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]

Totally agree. My day job is sitting looking at about 6 screens trying to make money! but I like to have a go at things if I feel comfortable.

This forum has been a godsend with regards to info, so for that I thank you all!

so far with this bathroom i've been an electrician / plumber / builder / interior designer

im shattered! :lol:

Hi Blocko... its 12.5mm on the walls and 6mm on the floor

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Totally agree. My day job is sitting looking at about 6 screens trying to make money! but I like to have a go at things if I feel comfortable.

This forum has been a godsend with regards to info, so for that I thank you all!

so far with this bathroom i've been an electrician / plumber / builder / interior designer

im shattered! :lol:

Hi Blocko... its 12.5mm on the walls and 6mm on the floor

What do you do Dave? Security guard?

 

[davemul]

haha, no. I'm a city tosser by day. Not doing a lot to be honest though at the moment! Back on the horse tomorrow though, hopefully markets will pick up!

 

[Mike]

haha, no. I'm a city tosser by day. Not doing a lot to be honest though at the moment! Back on the horse tomorrow though, hopefully markets will pick up!

any chance of bumping up my rio tinto shares? :lol::lol:

 

[Qwerty]

Great job so far mate! Cant wait for the finishing touches...... can make or break a room, and looks like you are fitting top notch bits. Is that wiring for downlights in the niches in the walls? (if that is what they are to be!)

 

[davemul]

Im actually balls deep in rio at the moment! Shes killing me!

Thanks Blocko! Indeed it is my old mucker. Managed to find some ultra small ones specially for the niches. Controlled by the taptile on its second circuit.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

My little joke........ I guesed that by all the money you've spent so far!, you can do 10 grand easily if you get carried away in planning a luxury bathroom.

Nice command center by the way!

 

[Mike]

Im actually balls deep in rio at the moment! Shes killing me!

Thanks Blocko! Indeed it is my old mucker. Managed to find some ultra small ones specially for the niches. Controlled by the taptile on its second circuit.

what does that mean to us humble tilers dave? :smilewinkgrin:

 

[davemul]

Nothing humble about tiling mate, im in awe of you guys. I just finished tiling the kitchen, it nearly finished me off!

I bought a load of RIO LN in july... I dont even want to look at the price of it now! sunk like the titanic. You win some, you lose some!

 

[Mike]

Nothing humble about tiling mate, im in awe of you guys. I just finished tiling the kitchen, it nearly finished me off!

I bought a load of RIO LN in july... I dont even want to look at the price of it now! sunk like the titanic. You win some, you lose some!

i paid about £8 per share for mine some years ago via sharesave (i worked for rio for 15 yrs) the shares were the best thing about the job. there was a few guys in work (not me) who were sat on a £million worth when the shares rocketed to £70 a few years ago :yikes: