.

JM

sir_eccles

2016 not off to the best start in diy.

Dripping tap in the bathroom. Easy, I'll just turn off the water at this little shutoff valve under the sink and hey honey can you put your thumb over this while I run to the main shutoff valve out front...

Damn handle sheared off.

username.exe

with the water on or off?

scrubbedexpat099

Vice Grip on the shaft?

Pulaski

I had a torn washer in the toilet supply valve in the half-bath a few months ago, with similar effects. Even when I had turned off the main valve, all the water in the pipes upstairs wanted to drain out through the valve while I removed the valve stem and replaced the washer.

sir_eccles

That's what she said.

Pulaski

Hooking up the drains isn't a big project, so not massively expensive if you do the rest of the work, however, the bath and wash basin can be plumbed in anywhere that there is reasonable access to the main drain BUT the toilet has to have the drain (at very least the "flange") installed before the toilet is installed. The toilet flange has to be placed at exactly the right distance from the wall, and also be placed so that the drain fits between the floor joists. Then, because of the relative size of the toilet drain and fittings, hooking up the toilet drain can be a right PITA, especially if the toilet is too close to the main drain.

If you're competent to do the whole project it is certainly possible to do it yourself, but if connecting the drains is beyond you, you could install the bath and wash basin, then have a plumber come and connect the drains to bath, basin, and toilet, then you finish off by installing the toilet. .... I'd have a plumber come and take a look at your proposed project before you start.

Tip: when installing the bath, push it into the corner, and secure it, and then frame the wall/ knee wall on the third side of the tub. It is much easier to install the bath that way, and eliminates the need and inconvenience of having to shim the bath when securing it, not to mention easier to get a square and vertical wall around the bath.

Bob

Faaaaack.

Turns out, I don't have a 8mm allen key and the 6mm spins as expected. I thought the biggest issue would have been yanking the old peddles off the bike as I didn't have a peddle spanner, but that was the easy job.

sir_eccles

"Gee it's cold in the house this afternoon, what is the thermostat set to?"

"Gosh it appears to be set to four degrees above the current temperature yet it isn't trying to warm the house".

I don't touch gas so I think I'll go and check the bank balance while I wait for the gas man to cometh.

Pulaski

"Touching gas" is a bit difficult. ...... But despite my willingness to turn my hand to almost anything, that is one of the things that I agree is definitely left to the professionals!