bathroom refit

[janemac]

our bathroom is very small, square sized 2 x 2m - just room for a bath/shower, sink and toilet.
we are having a stud wall built between the bath and wall to cover some boiler pipes which run down the wall.
our fitter is using 12mm hardwood plywood for the stud wall and bal waterproof adhesive...is this best? i have heard about aquaboard/aquapanel instead...please can someone tell me the merits of both. our fitter says if water gets through the plywood it maintains its strength as opposed to plasterboard which would break down eventually.
he is also using some pre-soldered pipes and has shown us a receipt for approx £160 worth of plumbing materials because he says he has to give us new fittings as it was an old bathroom. is this right or does it seem excessive??
in all , he says the material costs will be about £500 (for rebonding and plastering most of the walls and ceilings, tiling adhesives and grouts etc, stud wall materials and pipe work)...does this seem about right or too much?
appreciate some sound advice. Thanks

 

[CON5933]

Hi Janemac,:welcome:to the forum.
It's very difficult to say what is and isn't expensive.
is he boarding out the wall then tiling it...? How many pipes is he changing? what lengths? Joints etc...? is he stripping all the pipes and renewing?
When you say 'boiler pipes'...where's the boiler...
how much plastering is he doing? is he then tiling the plastered walls? (bare in mind there's a time issue with drying plaster)
How much adhesive and grout...what type of adhesive and grout..

Personally, i wouldn't use ply, i would use a cement board such as aqua panel or hardi backer..
pictures might help

 

[garretridge]

sounds ok to me and as above would use aqua panel before ply!

 

[simhopper]

A full bathroom swap. I have never used less than £650 in basic building materials...However i will only fit the best of products that we know thro useage perform well and last

 

[White Room]

our bathroom is very small, square sized 2 x 2m - just room for a bath/shower, sink and toilet.
we are having a stud wall built between the bath and wall to cover some boiler pipes which run down the wall.
our fitter is using 12mm hardwood plywood for the stud wall and bal waterproof adhesive...is this best? i have heard about aquaboard/aquapanel instead...please can someone tell me the merits of both. our fitter says if water gets through the plywood it maintains its strength as opposed to plasterboard which would break down

Not true, hardie would be the better option.


eventually.
he is also using some pre-soldered pipes and has shown us a receipt for approx £160 worth of plumbing materials because he says he has to give us new fittings as it was an old bathroom. is this right or does it seem excessive??
in all , he says the material costs will be about £500 (for rebonding and plastering most of the walls and ceilings, tiling adhesives and grouts

Whats on the walls at the moment for them to be bonded and finish


etc, stud wall materials and pipe work)...does this seem about right or too much?
appreciate some sound advice. Thanks

Thanks

 

[Bartlett]

I would echo previous replies; there is better stuff to use than ply. Yes, plasterboard will eventually break down if it gets wet but ply is not ideal either, and no grout is entirely waterproof (even 'waterproof' grout!).
Difficult to say if the pricing is high or not without a few more details or pictures.

 

[guppy]

Hello like the others have said i would use something other than ply if possible and i would instal a waterproof membrane over the substrate regardless of how water proof the adhesive is,the membrane must be compatible with the adhesive