Bathroom Remodel

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Ya that's for sure Dave. And boxing in behind the toilet like that can be a pain trying to keep your cuts as tight as possible around the wastepipe.

 

[PaulMarcel]

Never knew about a toilet like that.  Sounds annoying to work around.

Nice work on all this.  Is that really where the owners want that framed picture of the wine glasses?

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Thanks paul! Ha good one . No I actually knocked it off the wall with my 6' level by accident  (caught it just before it hit the floor) so left it there for safe keeping.  ;D

 

[Jonhilgen]

I could not for the life of me spot what was wrong with the toilet!  I kept looking at the picture with the seat up...

Nice work!  And great save, lord knows I've knocked enough things with my levels...

Jon

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

I hate boxing in around toilets. It's never as easy as it looks

 

[Jonhilgen]

I hate boxing in around toilets. It's never as easy as it looks

Not to mention gross...I would show up with gloves and chlorox every morning before I started any work!

Nice tight fit though. 

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

I made the cut 2.5 mm wider than I needed as I had to cut the panel in half to go around the waste pipe rather than notch it out

 

[Wooden Lungs]

Makes me chuckle sometimes when customers want everything boxed in and the cost is greater than changing items within the bathroom as they dont  want the ' inconvenience' involved .

Just spent the day boxing in around pipes in a main bathroom. Plumbing was pretty poor. I know what you mean about customers wanting everthing boxed in, pipes etc could be thought about before hand. Bathrooms need various trades and they never seem to co-operate. Mainly because they are all there at different times!

Those rad pipes are screaming out for a bit of boxing in though..... [wink] And I would take an angle grinder to that toilet seat.

Galway dude try some Osmo oil. Easy to put on and you dont need a dust free workshop either. Its a bit pricey but makes your work look great. went to a big fancy Joiner near me the other day for a chat  and they have completely stopped using Laquer etc and just use oils for convenience.

I use iron on edge too but to be honest I hate the stuff. Because I do not have a dedicated edger I use the two tools in link http://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-edge-banding-trimmer-prod576751/ 
http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-edge-banding-end-trimmer-prod642260/  this  Makes edging for me real easy. The smell of iron on does my head in  [sad]

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Those rad pipes are beautiful  ;D lol  plumbers can be so feckin lazy clipping pipes to walls just like electricians do with that poxy plastic conduit

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Wooden lungs I always spray laquer at the door of the workshop caus I don't have a spray booth. How expensive is 5 of osmo oil?

 

[Wooden Lungs]

I am working a lot in the UK at the mo so I dont know the Irish euro prices. Osmo have a huge range for all different applications.

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Have u much work in the uk? What are wages like over there compared to here? I must look up the osmo prices

 

[Wooden Lungs]

Last time I worked in Ireland was around 2006 so I dont know what the rates are now since the downturn. Yes there is work in the UK for Carpenters and Joiners. All the guys I know are working at the moment.

Wages depend on where you are and whether you work PAYE or as a sub contractor which is easy to do here as most people are self employed in construction.

Wages/ rates are tricky becuase there is a lot of agencies here and they pay low rates compared to say you working directly for a contractor.
Working directly is anything from 15 to 20 euros an hour approx. This varies a lot as you can imagine, I work on and off for several contractors along with doing my own work. I try and avoid big site agency work but a lot of guys I know love it because of the price work. They can make substantial money on price but it can be intermittent.

I find everyone can negotiate their own rate, and it largely depends on tools transport and experience. Agencies will charge the contractor about 18 -19 sterling and hour but pay the carpenter about 12-14 on average. This may well vary from region to region. London seems to have its own economy and set of rules! I would imagine you could get great money there but rents and cost of living would counter it.