Russell Chapman wrote: > Russell Chapman wrote: > > >> Sonja > >> GCU smileys are our friends > >> > > And that's the best news I've heard all day... I'd hate to miss out on > > your next plumbing adventure. I'm waiting to hear that having sorted > > out the water supply, the drains are all broken, or the floor has > > collapsed, or any of those misadventures that seem to befall us when > > we get too adventurous... > > Aaaagh - and then I forgot smilies.... D'oh! > Please rest assured that while I do wish to hear your entertaining tales > about the renovations, I most definitely do not wish any misadventures > on you or your house at all...
Ok, since the discussion is verging toward toilets anyway I might as well sent my .. ehum.. adventures of the day since they center on installing the toilet as well. After taking two days to get back on track after .. eh ... let's call it euphemistically .. discovering the exact position of the water conduit in our wall while installing the tub, I finally managed to install the tub properly... for the time being that is. So it is where it is supposed to be, resting on the feet it is supposed to rest on, with a improvised one for the sitting part (that so 'kindly' wasn't supplied by the bath manufacturer I might add). I is astonishingly enough actually level and useable, although with a bit of caution as to splashing water around since it hasn't it's waterresistant finish, .. yet.... <insert applause, please>.... Luckily the tub went where the shower area was, so no further plumbing required. I used the old connection for the showerdrain to plug the drain from the bath into. Not as straight forward but after some rethinking the original idea I have good hopes that it will work to our satisfaction ones I've found the right piece for making the connection watertight. So that brings us on to the toilet. It has to be installed into more or less the space where the old toilet was, only now it is a hanging toilet that is placed under an angle toward the corner instead of flat onto nearly the middle of the wall. In order to keep the original wastepipe in place we had to 'lego' different waste pipe angles, straight parts and different waste pipe sorts together. The considerations that lead to the final somewhat wild looking but totally valid construction were 1) We have a big waste pipe so restriction in applying reasonable angles aren't going to be an issue very much. 2) We'd like to keep the original waste pipe in place, just in case we'd have to move and they are demanding restoring the old situation. 3) We don't want to glue the PVC pipes together because we might change our minds altogether and get the shower back.... NOT A CHANCE IN HELL after all this..... I hope.... eh... So lucky for us there is this very nice new stuff on the market with very nice rubber fittings that make it possible for any laymen to puzzle a suitable and airtight PVC pipeform together without having to glue the stuff. I loved doing that... I mean that was the sentiment afterwards....I think.... eh... Then the horror really began. The wooden carrier frame for the (toward the corner) angled hanging toiled we intended to make was a bit of a challenge. We had to carve out a few pieces, the waste pipe was in the way so we had to reconsider a few things and when we finally managed to put something together it actually looks pretty darn nice and is even very sturdy..... or ... it ... is ... gonne ... eh .... be when it is going to be finally finished ... I hope... <grin> So on to the rest.... what rest?... We worked hard and that is all we did? Jeez.... doesn't sound like an awfull lot when you look at it.... Ah well I have good hopes that tomorrow I'll be able to finish placing the toilet into it's final position, I might even get to connect it up to the original water supply. Sounds easy enough.... I'll let you know what happened. Oh, and just to show you I'm not totally stupid this little anectdote.... My father inlaw was unpacking his really big drill to make a hole in the floor to fix the second floorsupport of the hanging toilet to. I made him wait. Almost had to get physical but finally he relented. I think he felt he was humoring me because he understood that I just didn't want a repeat performance from last Sunday. I really feel that one punctured water pipe per job is more than enough. So I got out my little gadget for finding those nasty little metal surprises where you want to drill and after callibration put it where the hole was supposed to go..... Can you guess? ...... BIEIEIEIEP.... and yes, no hole, we found another way to safely support the whole structure. YAY. Darn.... I'm good. <very broad self rightious grin> Oh oh, who do I hear coming over the roof riding on his horse.... I believe it is 'Sinter Klaas'. I really should get to bed now, or Tom will find no surprise in his shoe tomorrow. And I don't want that on my conscience, now do I. Sonja ;o) GCU, 'nuf damage for one day _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
