You could find a lot of money hidden behind those walls, or better, as the money might be 200 years old, gold and jewels. I'm glad to see you having even more work to do there than I am presently tasked with, it gives me strength to push ahead, my arms and shoulder are killing me
I'd say the missing brick has to have been for an old overhead tank for the toilet. Either water pipe in or condensations prevention ventilation hole or maybe for a mounting bracket. Demo work is magic, so much more progress per minute than building and there for more gratifying.
Yes my first thought was an overflow for an old high cistern. Demo work is great but a pain in the bathroom when you need to have a toilet and bath working every night. 😀
@@LCWDIY I was wondering why you didn't just take out what needed saving and then gave it a good beating with a hammer. Yeah bathroom work needs a toilet trailer parked out side for that stuff so you can just go at it without watching out for stuff. A hammer hanging from your belt when bending over the toilet for something and its done for. Its all about that cost vs. effort vs. comfort.
I've also discovered since that I cannot get the bath out on my own anyway. It is part buried in the walls, even taking off all the plaster around it I can just about drag it out a few feet. There's no way I can lift it as it's an old cast iron bath and weighs a ton lol. When it goes back in properly it will have to have a space left in the plaster for it and then plastered over the edges.
@@LCWDIY Last time I saw a cast iron tub taken out of a house it was in 4 pieces and that seemed heavy enough. You could do the same if you want a new one in, could go full out and get a spa!
Sadly the missus loves it and wants to keep it. There's even rust spot through the enamel on the bottom of the bath, so I am researching on a DIY re-enamel kit, which should be fun. To get it professionally re-enamelled would cost more than a whole new suite, but there are kits for around £83. I believe cast iron baths are highly desirable now so don't want to get rid of it.
Yes, I didn't know that after opening all the taps and letting the water run out that the tank would still be full. All I had to do was run the pipe from the bottom of the tank into the toilet, and then as you saw, just get the last bits out with a bucket. On most modern tanks you should have a drain off valve on the bottom pipe that would have make this job a lot easier.
You could find a lot of money hidden behind those walls, or better, as the money might be 200 years old, gold and jewels. I'm glad to see you having even more work to do there than I am presently tasked with, it gives me strength to push ahead, my arms and shoulder are killing me
good a progress looking forward to see the next video
I'd say the missing brick has to have been for an old overhead tank for the toilet. Either water pipe in or condensations prevention ventilation hole or maybe for a mounting bracket. Demo work is magic, so much more progress per minute than building and there for more gratifying.
Yes my first thought was an overflow for an old high cistern. Demo work is great but a pain in the bathroom when you need to have a toilet and bath working every night. 😀
@@LCWDIY I was wondering why you didn't just take out what needed saving and then gave it a good beating with a hammer. Yeah bathroom work needs a toilet trailer parked out side for that stuff so you can just go at it without watching out for stuff. A hammer hanging from your belt when bending over the toilet for something and its done for. Its all about that cost vs. effort vs. comfort.
I've also discovered since that I cannot get the bath out on my own anyway. It is part buried in the walls, even taking off all the plaster around it I can just about drag it out a few feet. There's no way I can lift it as it's an old cast iron bath and weighs a ton lol. When it goes back in properly it will have to have a space left in the plaster for it and then plastered over the edges.
@@LCWDIY Last time I saw a cast iron tub taken out of a house it was in 4 pieces and that seemed heavy enough. You could do the same if you want a new one in, could go full out and get a spa!
Sadly the missus loves it and wants to keep it. There's even rust spot through the enamel on the bottom of the bath, so I am researching on a DIY re-enamel kit, which should be fun. To get it professionally re-enamelled would cost more than a whole new suite, but there are kits for around £83. I believe cast iron baths are highly desirable now so don't want to get rid of it.
did you have to drain down the system to cut the lead pipe
Yes, I didn't know that after opening all the taps and letting the water run out that the tank would still be full. All I had to do was run the pipe from the bottom of the tank into the toilet, and then as you saw, just get the last bits out with a bucket. On most modern tanks you should have a drain off valve on the bottom pipe that would have make this job a lot easier.