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Post by lapourtaider on May 4, 2023 21:42:23 GMT 1
After checking with JD, thought I'd start my own thread about the ongoing renovations on our new home. Apart from ongoing things like rewiring, we are going to create a large kitchen/diner by knocking through the existing kitchen and bathroom. To that end I need first to build a new bathroom in what was a bedroom. Bedroom as was Channeling for the shower and the toilet corner..
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Post by lapourtaider on May 4, 2023 21:43:07 GMT 1
The shower almost complete
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Post by JohnnyD on May 4, 2023 21:55:47 GMT 1
Looks good, where did you get the shower glass and tray from?
I like the look of that HANSGROHE S 240 also 👍
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Post by lapourtaider on May 4, 2023 22:05:06 GMT 1
Lapeyre, always liked their quality v price.
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Post by mysty on May 4, 2023 22:16:42 GMT 1
After checking with JD, thought I'd start my own thread about the ongoing renovations on our new home. Apart from ongoing things like rewiring, we are going to create a large kitchen/diner by knocking through the existing kitchen and bathroom. To that end I need first to build a new bathroom in what was a bedroom. View AttachmentBedroom as was Channeling for the shower and the toilet corner.. View AttachmentView AttachmentThe wallpaper was not that bad for a French house. Nice shower.
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Post by tim17 on May 5, 2023 5:21:49 GMT 1
I'm sure it's not relevant to the sensible people who frequent TOFF but I am constantly amazed by Brits who insist on bringing stuff over from the UK and fitting it in their French homes thinking that they're being clever and saving a couple of quid. We're currently renting a client's house and the latest problem is a light that came from the UK with an odd size bulb, if Mr Bricolage don't have it then we'll have to order online which is bonkers.
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Post by lapourtaider on May 5, 2023 5:31:45 GMT 1
The wallpaper was not that bad for a French house. Nice shower. The wallpaper throughout the house is really quite nice. Ultimately we'll redecorate to our taste but perfectly acceptable in the meantime. I like to have a decent shower, thanks.
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Post by Polarengineer on May 5, 2023 6:50:32 GMT 1
Great work Lpta. It's good to see how others are getting on with renovations, mysty has been hogging the limelight lately with his skills, so seeing how others do it is educational. Anyone else got some work to show us?
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Post by lurcher on May 5, 2023 8:55:52 GMT 1
Your shower looks really good and the photos are very informative. I can’t see clearly where the water connections have gone in the second picture so I guess your have temporarily covered the outlets when making good your chasing. My plumbing and tiling is adequate, using HG mixer and shower unit, but I must find a way to replace the 20 year old Brico, two sided lightweight sliding door system. The enclosure is rather flimsy.
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Post by Aardvark on May 5, 2023 9:08:41 GMT 1
I'm sure it's not relevant to the sensible people who frequent TOFF but I am constantly amazed by Brits who insist on bringing stuff over from the UK and fitting it in their French homes thinking that they're being clever and saving a couple of quid. We're currently renting a client's house and the latest problem is a light that came from the UK with an odd size bulb, if Mr Bricolage don't have it then we'll have to order online which is bonkers. I don't consider myself particularly clever but if I was regularly travelling between UK and France I would think it a bit silly to not bring items over from UK. If things here were as cheap my renovation would have been finished years ago. And I have never bought a light bulb here. They are cheap enough online (especially from China, where they are all made) and delivery is free. A no brainer for those who are not in a hurry.
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Post by lapourtaider on May 5, 2023 9:14:20 GMT 1
Your shower looks really good and the photos are very informative. I can’t see clearly where the water connections have gone in the second picture so I guess your have temporarily covered the outlets when making good your chasing. My plumbing and tiling is adequate, using HG mixer and shower unit, but I must find a way to replace the 20 year old Brico, two sided lightweight sliding door system. The enclosure is rather flimsy. Just for you Lurcher
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Post by tim17 on May 5, 2023 11:00:58 GMT 1
I'm sure it's not relevant to the sensible people who frequent TOFF but I am constantly amazed by Brits who insist on bringing stuff over from the UK and fitting it in their French homes thinking that they're being clever and saving a couple of quid. We're currently renting a client's house and the latest problem is a light that came from the UK with an odd size bulb, if Mr Bricolage don't have it then we'll have to order online which is bonkers. I don't consider myself particularly clever but if I was regularly travelling between UK and France I would think it a bit silly to not bring items over from UK. If things here were as cheap my renovation would have been finished years ago. And I have never bought a light bulb here. They are cheap enough online (especially from China, where they are all made) and delivery is free. A no brainer for those who are not in a hurry. It depends what you're bringing over to install at your home. Our current abode has a UK toilet with a water feed pipe which is a different diameter to the standard French stop tap so a plumber fitted an adapter, the washer for this has now failed so the toilet leaks and can't be used without filling the cistern via a bucket. I've tried using all sorts of washers and PTF tape but I can't completely stop the leak so the client has told me to get a plumber in which is easier said than done as most French plumbers steer well clear of UK stuff.
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Post by Aardvark on May 5, 2023 11:28:06 GMT 1
Absolutely correct. I would never bring over UK sourced stuff for an electrical installation. I do make the exception of a shower fan/light. I had great difficulty finding one here and they were cheap and easily available from Screwfix.
With plumbing installations, I am also pretty selective. A builder friend gave me a huge amount of plumbing kit including lengths of copper tube. I soon realised the cost of adaptors for the tube would outweigh the convenience and would potentially cause big problems for some unsuspecting French plumber in the future so all the UK copper was weighed in for scrap. Most of the other fittings and connectors were fine because the French use the same BSP thread system at least in part. I am familiar with your encounter with the UK toilet and the French tap. Ages ago when I was looking out for a friend's holiday home there was a major saga. He was showing appreciation to a dear friend by offering him and his family the use of his French house for a much needed chill out holiday. After driving from the north of England to Dover for a rough ferry crossing and the seemingly endless slog across Normandy and half of Brittany they arrived at the house. Opening the front door they were met with floodwater spilling out to meet them.
The upstairs toilet had been brought over from UK and the connection you mention failed and had been leaking for weeks (?). My analysis was that the bodged connection simply couldn't cope with being fed by our excellent French mains pressure. It was just before midnight and while I spoke to the owner on the phone seeking his advice the water running down the ceiling light popped and blew the fuse plunging the lot of us into darkness.
Welcome to Brittany.
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Post by annabellespapa on May 5, 2023 12:26:11 GMT 1
Absolutely correct. I would never bring over UK sourced stuff for an electrical installation. I do make the exception of a shower fan/light. I had great difficulty finding one here and they were cheap and easily available from Screwfix. With plumbing installations, I am also pretty selective. A builder friend gave me a huge amount of plumbing kit including lengths of copper tube. I soon realised the cost of adaptors for the tube would outweigh the convenience and would potentially cause big problems for some unsuspecting French plumber in the future so all the UK copper was weighed in for scrap. Most of the other fittings and connectors were fine because the French use the same BSP thread system at least in part. I am familiar with your encounter with the UK toilet and the French tap. Ages ago when I was looking out for a friend's holiday home there was a major saga. He was showing appreciation to a dear friend by offering him and his family the use of his French house for a much needed chill out holiday. After driving from the north of England to Dover for a rough ferry crossing and the seemingly endless slog across Normandy and half of Brittany they arrived at the house. Opening the front door they were met with floodwater spilling out to meet them. The upstairs toilet had been brought over from UK and the connection you mention failed and had been leaking for weeks (?). My analysis was that the bodged connection simply couldn't cope with being fed by our excellent French mains pressure. It was just before midnight and while I spoke to the owner on the phone seeking his advice the water running down the ceiling light popped and blew the fuse plunging the lot of us into darkness. Welcome to Brittany. Very similar story, also in Brittany, friend who is a builder was persuaded to try plastic push fittings by the local plumbers merchant (French), it was a bathroom on the fourth floor of his house, he was visiting family in the UK over Christmas and guess what it flooded the house, his teenage daughter was the first to return to the house and the entrance was 50mm deep in water being held in place by the door frame, luckily she called her Dad before entering as the house was live and could of electrocuted her had she stepped inside. Insurance company after checking that the fittings were bought in France actually paid him to re-do the whole house as they couldn't find a building company to take on the work and saving the insurance company renting a 7 bedroom house with stabling for them whilst waiting to find a builder.
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Post by lapourtaider on May 5, 2023 16:22:14 GMT 1
So back on topic. We have a new throne in time for tomorrow's coronation... Sorry about picture quality had to resize image.
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