Ensuite renovation, first time for every single thing needing done

[johnny2007]

I line all walls with aquapanel.
Regarding the pipe, try to trace it as far as possible, better if at the main branch and remove it from there.
If copper, solder a cap on it if you can't totally remove it, or a compression cap but test it before covering it.

 

[TheLoraxxZeus]

We used to have that problem - it woke the kids up when it was gravity fed because the noise of the tank filling up in the loft was quite loud so we had a no-flush rule at night. We did away with the loft tank 10 years ago so the wc is mains fed, our kids are now 37 and 39 and have long left home but we still abide by the no-flush rule! Just habit I suppose.,

Yeah we usually don't flush at night. However when a when you go to the loo and suddenly it's a code brown I always flush, nothing worse than stale poo the morning after haha.

 

[TheLoraxxZeus]

I line all walls with aquapanel.
Regarding the pipe, try to trace it as far as possible, better if at the main branch and remove it from there.
If copper, solder a cap on it if you can't totally remove it, or a compression cap but test it before covering it.

It's a platic pipe. I do not trust the plastic isolation valve, the one on the sink has already been replaced in the past due to it seeping, would suck if that happened under the floor. So I would want to cap it off with a permanent fixture.

I see there are a bunch of different types. The most accessible seems to be pushfit like these https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-plastic-push-fit-stop-ends-15mm-10-pack/966hy.

Is there nothing that has a threaded taper with a gasket inside? Similiar to what you might find on a garden hose? Or are the pushfit ones going to be fine?

Noted on the aquapanel. The room is so small so the cost of removing all the plasterboard to replace it is so little compared to everything else.

Update on ripping tiles out. They did not come out peacefully and were met with the wrath of my hammer

So I need to now isolate the shower piping so I can get the water on for a cup of tea then a trip to the dump.

 

[TheLoraxxZeus]

Had a bit of time over the weekend to get some more thing sorted. I've removed the old shower and toilet piping, removed the toilet waste pipe to replace it with a single entry. I'll slap a coupler on here to accept the shower drain and sink drain.

I've the floor away up until the first joist. Under the floor are i-joists and they parallel to my shower tray (tiled tray) plans. I need to add perpendiculur joists to support the tray. I've done a plan up, kinda.

Here is what is underneath, this runs along the purple line. I'm thinking remove the floor entirely and obviously keep this in place. No need to change it.

This is oppose the purple joist. It is under the floor in the next room, about 25cm in. How would I secure a perpendicular joist with these style of joists?

In my head I should just run a standard 38x63mm timber along the floor as a plate, then add a chonky cut to size solid wood joist, then another top plate. However that seems like it's putting a lot of weight right on the ceiling below?....


Unless I can do this, rough drawing sorry. Dark blue acts as bottom and top plate with vertical supports to remove flex. I have time, so want to do it correctly.

Advice?