Bathroom project - Work in progress

[davemul]

Apologies mods of this needs to go elsewhere.. please feel free to move it or bin it!

Riiiight.. here goes....

We've been in our first house nearly 2 years now. We've (well ... more like I'VE!) done everything else bar the bathroom. It's an old 1800's cottage so the bathroom was in a pretty bad way. Solidly built but nasty and OLD!

I decided a few weeks ago to RIP it out and start from the beginning.

First task was to move the hot water cylinder from in the bathroom to a new cupboard outside the room (thanks to Scruff from ultimatehandyman.co.uk for the advice!)

Now you see it...

Now you dont!

Ive taken quite a lot out..

CARNAGE

Well, I picked up a load of bits today..

Marmox goods and tiles!

New shower pump for the house too

Also have taken delivery of a taptile wireless light switch system Taptile - Ditch the switch one-touch mood lighting and dimming solutions for the bathroom and kitchen

6 astro glass downlights

an airflow icon15 extractor fan

and some Polk RC60i ceiling speakers

and a couple of remote water isolation switches about surestop

More bits arrive tomorrow.. i'll update this thread as I go along... im taking next week off to start the plumbing and install!

 

[davemul]

All non cut tiles are down... back buttering is proper messy. This was quite stressful, dont know why!

 

[davemul]

Going to go and unpack the big clinker.. any tips on using it? i have a hunch the instructions will be pony!

 

[davemul]

done for today!

Time for a large vodka

 

[DHTiling]

Brick bond?... straight bond? ... brick bond? ... straight bond?

How about Diamond set in brickbond.. :lol:

 

[Mike]

i would have laid the row opposite the door in one go, laying the drilled/cut ones at the same time, this would ensure all the tiles match up height wise. i always work in an 'L' shape not a 'U' shape. it will probably be okay if the floors flat. looking good so far btw mate

 

[davemul]

Thanks Mike... the tiles opposite the door arent fixed down yet, just cut ready to bond... Had some day job work to do today so was pushed for time to spend on the bathroom

 

[Mike]

it's a hard life dave, having to do a bit of work in between your d.i.y :lol::lol:

 

[Bolter]

Thanks Mike... the tiles opposite the door arent fixed down yet, just cut ready to bond... Had some day job work to do today so was pushed for time to spend on the bathroom

Looks good mate!

 

[Bolter]

By the way, little tip with the mosaic tiles. Do you have a rubber grout float? I always lay a few sheets, and then go over it with the rubber float (anything flat will work) and it seats all the mosaics flat with each other. Just press the float onto the sheets working across them.

 

[davemul]

I think I have every tiling tool / accessory going now! :lol:

good tip matey, thanks

 

[Martyn Leeds]

with the setting out of your niches, have you thought about using your mosaics on the insides?

 

[davemul]

Hi martyn, yes absolutely. Has been in the 'design brief' from the start. Will break the wall up a treat. Only thing I'm not set on is whether to do the niche walls, floor and roof in mosaic aswell or tile it and just mosaic the back panel....

 

[Qwerty]

I can vouch for mosaics in niches......i have them in the bottom of my ensuite niches with mirrors at the back. Niches have led lights at the top which light the room up alone at night especially with the mirrors helping reflect the light!! Just an example.....En-Suite - Plan Tec Tiling & Wet Room Solutions

 

[davemul]

Not the most exciting update im afraid as ive been waiting for a poxy shower screen/channels.

anyway. Finished off floor tiles and also put down the mosaics.

PROBLEM.. the blimin gully sits proud of the mosaics. It cant be cut down either so im going to have to buy an impey one and see if its any lower.

Peed off.. time for a vodka

set out

laid

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Love the thread, great work !!
Did you eventually off set mosaics on tray ?
Also was there no room for a bigger wet floor ? Would have been far more functional and looked better if wet floor was maybe 1200 long or width of room instead of small square. Not criticism, the whole job looks great,

 

[davemul]

Hiya, That is the biggest tray I could use. There is a bath going right next to it.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

great thread mate, keep the pic's coming , i think you are doing a sterling -job!!!! what do you do for a living ?? what will you do with all the tool's you have bought to do this job!!lol

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Good good, coming along I can see you're a perfectionist Dave, not bad for a city boy!

By the looks of it the tiles on the shower wall (and silicone) will more or less cover the cut mosaics.

 

[davemul]

great thread mate, keep the pic's coming , i think you are doing a sterling -job!!!! what do you do for a living ?? what will you do with all the tool's you have bought to do this job!!lol

Thank you mate. I work for a US Broker in London. Sales trading. Bit different from tiling! As for the tools, prob throw them in the shed! or sell if I can be bothered! Unless we move house and I have to do this all over again!

 

[davemul]

Bit done today... 4 hours just setting out!

These tiles found EVERY bit of wall that wasnt straight!

Vodka time!

 

[davemul]

I AM SOOOO SLOW AT TILING!! and why do I always make such a mess, no matter how clean I try to stay

dry adhesive in chest hair HURTS!

oooh also..

can anyone advise how I am best cutting curves in tiles so I can tile flush to the shower mixer ???

 

[Qwerty]

Angle grinder always good

 

[Mike]

as blocko says with a grinder. cut as much out as you can then grind the round edge smooth

 

[davemul]

thanks

slapped some plaster up on the ceiling this morning, back to tiling now!

 

[Qwerty]

So glad the laying out work on the stud wall with the niches. Well laid out mate



Vodka time yet????? :lol:

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Coming along Dave, I didn't know you could plaster as well, are you sure you work in the city?

Let me guess two coats of Thistle Board Finish and plaster all down your front from the downlighter holes?

I do my own plastering and I'm at the same stage as you in my current bathroom.

 

[davemul]

Vodka definately later Geoff! thanks for the kind comments mate

Bob, deffo a city dweller unfortunately!

was putting it off.... first time plastering!


had loads left over so I decided to plaster the downstairs loo aswell!

used to look like this..

 

[Stef]

Dave i think your pulling our leg, 1st time plastering? ive watched a fair amount of plastering being done over the years & the 1st time i tried i had to phone my m8 to come & "rescue" me, still wouldnt attempt it now. I tile, my m8 plasters.

 

[Stef]

Forgot to say, the bathroom is looking well, keep up the good work. put a few so called "tilers" too shame!

 

[davemul]

Haha, ok ok ive practised in the garden on old plasterboard and I did the kitchen splashbacks when I removed the old tiles and it took half the wall off! but thats it, I promise! It always ooks good wet... im waiting till it dries!

Got the hang of curved cuts today and a few more tiles have gone up. Im seriously going through adhesive!

Time for a large vodka and a film I think! night all, thanks for the feedback... its much appreciated... wouldnt have got this far without you guys