Fitting the plasterboard - new toilet (part 5)

[@terrytopliss9506]

Well done Andy,nice to Mrs Mac sorting you out. Thanks for the video.👍👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Terry!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Coming along nicely and almost smoothly 😆🧱👍🏼

[@sergiofernandez3725]

Another great episode Andy, Good to see Mrs Mac helping you out and telling how things should be done properly. Personally I would have liked to see some fibreglass insulation in the partition wall between the plaster board sheets. It help reduce sounds and also helps for warmth. Keep up the great work.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers - insulation would actually make the room colder!

[@benjy-adams]

That was so satisfying to watch!

[@jeanhawken4482]

Looks lovely

[@glynprice3815]

Nice work mr mac. Good to see supervisor was watching what you're doing

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers - she keeps me in check!

[@james_wedlock_music]

This is such a great series, Andy. I've been so inspired since discovering your channel a few months ago. I'm about to move into my first house and I've got a whole bunch of DIY projects I want to work on. I haven't really got any experience but starting to learn things as I go thanks to your channel. What will you work on when you have completed all of your projects in your home? Would you consider going into other people's homes and doing a series on helping other people with their DIY projects?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Thank you James! Honestly the list of jobs here is never ending. 😁

[@nigelburton7408]

Everyday is a school day😊 never thought to use multitool for socket holes. Always used good old Stanley! Will give that a try. Thanks 🎉😊

[@GosforthHandyman]

Multi-tool always saves the day 😁

[@normanboyes4983]

Nicely done Andy.👍

[@Marktb363]

This fella is a bloomin genius!! 🙂

[@austinclan1308]

Great job as always I will be up your neck of the woods this week my daughter had heart transplant at the freeman ❤

[@GosforthHandyman]

Oh wow! The Freeman is an amazing hospital. Have a walk down Jesmond Dene if you can. Just over the road. Best of luck to you all! 💖

[@austinclan1308]

We will if we need a bit of time out 👍

[@markmcgrath4853]

very good work !

[@Chief81]

You call it a ‘Jam’ as well then, as do I but heard people call it a ‘Jarm’ which I always thought is wrong 😂 another good video all killer no filler. Cheers Andy.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha, defo a jam! (jamb) 👍

[@awantamta]

Looking amazing

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Tahir!

[@AmyWhiles1]

I know I’d probably never be capable enough to do something like this myself but watching the skill involved in this is nice to watch. Keep up the great videos.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Nathan! 👍

[@michaelplays2449]

Great series !!!! thanks !!!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers!

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Mrs Mac was right, I was thinking the same, top first....

[@GosforthHandyman]

She's always right! 😂

[@johnthresher259]

Nice work as usual Andy. Mrs Mac on hand to make sure you're doing it right!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yup, she keeps me right!

[@paul29961]

Your lass is a good one!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Sure is! 😍

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Love the brief change to the "Laurel & Hardy-type music" trying to move the L-shape plasterboard inside the cubicle ! (Maybe "Dance Of The Cuckoos" would have been a good choice Andy !

[@GosforthHandyman]

Lol tell me about it! 😂

[@steverobinson9836]

Got to say the fence on the dewalt saw looks infinitely better than the crap one on the makita I have

[@Richardincancale]

Didn’t fancy a bit of insulation wool in the wall to reduce ‘sound effects’, even though it’s only a utility room next door?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Really not needed as most sound will escape through the door anyway. 👍

[@lotsofspoons]

Plus you can play the wall like a drum while singing through the door! 😅

[@leonardshaw9958]

Great video Andy, so relaxing.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Leonard! 👍

[@raydriver7300]

Brilliant job, Andy. Don’t you just love multi tools? And I’ve done some good work with a DeWalt flip saw. 🌞

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Ray! They're infinitely useful for so many things! 👍😎

[@Derek-Hicks]

First time seeing those light switches, what are they and how do they work?🤔

[@GosforthHandyman]

Quinetic - they're like magic. www.quinetic.co.uk/

[@lapinchiloca]

Silly question... from my ignorance and for my benefit...is there no need for insulation and vapour barrier, or os that only for wet rooms, showers and external walls?

[@paulschwartz6074]

Love your videos -- no nonsense and I always learn something. The "coming next time" previews are great. Can you provide more info. on those wireless light switches -- I need to explore those. Thanks again.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Paul! Quinetic. They're amazing!

[@paulschwartz6074]

@@GosforthHandyman Many thanks, Andy.

[@edover50]

Was away on vacation and just catching up. Why did you chose to have drywall butt joints at the bottom and not mount panels sideways eliminating the butt? Always enjoy seeing your work Andy!

[@outoftheburrough]

The ever fabulous and handy Mrs Mac 👍👍👍👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

She's a good'un! 👍

[@juliettebessiron7352]

Its looking great. One question though, why did you choose to not put insulation in the stud walls? Id be paranoid about noise in a loo!!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers! The door would be the weak point here for sound, so insulation in the walls would do very little. Plasterboard is actually a very good sound insulator. 👍

[@Shaun30-3]

It's coming on well Andy with a bit of help from your good lady. I've enjoyed watching this build on the down stairs toilet. What will be your next project on this build. keep up the good work mate. Regards. Shaun from Wrexham.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Shaun! Lots of outdoor projects. 😁

[@Shaun30-3]

@@GosforthHandyman Thanks Andy,Cant wait, like your self lots of jobs to do in the garden. I'm going to build a 2nd rockery that will be fun!

[@hkinniable]

Love your videos !!!! What kind of plasterboards do you use?

[@brianlochrie3958]

Coming along nicely looking forward to the progress cheers 🍻

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers Brian!

[@LTWCarpentry]

In regards to the hot feed for the basin could you not replace the 90 elbow for a tee then elbow further down the wall ?

[@GosforthHandyman]

There was no way of backing out that pushfit elbow without cutting the pipe as it was tight to the gas pipe. Bit annoying but we worked around it so all OK.

[@LTWCarpentry]

@@GosforthHandyman ahh okay, makes sense 👍🏻

[@firesurfer]

2:38 Those vents get brittle after a few years. Replace with metal type, or paint it with UV resistant paint for plastic.

[@DlStreamnet]

06:25 Lol! I built an MDF false wall over a wall hung toilet and had a similar situation.

[@GosforthHandyman]

😂😂

[@svantesvenson5435]

Building code is soooo different. Here we can have both switches and outlets in bathrooms, as long as they are at proper distance from showers and such. However water pipe joints in walls is a big nono. (Unless you have it in a water tight box and a pipe going out into a visible area at the bottom så that you notice when there's a leak.)

[@GosforthHandyman]

Wow - interesting!! 👍 Where is that?

[@ricos1497]

@@GosforthHandyman let's make a game of it. I'm going to guess Sweden.

[@protectiongeek]

We _can_ have outlets in the bathroom in the UK too but the minimum clearance between the outlet position and a bath or shower, etc required by regulations means the room has to be quite large (for a bathroom).

[@svantesvenson5435]

@@GosforthHandyman Rico is correct, it's Sweden.

[@nn-hd4vf]

Great work😇

[@GosforthHandyman]

Got there eventually! 😁

[@JamesBrown-yn7xr]

If I did a stud wall I am contemplating insulation for noise and heat. Just out of curiosity Is this something you have considered and why didn't you? (sure it's an obvious answer, cost/effort over gain). Something rarely seen in commercial work, but as a DIY project the time/cost might make it worth thinking about.

[@GosforthHandyman]

It's just pointless in this scenario James. Sound would escape via the door and as there's no external walls heat insulation would probably result in the room being colder as it would reduce heat transfer from the utility (which is always warm). 👍

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍Thank you.

[@GosforthHandyman]

No worries! 👍

[@wyrdlg]

Seeing this I wondered when we renovate our bathroom - how to get our tiles with thick concrete stuck to the walls of. Pretty much the opposite to what is shown here :D

[@GosforthHandyman]

Sometimes they'll take the wall with them! 😬

[@wyrdlg]

@@GosforthHandyman Yep. That's very much what the painter has predicted to us... The flat is from 1938...

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

On your hot pipe try removing that speedfit elbow next to the gas and replace it with a pulled copper bend and then solder in your tee next to the wall on the right. You'd have to measure it but I think you might just squeeze it in.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Cheers bud! This was ages ago but I'd have melted everything around it if I attempted that. 😂👍

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

@@GosforthHandyman I did realise after commenting what a plonker 🤣 I'm enjoying the show though.

[@andyc972]

It's so satisfying to see that plasterboard going up, a transformation and immediate impact, great support as always from Mrs Mac, she's a trooper ! Sorry if I missed it, but was there a reason why you had the boiler fitted there rather than in the rebuilt garage, just thinking easier to vent ?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Yeah, unfortunately as the house had no central heating we needed the boiler fitted before the extension started. 👍

[@135Ops]

No sound insulation in your stud walls?

[@GosforthHandyman]

No point really, the door is the weak point.

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Excelente trabajo saludos 👌👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

👍😎

[@simonnicholas1408]

Hi Andy any reason for no insulation ?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Wouldn't really fulfil any purpose. 👍

[@busyomar]

Would it not help with sound?

[@ricos1497]

​@@busyomarhow loud do you think he farts?

[@busyomar]

@@ricos1497 what you trying to say? He’s silent but deadly?

[@ricos1497]

@@busyomar I think he approaches his farting with the same professionalism as is handymanning and video editing. No noise, no smell, hands washed.

[@mandyleeson1]

I'm really enjoying this series Andy, and picking up a few tips along the way. Great to see and HEAR Mrs. Mac, and can you tell me who and what the mellow jazz guitar is at the beginning? Loved the music choices, btw. Cheers, Mandy

[@GosforthHandyman]

Hi Mandy - it's Turquoise Water by Stephen Buzzell 👍

[@mandyleeson1]

@@GosforthHandyman Thanks very much 👍🏼

[@therealdojj]

10:45 you've got the "water in" mark, like i asked in the last video (which is now lost in the mists of time and i can't find it again) is that just going to be for the cistern and, if so, how come you didn't run it in previously? thanks

[@GosforthHandyman]

I think plumbing is on the next episode... easier to run in after. 👍

[@Flat-Five]

Hi Andy, any regs or concerns about boxing in the gas pipe/putting it behind a false wall? I may have a similar situation, although I have an outside alternative option too. Cheers!

[@GosforthHandyman]

Not that I know of but best checking with a Gas Safe engineer to see how they prefer to route it. In this scenario it's pretty safe as it's unlikely anything would be attached to the wall (pictures etc.) at that height. 👍

[@paul29961]

Why the T junction on the extractor?

[@GosforthHandyman]

The utility and the loo both need extraction.

[@NickGriggs-gt2gd]

Cat flap in a fire door between the house and garage?

[@GosforthHandyman]

envirograf.com/product/animal-door-flap/ Vid coming soon! 👍

[@johnthompson3462]

Good job the supervisor was on hand LOL

[@GosforthHandyman]

Lol too right! 😂

[@George_in_Howden]

Sorry, but I giggled when you tried to put the first bit of plasterboard inside the toilet. Noticeable when you're watching it but not so obvious when you're doing it.... nice work.

[@GosforthHandyman]

😂😂

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Also chuckled but yh I'd do the same thing😂

[@xxDADDYDAYCARExx]

When’s Mrs Mack starting her handy woman channel so I can subscribe considering she’s obviously the brains of the whole operation 😉😉😉 Hahahahahahaha sorry ❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

Ha ha, you're not wrong Matthew! 😂

[@mrnormski9005]

What would you do without her? That plasterboard for around the door was so nearly upside down & inside out 😅

[@GosforthHandyman]

Lol, yeah. 😂😂

[@bascodelagamma]

👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

👍

[@MrLikerBiker]

Why not just get the gas pipe moved slightly to make space?

[@GosforthHandyman]

Not really worth it as there were other ways of bringing the supplies in.

[@grolfe3210]

Management sorted out the L shaped bit of plasterboard. I did not think it would fit.

[@GosforthHandyman]

Lol yes, I know my place. 😂

[@jimmylad8714]

Mrs Mac keeping you right Andy she’s a quicker worker than your🤣🤣👌👍

[@GosforthHandyman]

Lol defo! She's on the ball!

[@stevenbennett3922]

To you, to me.

[@freetolook3727]

@10:52 I take it that gas supply is propane? If not why use copper pipe for natural gas when black pipe is used. Also, soldering a gas pipe connection is a big no-no. That's against code here and will instantly fail any inspection. Wow!

[@GosforthHandyman]

I'm not a gas engineer, but pretty sure soldered copper is the *only* option that meets regs over here. Never seen anything else (other than plastic supply in the street to the property). 👍

[@freetolook3727]

Copper connections are flared. Compression and soldered connections are not allowed.

[@freetolook3727]

Soldered connections can fail prematurely in case of high heat or fire and compression fittings are unreliable and prone to leaking. You guys over there sure live by different standards.

[@Fran-fv6pf]

First 🥇

[@GosforthHandyman]

😎

[@freetolook3727]

What did you win?

[@adriandotsmall]

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