So I haven't updated for a while again, but things have been steadily progressing
After the missing bits turned up from the window company, I installed the panes in the french doors and the small bathroom window without any issues.
I then went round and taped up all the reveals with Tyvek tape to get it as air-tight as possible...
Next, it was on to building the stud walls for the toilet.
I started with the short wall, as there were no openings etc to contend with...
I doubled-up the top-plate, as I knew I would be battening the ceiling down by the same 38mm to give me a void for downlights... I also battened out from the wall 38mm aswell to give me a service void for cables and pipes.
I then had to work out where I wanted the light switch in relation to the door opening direction etc.
I decided to have the door opening out, and hinged on the left side, so the light switch on the right...
So lets work out what spacing required for light switch etc
I've left an opening for a 610mm door so as not to take up too much space.
Again, double-up top-plate to match the battening on the ceiling.
Then added some noggins, not that it needed it as was pretty solid anyways...
I also started installing the 35mm metal back-boxes for sockets and network connections.
These went onto a normal noggin that was turned 90* to give a nice solid fixing.
I laid the sockets out so that there was one in each corner, plus an extra one where my desk is going to be, and also one high-level for a wall-mounted TV... Used over 70m of 2.5mm T&E in total, and ended up wiring as a ring-final as I was 3/4 of the way around the room by the time I added the last socket...
I've also put plenty of network points in for future proofing...
Also added a supply for the Aircon unit and also for an outside double socket.
Once all the perimeter socket points were in, I moved onto the lighting...
2 spots in the cloakroom:
I initially wired up for 2 rows of 3 spots for the main area:
However I was looking at it again this afternoon and wasn't convinced that they would give enough coverage of the kitchen area. So I'm going to add a 7th spot closed to the kitchen area. However I've managed to use up the last of the 50m drum of 1mm T&E, so need to pop out and get some more before I can finish that off...
I've also wired up for a double gang switch in the top corner to control the 2 up-down lights outside and also 3 or 4 soffit lights...
On the subject of the kitchen, I've also wired that up -
2 doubles at 150mm above worktop height, plus a double socket in the wall cabinet for a microwave and under-cabinet lighting... I also added a single socket below the sink for a water heater on a separate radial.
You can also see in that pic all the cables for the CU, 8 circuits in total, and also the various network cables that have been run in.
Yesterday, I managed to get a bit of the initial plumbing runs done aswell...
Hot and cold feed in 15mm hep2o. These will poke into the back of the sink unit cupboard, where will install the water heater etc, most likely in push-fit copper.
I also added a radial for an underfloor heating mat to go in the toilet... As it's such a small space i'm hoping that should be sufficient...
And so today I've been cracking on with battening the ceiling out in preparation for installing the plasterboard. I'm using 38mm x 50mm treated timbers that I originally planned to use for the cladding outside, but then realised I'd need some for the ceiling aswell... So will have to order some more when it comes time to clad
I'm trying to keep everything at 400 centres, whilst also avoiding some cable runs etc...
After doing this first one left-to-right, I then had a lightbulb moment that it's probably easier just to run front-to-back for the entire lot... So that's what I did on the rest... Mostly...
You can also see in that last one a 1 gang box for a Wireless Access point, and also a 1 gang box for a smoke alarm... Probably going to get a Nest so that I can hook it into the planned HomeAssistant setup
So yeh, that's where I am right now...
Just having some tea, and then I might go out for another hour and try and get some boards up! Or atleast a couple before I can't do anymore due to needing more 1mm T&E... :doh: