Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

Darkwood · Mar 21, 2015

Right ... Just been nudged to set this up by Paul.M and sounds a good idea following recent threads I've done in the Arms..

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[ElectriciansForums.net] Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

I've posted this a few times and this is at a mates house following a kitchen refirb several yrs ago.

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nicebutdim · Aug 27, 2021

DPG said:
The 2 plasterers I know do a full skim unless specifically told by the customer otherwise.

The couple of plasterers I know would be clear in telling you where you could stick the job, if there was a suggestion of leaving unfinished surfaces.

Don't think I could sleep at night knowing stuff in the house had been plastered around ?

freddo · Aug 27, 2021

nicebutdim said:
Don't think I could sleep at night knowing stuff in the house had been plastered around ?

Did a T+I recently, the kitchen had been re skimmed around the accessories and they were almost flush with the plaster. I didn't inspect behind those...

telectrix · Aug 27, 2021

brianmoooore said:
With a radiator that is conventionally plumbed, with a valve at either end at the bottom, it should be possible to lift it off its brackets, and rotate it 90 degrees onto wooden blocks of the correct height, so that it lies out into the room. All that's required is to loosen the connections slightly and tighten them when its lain over. Leakage should be zero or just a few drops.

that is what i do. rotate , maybe only 45 deg. strap a cable tie or 3 to the wall bracket. paint/paper, whatever, then refix after.

telectrix · Aug 27, 2021

littlespark said:
How did slots autocorrect to skirts? That’s a different thing altogether.

your fault. slots should be vertical, not horizontal. ??. skirts are horizontal so they don't fall when you lift them.

Mikegh · Aug 27, 2021

telectrix said:
that is what i do. rotate , maybe only 45 deg. strap a cable tie or 3 to the wall bracket. paint/paper, whatever, then refix after.

Hadn't seen this one before,clever thinking if they will lift

If they're on a ground floor with screed obviously they wont

Mikegh · Aug 27, 2021

What am I saying , sure they'll rotate the 45 won't they even if the pipes are fixed ?

Mikegh · Aug 27, 2021

Oh.no wrong again you gotta raise the rad first to tilt

Electrics · Aug 27, 2021

Mikegh said:
Oh.no wrong again you gotta raise the rad first to tilt

If pipework is clipped properly it's not possible to lift off the brackets. I've tried in my house on the back of this convo and not a one of my 8 rads will lift because the pipework is all clipped down properly. I would have to turn off the water and then completely disconnect the valves to get it off, by which time my floor is soaked.

Someone reckons apparently that properly clipped down pipework is the sign of a rubbish installation though so maybe my installation is just crap.

brianmoooore · Aug 27, 2021

I the pipes come out of a screeded floor, they should have thick walled insulation around them, and there should be enough compliance in this to allow the to be lifted off.
Sounds like CamoElectric's installation is a retrofitted one, with surface mounted pipework. Even then, there shouldn't be clips so close t the radiator that it's unable to be lifted slightly. Too many clips, and clips in the wrong place, stress the pipework.