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The Unknown said:
ah simple now
when cuting the tubes try cutting 2 ends at once with whole saw will keep weight a bit more level
whats your longest length your needing im guessing your bending the top bit
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I haven't measured the longest required tube, though i know both hoops to be approx 3.5m.

I can only hold one tube at a time in the tube notcher..

A friend helped with the removal of my old cage last night, so its happening, there's no turning back! :)

PS - the chap who's sorted out my orders in double-quick time at Thomas Graham is away at the moment, so i'll hold off a week before i ask about left over lengths :)

Cheers

Tom
 
does anyone know the minimum distance pipes should be away from the floor?

my sister got a joiner to take up some floor to access a slightly leaking pipe, and he cut through about 4 pipes, water everywhere.... downstairs ceiling is wrecked, some walls are damaged and the wooden floor could possibly warp as it dries

when i looked, the pipes are about 4-5mm under the boards (if that), to me this seems too close and i thaught there was a minimum required distance?

any sensible answers will be appreciated :)
 
Will of been subject to different building regs back then as they when compared to now as they have changed quite a bit. So at the time it was built it will of been fine for the building regs then.
 
oooh right, thanks for that... common sense would tell you to have them lower though!!

im sure ours are all sunk quite deep and ours is an older house!

am i right in thinking they drill through the joists and feed the pipes through now? also, do they use mainly copper or plastic? or does it depend on the builder?

Thanks again

Mike
 
Building regs are only minimum requirements though so if you have a nice big void in the floor space they maybe lower in your house. Yeah pipes will probably go through the joists and will be a mixture of plastic and copper.

Why did the joiner cut the floor boards? Why didnt he just pull them up?
 
she had a small leak, and her boiler cover said they needed access to the pipe, so she got a joiner in...

he lifted the laminate up and under that its sheets of chipboard, so he cut along where the middle of the joist was, to be honest i think that was the best way as the chipboard would just break up if he tried to lift it and the things they are nailed down with are like screws but with a flat head like a nail
 
mikejt said:
does anyone know the minimum distance pipes should be away from the floor?

my sister got a joiner to take up some floor to access a slightly leaking pipe, and he cut through about 4 pipes, water everywhere.... downstairs ceiling is wrecked, some walls are damaged and the wooden floor could possibly warp as it dries

when i looked, the pipes are about 4-5mm under the boards (if that), to me this seems too close and i thaught there was a minimum required distance?

any sensible answers will be appreciated :)
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there is no mininmum as long as the floorboards go down flat its fine. you dont wont them down to far as you will be cuttig to much out of the joists and making it weak! if there are holes there that the pipe is running throw they should be in the center of the joist.
 
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