Episode Details

Early in your renovation, you need to lock down your M&E plan - mechanical and electrical. In this we deep dive into the dirty business of mechanical plans - waste pipes, connection points, pumps, heating, toilets, showers, drainage, and more. The decisions you make here will have a big impact later in your renovation, and there are some important things you should know.

We will be covering electrical plans (including Jenny's favourite topic - lighting!) next week.

Key Topics in This Episode:

• Why plumbing, drainage and heating plans must be decided early in a renovation.
• Toilets, waste pipes and the impact of pipe routes on layout and design.
• Boxing off waste pipes.
• Hidden vs visible toilet cisterns.
• Macerators (e.g. Saniflo).
• Common bathroom planning mistakes.
• Boilers, water tanks, combi-boilers, and other hot water systems.
• How gravity affects water flow.
• Radiators, zoning and smart heating decisions to be aware of.
• Pumps, drainage challenges and avoiding costly issues later.
• BTU calculator for checking radiator requirements.
• Pipe to pipe distance between radiators.
• Temperature knobs on radiators.
• Sump pump if your drain pipes are low compared to the water table.

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