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]

what about a Rubi Star-50-N PLUS ?

or is it crap?

 

[Stef]

If i was closer to you i would have given you a loan of a rubi ts 60.

Can no one on here help you out with a spare cutter?

you could hire 1, or go to B&Q & get a big clunker (they are meant to be not a bad buy)

 

[davemul]

If i was closer to you i would have given you a loan of a rubi ts 60.

Can no one on here help you out with a spare cutter?

you could hire 1, or go to B&Q & get a big clunker (they are meant to be not a bad buy)

That would have been very kind of you, thanks mate. But alas I am a far distance away.

Big clinker... like this one? http://www.*************/p/qep-big-clinker-tile-cutter-610mm/28076

 

[Stef]

Cant open that page up, just make sure it can accommodate the size of tile you have.
I havent used 1 personally but i know Dave has posted about them on here before.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Yes I have a big clinker and its great.

 

[davemul]

woohoo, ill go down to screwfix and get one tomorrow! thanks gents. £100 is a little easier to digest than £300!

 

[davemul]

Delivery! Will I ever use this stuff again!?

 

[Mike]

you've got a whole kit there now dave, i'm sure you'll get a decent price off a new starter on here, unless you're thinking of going out on your own.

 

[davemul]

Haha, you never know Mike.. I may give up the day job... let's see how the self levelling and then tiling goes first! :lol:

 

[davemul]

well I picked up the big clinker (what a sh*t name!)

also once again the fein came to the rescue! along with the stabila level... fitting the thermostat for the UFH was a breeze!