the last week was fruitful but i forgot to document when we had some hard time installing the tub. i mentioned before in another thread, there is a only a 2cm wall clearance (rough) for the 149cm tub (the idea of a tub came only after building the walls).
good enough my brother gave me some able tile mason to solve the problem.
before we installed, we checked the tub for leaks..if the stock fittings werent ok in the first place, i would have bought a new dedicated set instead.
the tiles now are ready for grouting.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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a circular combination lamp &exhaust
a 4" diameter neltex pipe was installed to accomodate the duct
i feel weary to install the wiring as well as the marine plywood ceiling so i told them to go ahead first with the T&B floor tiling and grouting.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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a circular combination lamp &exhaust
Nice on Doc! But I think the small entry hole would suffice.
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bro, the exit duct of the exhaust is 2mm less than 4 inches enough to fit the 4" pipe..will wrap around a duct tape for the final accoutrement.
thanks
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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Are the light and fan independently controllable? Does it take standard socket bulb/CFL(s). Where is a fixture like that available? Looks like a 10" opening.
Does the foam insulation have reflective foil/film on the top side and an air gap between itself and the underside of the roof?
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its a bilayer aluminum foil insulation and we followed the manufacturer's (Airfoam) instruction by installing it putting a little "sag" in between purlins for air circulation.
the air and lamp have independent cables with a ground wire each.
it is fitted with a circular fluorescent lamp with a relatively tight enclosure and diffuser (where insects can enter).
it will be fixed after the paint primer and located the area for the ceiling manhole.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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a circular combination lamp &exhaust
a 4" diameter neltex pipe was installed to accomodate the duct
i feel weary to install the wiring as well as the marine plywood ceiling so i told them to go ahead first with the T&B floor tiling and grouting.
Hi violaine. Where did you purchase your lamp-exhaust? How much does this cost? I need to install a similar exhaust in my windowless 1st and 2nd floor bathrooms. My only problem is how to do it the 1st floor bathroom. I have created a thread on this, but got no replies yet. I may not know the exact terminologies though 🙁 .
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it is available at any Handyman Do it Best store...i was looking for the square type for ease of installation but they have no stock..its 2,700p i think.
i am still not through with the wiring maybe tomorrow...then painting the ceiling perhaps will follow...t&b should be finished before xmas.
too many delays in all of my projects though.
good luck on all your finishing chores.
😉
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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it is available at any Handyman Do it Best store...i was looking for the square type for ease of installation but they have no stock..its 2,700p i think.
i am still not through with the wiring maybe tomorrow...then painting the ceiling perhaps will follow...t&b should be finished before xmas.
too many delays in all of my projects though.
good luck on all your finishing chores.
😉
Thanks. Will check it out. 🙂
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little work done in this t&b...
painted the ceiling and installed the molding and so my ls1013 found some work today...a precise machine indeed!
crisp cut with a 60 tooth yellow blade
worse..the masonry work isnt at all perfect..near hairline gaps are sometimes a headache..good grief this is just on one corner.
white silicone paintable putty is the best for this problem.
lamp exhaust installed..electricals still to follow.
busy holidays..i work only bit by bit and whenever i can.
thanks be to God...i can still do some woodwork etcetera.
Merry Christman! Godbless you all.
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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next will be the installation of the water closet and lavatory and the fittings.
id better enjoy some fruit salad later.
😉
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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V ... that is what I found out too. More often than not you can't trust carpentry and masonry work here in terms of squareness et al ....
We did a wardrobe cabinet before. Cut all plywood etc in the TS and everything as square as I can make it only to find out that I have fitting problems when I was installing it against the wall because I pre assembled the cabinet.
Succeeding jobs I just let the carpenters go their way. Build as they go along.:(
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right.
:p
The devil will find work for idle hands to do.-Morrissey
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worse..the masonry work isnt at all perfect..near hairline gaps are sometimes a headache..good grief this is just on one corner.
Assuming that the wall is the problem and not the molding, it looks like the wall angle is about 91 degrees (assuming a gap of say half a millimeter at a 3 cm radius).
A one degree error is about 10x more than the error of a carpenter square (which I assume is about 0.1 degree, or ~1 mm in 60 cm), so if we require the mason to raise their accuracy standard to that of a square, their errors should be well below one degree.
At least in theory. Maybe we'll put that to the test in next project...
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I read somewhere that carpenters undercut the molding's edge by a small degree.
I don't think masons can square up walls to the accuracy of a degree. It just isn't realistic.
Jay you are correct, built in cabinets really need to be built on site. Cabinets are really exacting if you want it to look good, so a good fit would be necessary. I learned that when building the kitchen cabinets and the walls weren't 90 deg.
Maybe that is another reason carpenter's here are more proficient with hand tools rather than power tools. They always need to compensate for the deficiencies of the masonry work.
