Not happy with the plumbers!

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

This is an ongoing job for a customer who lives abroad, he wants the house up to standard for renting in the future. so every now and then I pop around when I have some spare time to work on it, so do other trades.

I had nearly finished rewiring it, but the customer wanted to convert the garage into a dining room, so about a week ago I spoke with the plumbers about where not to put pipes e.t.c, because downlights have to go in the ceiling.

Anyway I got there today and yes they did as I asked, but as I turned around I saw this. I'm not happy about it at all.

Also the consumer unit is to the right of this meter & when those joints leak???

What are your opinions everyone.

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[Pete999]

Hope the builder is going to put some fire retardant gubbins in that hole

 

[SparkyChick]

Ask them to move the joints, trim the pipes off the other side of that wall, one joint there and then another maybe 3 feet this side???

Just plain dumb to put the joints there though in my opinion.

 

[The Ghost]

Maybe box around the meter in some impermeable material? If it is going to be a dining room I would not be wanting to look at that load of doodah on the wall.

 

[mattg4321]

Apart from the position of the joints thats rough! Bet those 'plumbers' don't even have solder in the van!

 

[Des 56]

It may have more potential for a mishap to cause greater problem than if they were not there,other than that whats the difference having a Consumer unit or Kitchen lights or outlets etc below a Shower or Bathroom as can be seen in many properties

 

[7029 dave]

Those pipes look lower than the ceiling level to me.?

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

This is another view

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[Ib≤In≤Iz]

The ceiling is going to be 50mm lower, as the builder is putting in celotex.

I suggested to the customer to box in the meter & consumer unit.

 

[Richard Burns]

This is another view

I am sure I remember something about only notches in the first quarter of a span and having holes more than 3 diameters apart, but I must have been mistaken!

 

[snowhead]

It's not your problem.
The ceiling will be boarded and will have to have probably 200mm of insulation in and under the joists.
If there is a leak and there will be as the joints are strained, water will find it's way to the joints in the plaster board and leak there first.

I suspect the drilled holes don't comply to Building regs, (0.25 to 0.4 and 3 x's hole size separation.)

 

[PEG]

The 0.25 of span has been set aside,in order to provide a future test of the lifespan of an "O" ring...

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

It really bothers me when I take my time & have pride in my work, then the plumbers or builders come along and always undo it all

 

[Wilko]

Re the pipe runs - doesn't LBC or their nominee do inspections of plumbers work? (a genuine, if dumb question...)

 

[FatAlan]

At least you know where not to put the downlights!

 

[The Ghost]

That's going to derate your cable then? The insulation.

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

Re the pipe runs - doesn't LBC or their nominee do inspections of plumbers work? (a genuine, if dumb question...)

LBC will be involved with the builder I think as this is a change of use.

I'm also concerned about the downlights, as celetoex is going in I don't really want to cut into it, even though the ceiling is vented. I tried to get the builder to create a void for the downlights, that didn't go down well.

I think I will clarify with LABC just to be sure there ok with it.

 

[telectrix]

if it's having a ceiling 50mm lower, why on earth did the wet-pants not just fix to the underside of the joists.

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

That's going to derate your cable then? The insulation.

Yes, that's another thing I will have to sort out. 4 sockets are going in this room.

 

[Ib≤In≤Iz]

if it's having a ceiling 50mm lower, why on earth did the wet-pants not just fix to the underside of the joists.

That's exactly what I said to them, the customer was there at the time & they both said that the ceiling would start getting to low. It's a flat sloping roof anyway so it will need to be levelled off underneath at some point.