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  1. M

    Filling Large Floor Section Where Bath Previously Situated

    Hi Guys, I have removed the bath and want to add a walk in shower. I will use a shower tray something like Plato de Ducha rectangular 150x80 | gala At the moment there is no place to fir the shower tray too, so I need to bring the floor up. The plumbing I think I can change to fit the new...
  2. D

    Drilling Four Holes Into A Bath. To Fit The Hansgrohe 4-gang Tap Plate 365-drills With Porsadrill

    The guys at Hansgrohe have made life great for clients but difficult for installers. There is now a bath mounted tap unit for sale that will need four precision holes drilled to install correctly Here is an image of the taps. Note the layout and style can vary: But the base plate is the same ...
  3. B

    Nightmare !!! The Tiler Will Get Over It

    Hi Guys The room I started today is a bathroom Referb.. Taken back to block work, dot & dabbed then skimmed.. Sounds great . Any ideas ?
  4. R

    Building a full height boxing at end of bath for niches

    Hi all New member here! Currently trying to finish off the bathroom part of a full house refurbishment - this has been the trickiest area to design and get right so far! The bathroom is small square shaped, 2m x 2m with an L-shaped shower/bath next to a large window, with the WC and wall...
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    Creating an access panel for a bath

    I wondered if I might trouble you guys with a bit of advice on creating an access panel for a bath. The existing bath panel is unfortunately is tiled plasterboard. Following a leak it was necessary to remove a section of this panel to get access. Now the problem is resolved I would like to...
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    How do I fit victorian taps to Belle Bath. Need to drill hole in bath.

    Drilling a hole into a Belle bath. Fitting Victorian taps. Drill steel baths. Project fitting taps. Call 365drills to help: 01992 410636 : [email protected] Clients brief was to drill a hole into this bath without damage to it. Reason is to fit a set of rose gold victorian mixer taps. Two...
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    How do i drill a hole in a steel bath. Drilling bath holes.

    How do I drill a hole in a steel bath. Or cast iron bath. Instructions on drilling into baths. We are 365drills and we are often called to jobs to drill baths. We charge £200+VAT a day. But we also supply a nice little kit for £49.99 for you to do it yourself. So how would you do it yourself...
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    Bath Panel Board

    What's the best way to make a bath panel that will be finished with 9mm thick porcelain tiles? The bath only has room for a 6mm thick backer board to tile onto (18mm total clearance). I think 6mm ply would warp as the adhesive dries. No more ply would be ok but only comes in sheets 1200mm long...
  9. K

    Best grout for tiled shower over bath

    Hi, I have just finished ceramic tiling bathroom, walls & built in bath with power shower over. The tiles were adhered straight on to Wickes Tile Panels which are fixed to timber battens which in turn are fixed to the brick walls. What will the best grout be to use? I have looked at Epoxy...
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    Bath and wetroom shower next to each other.

    Hi guys Im trying to price up a job and doing something a bit new for me so wouldnt mind some advice! Im looking at turning half of a bathroom into a wet areal. The half will contain the bath (tight up to the walls) and a large shower screen, seperating the bath and shower from the rest of the...
  11. S

    Bath panel????

    Starting a bathroom Tues and the customer wants the existing plastic panel removing and tiling with 5oox500 porcelain...same tiles as floor, as the bath height is 510mm from the existing floor drops nicely... They've had a leak before and are paranoid about having to get under the bath at some...
  12. P

    Bath tub access panel

    Hi, I'm looking to create an access and some storage space within the bath tub frame. The storage space would be great for loo rolls and detergent bottles. I was thinking to create to cupboard doors on either end of the panel with Blum touch open mechanism, and to them tile over. However I want...
  13. acaciaguy

    Tiling around bath after adding shower over bath

    Good evening all, This is possibly a simple question and I'm hoping that it is a simple 'ish job with the right advice. I am having an electric shower fittied in my bathroom and as a result am going to need to increase the tiling around the bath so that it can be used as a shower too...
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    Free standing bath

    Evening again, I am fitting a freestanding bath onto the tiles, as mentioned in my last post, under the adhesive is SLC, 10mm wedi, then 18mm marine ply before the joists. Not sure if this is a tiling question, but can I simply screw the feet through the layers into the ply? Or should it be...
  15. D

    Drilling holes into a bath. How to drill a hole steel bath cast iron

    How to drill a hole in a steel bath. At 365Drills we provide either the equipment you need or a SERVICE to come and drill your bath or project. We will arrive in the van or if space is tight (Often in Central London) we use the Smart car. If you want us to come out contact us via the main...
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    Continuing tiling above bath on new-build plasterboard walls....

    Hi all, We have just bought a new-build house, and whilst there is a shower cubicle in the en suite, the main bathroom just has a bath, not ideal for guests. Above the bath there are currently 3 rows of Porcelanosa tiles (200x333mm) above the bath, finished at the top with tile trim.The...
  17. ripkord

    Tiling over the bath

    Hi all, my bathroom tiles are circa 1990, ie horrific so need to go. Unless times have changed dramatically I'm assuming tile paint is still utter nonsense and doesn't give you a decent finish? Anyway assuming that is the case I was going to pop down the tile shop get some plain white tiles...
  18. M

    Good idea to tank walls over a shower bath?

    Hello everyone - first question, so bear with me; I have tried to look through the wealth of info you have already posted, so apologies in advance if I have simply looked in the wrong places! Trying to re-fit bathroom in son's 'new' house, and have replaced plasterboard but not yet...
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    Tiled bath panel

    Hello all, i have just had a new bathroom installed. The tiler has tiled the side and the foot of the bath however, the frame or the tiles at the foot of the bath are not flush with the bath overhang trim. They is about 1/4 inch lip between the tiles and the over hang if the bath and at the side...
  20. O

    Waterproofing/ Tanking around bath area

    Hi everyone, Just wanted to try and get fellow members' feedback/opinions on tanking around bath area ..ie. above and around. My question is really..is it necessary? It is not really an area that should really get that wet, just around the top of the bath where it meets the tiles - guess this...

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