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]

cheers Dave

Just been to bathstore and bought a sink unit so I can rebuild the last wall by the loo... got some more grout and adhesive for the loo too...

unfortunately I also bought the star wars collection on blu ray, a few other films on blu and F1 2011 for the ps3 so i MAY not get much done this weekend!

 

[Bolter]

F1 2011 for the ps3

That game does look pretty epic. Also new Forza is out soon

 

[davemul]

Indeedy mate, thats why I bought an xbox for forza 3... NEVER played it!

will deffo be getting 4 though!

Bit hungover today so lacking any drive! made my removable panels for the WC... and have measured up for the shower glass ceiling clamp

will grout in a bit

Check this.. now the damn cat insists on living above the fridge!

 

[davemul]

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TV took some clever wiring to get sky but......

 

[user123]

Blimey, some bathroom!

 

[davemul]

 

[DHTiling]

Some nice gadgets going in.. just finished a trav bathroom and he is having a tv in as well...

 

[davemul]

cool Dave.. however mine has a dead pixel so new one coming tomorrow. What is it with me and TV's! eh!?

Played with some timber today

 

[davemul]

started measuring / plumbing the sink waste today

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Amazing stuff Dave, I really like the countertop basin, and that toilet is fab.

Have you got plumbers knee's yet? Tilers Knee's?

I've been on mine all week and they are sore as hell.

 

[davemul]

my knees are shot!!

Water supply plumbed... bang on

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Looking good, the plumbing puts many a 'pro' to shame.

I like the chrome waste pipe, never had the opertunity to use it myself yet, is brass or stainless steel Dave?

 

[davemul]

Yo Bob.. I think its brass thats been chrome plated mate.

Finished boarding the last wall today.. ready to tile!

Mirror arrived, its a infrared touchless one.. just wave a finger under the unit and it switches on lights and mood lights... its also heated so should never steam up!

New shaver socket to get rid of the PONY old one.. oh and also test fitted the bathroom stereo amp/radio/ipod dock.. its uber cool... also wirelessly links to my iTunes library so have complete access to all my tunes! all controlled by my iPhone or iPad! (or the supplied remote)

Missus has also been painting the ceiling, hence towels and sheets everywhere!

Had a bracket made on a CNC mill also to fix to ceiling to add additional support for the wet room screen

Done for today!

CNC Milled

URRGH, BIN!

Smile!

 

[Mike]

very posh dave, you must be a real gadget freak :lol::lol:

 

[davemul]

Freak as in I get them Mike, then never use them! :mad2: