How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

3 rads removed. Copper pipe amended. 2 rads installed. Rads and copper provided.

Was about £700 last autumn.

Cheers and ^cheers

Moving pipework can be a can of worms... is it under/over floor, or inside/outside the wall?

I'm guessing you want soldered copper pipe with bent corners, or perhaps soldered corner pieces instead of bent corners? I'd spec that too as some cheap quotes might involve using compression fittings, etc.

Also worth thinking if you had other stuff doing as half the effort is getting them to your house

Some people I've dealt with on checkatrade like you to buy the raw materials rather than them so you may need to factor in some piping as well.

It's a bit hard to type out, but basically pipes are in the floor above, and come down into a broom cupboard and then turn right out through the wall into a rad.

They need to come from floor above and turn left to the adjacent wall.

It's going to be a vertical rad so I'd also hope the pipes can go into the top.

Ideally I'd like the pipes chased into the wall - but I expect this to be about 20-50cm.

Vertical rad plus both pipes at the top makes me think the bottom would have a cold spot?

They used to alternate pipe locations (one top, one bottom) for maximum heat efficiency for gravity-fed systems back in the day, I've no idea what's best practice nowadays...

Take a video and send that out so anyone clearly knows whats what before

“It's going to be a vertical rad so I'd also hope the pipes can go into the top”

Depends on the rad, the instructions usually have a guide showing in/out positions, cheap ones do not have a baffle to stop the water going straight through and not circulating so do check the rad first.

Ok, ok, fine.

I feel in that case that this is then better than it being low at the sides and then a big yank up for the hob/extractor?

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big yank

In that case go for that 2015 generic NYC vibe and tile everything up to the ceiling. Varnish some OSB for the work tops. Job done.

This is good to know.

Got someone coming round later who gave a vibes-based quote of £350.

The state of the half finished broom cupboard and accompanying collection of bags and other shit may send some people on here into cardiac arrest. Best not to risk it.

What do I win 🤗

Hmmmm. Nah.

Looked at too many bathrooms online and it seems grey/beige ‘greige’ or aspirational white marble are the current favourites, having seen what’s gone in so far I’m glad we bucked the trend.
The orange powder coated metal washstand is probably going to divide opinion though…

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What do I win 🤗

A vitsoe shelf support bracket.

Unfortunately to make it neat they said it'll be an extra labourer so £700.

However, they were happy to mark it out and let me do it. So I guess you probably deserve a Screwfix Twinslot bracket when all said and done.

I'm liking the Crosswater range. Think I'll go for the side lever kitchen mixer. Nice but not ruinously pricey.

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My fave old school bathroom place rate them too (EC1 bathrooms).

I'm an utter convert to spray hose taps. The size of sinks these days need them big time.

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We have them going in the bathroom, not cheap but seem really well made and getting spares will not be an issue, the crossbox mixer is a clever piece of kit.

This looks 🔥

Love the multi tile combo. If that’s a Arte Form bath fill beware, the seal to the bath is shit, resulting bath water coming through our kitchen ceiling. Luckily directly into the sink.

Make sure both gaskets are LSXed / siliconed.

Ooof cut me deep bro

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It’s Crosswater, insisted on an access panel just in case.

Window reveals will be in perspex as tiling would mean the window can’t open. Just need to decide on burnt orange, pale blue or white.

Looks identical so do make sure of the fitting. I had to cut an access panel through the grout lines 😬

Mapei colour match siliconed it back in back in thought and it’s totally disappeared.