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!

 

[Bathfix Bob]

When its finished you could move into that room, its got everything you need; running water, washing facilites, television etc. Just drag the fridge and microwave in there and a sofa and rent out the rest of the house.

Put one of those inflatable chairs under the showerhead and shower while your sat watching telly of an evening!

 

[Stef]

Dave that cut round the shower pipes is perfect, for a man that works in the city? you are in the wrong trade m8, but it all comes down to money!!! love this post, keep it going.

 

[davemul]

Thanks Robson, I dont think I could do this full time though!

another day, another load of tile boxes now empty

getting there slowly but surely! just need some tile drills now for various holes.

Would like to start grouting bits soon but concerned about using kerapoxy on my own... I only have 5kg tubs and bit concerned it will all go off too quickly...

Do you reckon I could get away with using normal ultracolour mapei grout in the non wet areas and just the epoxy in the wet parts... or shall I just get my butt in gear and use the epoxy everywhere I can?

 

[davemul]

oh and I have a MASSIVE problem!!!







OUT OF VODKA!

 

[davemul]

NIGHTMARE

 

[Bolter]

Very impressive Dave, you should be proud!

 

[Mike]

Very impressive Dave, you should be proud!

for what? the work or for polishing off the vodka? :lol::lol:

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Very tricky and delicate cuts round those niches Dave!

If you got them right 1st time then have another bottle of vodka on me.

 

[davemul]

1st time round mate! ill grab another bottle and send you the bill :hurray:

 

[davemul]

bit of a stark contrast... used to look like this eh!

 

[Ian]

I prefer the retro look if I'm honest Dave!!!!


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[davemul]

Boxed in the soil pipe and trial boarded up the concealed cistern framework. Missing a part for the super duper light flush button... Grohe kindly sent one out to me as goodwill today. Nice grohe!

Porsadrills arrived... feel really cheap but do the job... they do chip the tile if you arent carefull though!! :mad2:

So, holes drilled and tricky tiles laid.... measurements had to be SPOT on!

Oh and architrave fitted, recessed screen channel fitted and tiled / sealed. I impressed myself with this!

Thats all for today!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I take my hat off to you Dave, if this is your first job, you must have been a tiler in a previous life. Just one question, your avatar, is that a comedian from the old TV show The Comedians? (Bernard Manning & co), if it is you, please accept my apologies:lol: Good work, either way.

 

[Tomtiler]

looking good dave looking foward to seen it all finished and grouted up

 

[mattle40]

better finish than probably 80% of people out there trading as tilers, you should be very proud of this as im sure you are

cant wait to see finished :drool5:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

well done mate i have never seen a first timer's work to this standard :44:

 

[davemul]

Wow, thanks for the kind words guys.

Phil, the pic is a guy called Mike Strutter from MTV... v v funny (but an acquired taste I think, youtube him but make sure no kids are about)

 

[Qwerty]

Any more progress Dave???

 

[davemul]

not massively mate, finished the towel rail wall, mounted the taptile controls for the lighting behing the tiles too...... put some mosaics up..

going to try and finish enough walls so I can grout tomorrow

 

[davemul]

I decided to tackle the gulley problem where the mosaics ended up lower than the drain cover. No good really is it!

so I bought a different gully from impey, hoping it was lower profile.. it was... but doesnt fit properly

It look sSO much nicer than the other one though.. and could do with being a little lower.. so

Fein multimaster plus a steady hand results in this

its now at a perfect height

of course it still doesnt fit and is only resting on the gulley, so I will re jiggle and set induvidual mosaics to meet the new smaller drain cover, then silicone the drain cover tray. This will hold it in place. The actual grid is heavy and just sits in the tray

hopefully, problem solved!

any controversial opinions much welcomed before I make things permanent

 

[Stewart]

You could have feathered the level of the tray to bring the level up..... Unless you'd already stuck down some of the mosaic?


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[davemul]

mosaic was all down.

I didnt want to feather the tray as i was concerned about evening out the fall...

nearly finished adjusting now...

 

[davemul]

dry laid

 

[Tomtiler]

Looking good

 

[Qwerty]

A much better look mate.....good choice

 

[davemul]

Niche & shower tray mosaics all laid, and sealed.

Ready soon to start mixing up these

Very quick question. When Iwas sealing the mosaics, the sealant ran in to the grout joins...

This wont affect the adhesion of the grout will it??

 

[davemul]

 

[Ian]

All going well Dave, home stretch soon. M3 CSL outside, nice wheels!


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[Mike]

a couple of boy racers on here by the looks of it and nice work dave, why haven't you grouted the niches as you did the wall? are they going a different colour?

 

[davemul]

Thanks Bri, Not a CSL as i like my mod cons too much... so just a normal M3 (with CSL wheels and AP brakes all round though)

Mike, I only sealed the mosaics earlier, so will wait untill another day when I do the floor to grout those..

walls are hard enough and I am COVERED in epoxy grout!