Hole in bathroom floor under bath

[PeteA]

Hi,

New here, had a look around and this looked like a good place to come for advice.

I live on the ground floor of an old tenement building in Glasgow. When I moved in in the summer there was a relatively new bathroom in place. The bathroom has an outside wall on one side and a shared wall with the communal close on another so it is quite cold. But it does seem colder than is usual.

I had a look under the bath and there is a large-ish area that is open to allow the drainage pipes through and I wanted to check if this was normal, having never lived on the ground floor before? I've taken a couple of pics. Is this something that could be increasing the level of cold and does anyone have any suggestions for blocking it up?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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[dann09]

1. Are you a tenant or the owner?

2. There is a v. large gap between the joists approx. 700mm to 800mm, it should be approx. 370mm. But being at the foot of the bath maybe it will fly without sagging.
Look under to see if a cut short, and probably loose, joist is hanging there?

3. The copper pipe fittings, and the plastic waste is amateurish. Check where the waste goes and how it goes, it should be solvent, not compression.

4. Remove all wood debris from below the floor.

5. If you DIY it, make some cover for the "air hole" with hardboard or thin ply
( rob some skips) and use duct tape and silicon adhesive to roughly fit and fix.
A jig saw would help. But, pack any gaps with plastic bags and tape.

Otherwise a joiner could have it done in an hour or so, but would probably charge for half a day.

 

[tony1851]

, it should be solvent, not compression.

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In this position, does it matter if the fittings are compression/push-fit ? - ground floor - no risk to anyone below.

(BTW, didn't mean to be a**y with my other post - just joking )

 

[PeteA]

Thanks for the quick response.

I am the owner. Will bear all you've said in mind. I'll definitely be doing it myself but what you've described shouldn't be too painful.

Thanks again, much appreciated.

 

[Chri5]

Stuff it with rockwool / fibre insulation.