Bathroom project - Work in progress Page: 23

[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]

I will be fitting them mike! 🙂

 

[Mike]

I will be fitting them mike! 🙂

i know you probably would but was saying it would have been easier to do it at the time of fitting the end caps/blanks then no need to switch the water off and risk a mess when connecting up

 

[davemul]

aah gotcha, its ok.. tanks in loft are drained already for something else im doing. Otherwise yes youre right, it would be a proper pain!

 

[Bathfix Bob]

You should be proud of yourself Dave I really like the bathroom.

One thing I learnt early on as a bathroom fitter was downlighters will highlight tile lippage, but if a tile won't push in anymore what can you do, take the tile off and hack away at the tanking? Ha ha...

Imagine after all your hard graft in that room if when you've finished you had to turn your back, walk away and never see it again!

Now you know how I feel.

 

[davemul]

True Bob, true!.. plus those marmox washers with tape over didnt help.. I think there was one right on the end of the lipped tile 😛rrr:

anyway, back at work today, let that grout go off and then do some Silicon work (JOY)

might cheat and grab some corner tape!

 

[Qwerty]

might cheat and grab some corner tape!

Do it Dave, its not cheating...... its just an aid to help you achieve a quality finish. If there is one thing in tiling that can let a quality job down, poor Silicon application and finishing is it

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Good theory with the Cornertape - I got some to try to improve my Silicon skills but was very disappointed with it, I've still got a roll knocking about (it was for some kitchen walls tho, so maybe a bit more fiddly than larger bathroom areas). Other opinions may differ obviously

But I don't think you can beat the old masking tape method

 

[Qwerty]

Good theory with the Cornertape - I got some to try to improve my Silicon skills but was very disappointed with it, I've still got a roll knocking about (it was for some kitchen walls tho, so maybe a bit more fiddly than larger bathroom areas). Other opinions may differ obviously

But I don't think you can beat the old masking tape method

Cornertape is far superior to masking tape for numerous reasons. What went wrong when you used it. What size did you use.

I still use masking tape at times, but for speed you cant beat cornertape IMO

 

[davemul]

help required!

corner tape was USELESS.. i woul dhave done a better job applying Silicon with my big toe!

long story short.. I need to remove ALL the Silicon i put on.

thats 2 floor lengths and 2 walls! I am this close to throwing the towel in! I was fuming last night

this also cost me a new 40" tv.. new screen required!

can anyone help advise the best way to remove all the Silicon so I can start again!?

 

[DHTiling]

I cannot see how you naffed up 🙂.. pics plz..