Passable work or bodge job!?

[Keith O'KEEFFE]

Poetically put Dave, truth is the workmanship is poor and can be improved on massively under no circumstances bury speedfit fittings in a wall the plastic supplies can be tidied up with little effort and if that's his best of effort of concealing pipes into a wall then your in trouble. Kop

Poetically put Dave, truth is the workmanship is poor and can be improved on massively under no circumstances bury speedfit fittings in a wall the plastic supplies can be tidied up with little effort and if that's his best of effort of concealing pipes into a wall then your in trouble. Kop

Just for my own future knowledge (homeowner not plumber!), whats the difference between burying a fitting in the wall and under the floorboards, tile etc? If something leaks it means destruction to get to them either way, right?

 

[Welder]

Under the floor is much simpler to access. Often one can get to them from below if in the middle of the house or above if up top.

 

[Keith O'KEEFFE]

Under the floor is much simpler to access. Often one can get to them from below if in the middle of the house or above if up top.

Fair dues. I've learnt more about plumbing these past few days than my previous 47yrs on the planet!! Cheers guys.

 

[Welder]

Fair dues. I've learnt more about plumbing these past few days than my previous 47yrs on the planet!! Cheers guys.

Thank you. It helps us old g1ts keep going when we are appreciated

 

[Jim09876]

I would take it up with the builder who nearly demolished your bathroom wall. One thing chasing out a little plaster, but when the bathroom wall looks like a HS2 job...Sod take!

 

[Johny1092]

Quality job takes time ! time it’s money !
So either it’s cheaper and half decent but all works,
or nice and tidy and more expensive .
Also on retrofit you do not rip half the ,wall to fit nicely copper with clips and insulated etc as cement or other staff will make corrosion to copper and will be leaking .
So minimal destruction and make it work , or full refurb x3 price and all nice under the floor and plasterboard -water has no spine so matter

 

[Andyh]

I would do every joint in soldered copper and brasso the copper after .. and add extra support for pipe work in between joists ...I would obviously make a accessible hatch for any mechanical fittings buried in a wall ... powerflush the chrome radiator before adding it onto the heating circuit... as per m.i. ... re do the dodge brickwork if ... only every customer pays for it

 

[dan_the_plumber]

Proper plumbers use copper for inaccessible pipes. They also don't use 'solder ring' fittings.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Proper plumbers use copper for inaccessible pipes. They also don't use 'solder ring' fittings.

What’s wrong with solder ring?

 

[Best]

Proper plumbers use copper for inaccessible pipes. They also don't use 'solder ring' fittings.

!!! I used Yorkshire fittings on all work for years. Nothing wrong with them for professionals except they cost more than end feed.

I generally only use end feed now, but still use Yorkshire on 15mm