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Aparto II - 2012 Update

Thanks John, it sure is easy, and quick, but if you don't have the right fittings, you are sunk, and around here, this stuff is just coming in, so it is NOT available anywhere, also, it is all still mostly machined brass, so a "T" fitting cost $20 :eek: A normal nipple that would screw into the manifold, was $12 each, and the fittings for the faucets are about $25 each, not cheap, but man is it quick and simple, also, a lot fewer joints to fail, so I like it.

Cheers!
 
In post 159 you said the clip had to attach the tubing within 18 inches of a connection.

In the picture of the kitchen two tap, above, in post 161, the cold looks like it is more than 18 inches. Is that just a temporary installation?
 
Charlie Plesums said:
In post 159 you said the clip had to attach the tubing within 18 inches of a connection.

In the picture of the kitchen two tap, above, in post 161, the cold looks like it is more than 18 inches. Is that just a temporary installation?
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Boy Charlie, you have a good eye :D

I fixed that today, adding another cross member to the wall, and clipped it 18" from the fitting. :wave:
 
Another shortened day today, but I did get the plumbing rough in done except the drains.........

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......... sorry for the fuzzy picture, must have been the heat and humidity :D

Here is the bath faucet and shower head.....

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....... I do need to tear out the old bath heating unit and replace the existing bathtub with one that is quite a bit larger. The old tub is about 90cm x 60cm x 53cm deep, (3' x 2' x 21" deep). The new tub would be 120cm x 60cm x 53 cm deep (4' x 2' x 21" deep) which would be a LOT nicer to take a bath in, your knees would not be up around your ears :eek: The second place I lived, here in Japan, had a tub that was really small, I almost NEVER used it, it was 3' x 3' x 21" deep, I felt like I was in a soup pot, not a bath tub :D I usually took a shower :rolleyes:.

I also got started on the electrical, first thing I did was rewire the AC, it was plugged into the same circuit as the lights and plugs, if I had all the lights on and the AC and I ran the skill saw "POP" would got the breaker :doh:

now the AC has it's own dedicated circuit :thumb:

Back at it on Monday! :wave:
 
Nope, still plugging away at it, not much to report, and I've been ordered to take it a bit easier until I see the Phlebologist on Friday.

Honestly, I'm chomping at the bit to get at it full time, but I got to get my leg healed up first, and, thankfully, it is healing nicely!:wave:
 
Sorry about that Stuart. I forgot about your other post. With these 12 hour work days and 4 hours of commuting on top of it, I get kind of forgetful at the end of the day.
 
Today, I finally got back at it for a good portion of the day :thumb:

On Tuesday I went to Super Viva Home to get a few more floor joists, and the 24mm thick subfloor plywood, plus a few odds and ends.

Yesterday, Wednesday, I took most of the day off to watch the solar eclipse (on TV, it was cloudy in Tokyo) with my daughters who are now on their summer break from school, so I only got a few hours in yesterday, but I thought it was worth watching the eclipse, live (on TV) with the girls, it was the first one they had seen or at least been aware of.

Today, I got almost all of the floor joists done in the rest of the aparto, the kitchen and toilet area.

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I just need a few more blocks between the joists to finish it up, I have to plumb the drain for the washing machine drain pan and move the drain for the toilet back about 8" from where it is now.

Tomorrow, Friday, I hope to get the moisture absorbing rock stuff (Yukashita Karatto) down, and then the plywood, getting the subfloor done will be a big step, which will make doing the electrical that much easier, and so on.

Good to be back at it, but I tell you , I'm running out of time :eek:

Wish me luck!

Stu
 
Stu,
Good to see progress again. Though I am somewhat surprised the your youngest "teenager" isn't in there with you slogging away at things.

Wes
 
Well to be fair, the girls are on their "Summer Break" but they still go to school most days, for example, they had "Club" activites today, Volleyball, flower arranging and tea ceremony, for example. Add to that, they are both studying hard to pass some private tests that they take, as tune up tests for the real thing in school.

Short day today, other "Stuff" got in the way........... again :doh:

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I got the two fullest sheets of subflooring in the kitchen, with insulation down and the moisture absorbing rocks down on the vapour barrier as well. I also finished the plumbing for the washing machine. I still need to do the toilet pipe move, but I got the stuff to do that now (bought the wrong 100mm pipe before).

I'm really feeling the crunch, I've got to kick it in to high gear or I'll be looking to rent an apartment for the tenant that is waiting for this one :eek:

Wish me luck! :rolleyes:
 
Hi Stu

The floor joists look real good and strong. Question I have is do you use nails to secure everything or are you using screws? Since seeing old Holmes using his dewalt impact driver and screwing everything together i wonder about the nail versus screw thing. Screws aint that cheap today.

Then a few pictures and posts back i saw when you were doing the plumbing the pipe was just curved up against the edge of the wall bottom plate from the below the floor joists. How do you handle that when it comes to putting down the floor?:huh:

Its been puzzelling me for a while and now i see the floor go down with some of that pipe in the studs and wondering how it is done without cutting either the stud or the floor. I mean most of the copper stuff is routed through the floor plate up into the stud cavity but thats not how your plastic pipe looked a few pictures back.

Keep up the good work.
 
Stuart Ablett said:
Well to be fair, the girls are on their "Summer Break" but they still go to school most days, for example, they had "Club" activites today, Volleyball, flower arranging and tea ceremony, for example. Add to that, they are both studying hard to pass some private tests that they take, as tune up tests for the real thing in school.
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Yeah, sounds like their days are full. I just figured she would want to be in the thick of it with you since, if my memory serves, she has enjoyed working with you in the past.:D

Wes
 
Wes, the girls came over during the demo phase, and they had one look at that, and decided the next time they would come back was for painting the walls :D

I did get a short day in today, I finished up the plumbing, and the sub-floor :headbang:

I had to work my tail feathers off but I did get it done!

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lots of little pieces cut around stuff, nothing was square, every single sheet of plywood needed to be cut to fit............. so, do you like my whine :D

All screwed down, nice and tight, real solid, I can jump up and down on that floor and all I do is make my feet flatter ;) :)

A really big step to get this done, now I really got to turn on the after burners next week, and I should be able to do that, as my legs are healing up nicely, my right leg, used to be an angry red color, and painful, the infection was not getting better, and my legs were swollen, I was not a happy camper. Now, just a week after seeing the vein doctor and wearing the compression sock, and my legs are so much better it is not funny, no more angry red, now more of light pink, the cut is no longer infected, and in fact is healed up. My legs are no longer swollen around the ankles and I'm a very happy camper.

Thanks for looking!
 
Stuart Ablett said:
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Stu in the first photo...

Isn't that the main door on the right (in the area with the step-down) ?

If so, then what is that drain in the floor on the left? Surely not the spot for the clothes washer? I can't see how that would leave enough clearance to get into the aparto from the entrance.

What am I missing?

Glad to hear that your leg is getting better. Is the compression sock all that needs doing? Kind of amazing.
 
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