Advice -Plumbing finishing for snag list

Daniogroove

So buying a new house but original built in 2007 and left unfinished until now. Downstairs all the rads are on solid copper piping but upstairs is the flexible copper stuff.
The rads i can get over but it's the two upstairs toilets that bother me the most.
Both have the flexible copper stuff coming a few inches out from the tiles and then there's the flexible metal hosing used for the rest of the way.
Should it not be solid chrome piping right from the tile to the cistern or am i just been supee fussy?

Doing the snag list tomorrow.

Cheers

Daniogroove

Bump

the_pen_turner

have you a pic
nothing wrong with that flexible copper but its a bit ugly. is the pipe straight. could you put a fake chrome plastic cover on it

Tom44

Idle for 10 years !!!

I'd be more worried about internal rust than external appearances.

Make sure everything works for a start.

Daniogroove

Tom44 wrote: »

Idle for 10 years !!!

I'd be more worried about internal rust than external appearances.

Make sure everything works for a start.

Ya all works, condensor boiler fitted and system is pressurised.

Daniogroove

the_pen_turner wrote: »

have you a pic
nothing wrong with that flexible copper but its a bit ugly. is the pipe straight. could you put a fake chrome plastic cover on it

I'll get a pic tomorrow. Can't really cover it as it already has the plastic insulated sleeve around it and where it meets thel flex hose the copper becomes exposed for a short section. I'll post the pic tomorrow to explain better.

listermint

No you won't have solid chrome piping right to the cistern.

You most likely have qualplex and then a flexi hose. Both acceptable.

That won't be changed in a snag it's fairly standard. You would have to pay for a new radiator should you want the fitting to disappear into the wall.

Good luck having that accepted as a change in the snag

Daniogroove

listermint wrote: »

No you won't have solid chrome piping right to the cistern.

You most likely have qualplex and then a flexi hose. Both acceptable.

That won't be changed in a snag it's fairly standard. You would have to pay for a new radiator should you want the fitting to disappear into the wall.

Good luck having that accepted as a change in the snag

I never said i wanted the radiator pipes in the wall. Just solid copper uprights from the flooe would be more appropriate but i don't care about that really.
From what I've seen elsewhere the flex hose to the cistern is usually reserved for the very last section of plumbing to make the connection easier, not from the cistern to practically tile level.

Daniogroove

The photo

the_pen_turner

Not a snag issue but easy to fix.
Get your plumber to fit a chrome pipe up
Might have to take up a tile but easily done if you have spares

Wearb

Daniogroove wrote: »

The photo

You could gige the plastic a light rub of sandpaper and paint it to match either of the tiles. Cheap fix and would make a big difference.

DublinDilbert

You can get a slieve that wraps around it and makes it look like chrome, woodies, b&q will have these. Typically used for radiator pipes...

tradesman

Daniogroove wrote: »

The photo

This pic goes to show the "tradesmen" that are out there plying their "trade" Why they use plastic pipes above the floor level amazes me. Plumbers should bring the cistern feed pipe beside the sewer pipe then use pipe benders to bring the pipe underneath the cistern to the bottom inlet. It's a nice tidy job when done. He might as well have put the pipe in the corner of the room! Unfortunately, I see this & worse when undertaking snag lists for clients!

Outkast_IRE

Its poor work all round but nothing you could snag. Any time I plumb a toilet I bring the pipe up through the floor close to the 4 inch waste. Put a brass or chrome straight compression fitting tight to the floor and then bend a piece of copper to neatly connect to the cistern.
Done the way described above the pipe can't be seen from most angles

tradesman

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Its poor work all round but nothing you could snag. Any time I plumb a toilet I bring the pipe up through the floor close to the 4 inch waste. Put a brass or chrome straight compression fitting tight to the floor and then bend a piece of copper to neatly connect to the cistern.
Done the way described above the pipe can't be seen from most angles

Outkast - you should join the rare breeds association (if there is one) Lol. A plumber who knows how to plumb a cistern neatly!