I am in process of replacing the bathroom.
I have decided to keep costs down and do various elements myself (and i want to learn more too!). My plan was that i would get a plumber in to cap off the old appliances first - do the rest of the work i want to have done myself next (clearing out and doing walls and floors etc) - and then get them back in to install the new appliances and finish off.
Timescales are the only problem, i want to crack on with my part of the work but am not able to get a plumber in this week to cap things off.
Further investigation on these and other forums suggest that it isn't a difficult job and with a bit of thought i should easily be able to do this.
The house is ten years old and all pipework etc looks in decent enough nick from what i can see but they don't have any of those isolation/service valves. Going forward i would like to be able to have them as they make sense. I am looking to cap off basin (15mm), bath (22mm), toilet and radiator (12mm i think).
In term of capping things off, would it be ok to use an isolation valve on the end of the copper pipe as a temporary capping off solution and also would the plumber then be able to use this when the do the final installation? or would a proper stop be the best solution.
I don't want to leave a total bodged job for the plumber when they come to do their bit so any tips or advice is welcome
I don't have any of the basic tools for this so are there any recommendations as to what would be suitable for a real part timer for doing these jobs?
Also, any ideas with what to cover/fill the toilet waste pipe with?
I have decided to keep costs down and do various elements myself (and i want to learn more too!). My plan was that i would get a plumber in to cap off the old appliances first - do the rest of the work i want to have done myself next (clearing out and doing walls and floors etc) - and then get them back in to install the new appliances and finish off.
Timescales are the only problem, i want to crack on with my part of the work but am not able to get a plumber in this week to cap things off.
Further investigation on these and other forums suggest that it isn't a difficult job and with a bit of thought i should easily be able to do this.
The house is ten years old and all pipework etc looks in decent enough nick from what i can see but they don't have any of those isolation/service valves. Going forward i would like to be able to have them as they make sense. I am looking to cap off basin (15mm), bath (22mm), toilet and radiator (12mm i think).
In term of capping things off, would it be ok to use an isolation valve on the end of the copper pipe as a temporary capping off solution and also would the plumber then be able to use this when the do the final installation? or would a proper stop be the best solution.
I don't want to leave a total bodged job for the plumber when they come to do their bit so any tips or advice is welcome
I don't have any of the basic tools for this so are there any recommendations as to what would be suitable for a real part timer for doing these jobs?
Also, any ideas with what to cover/fill the toilet waste pipe with?
