Latest Bathroom refurb

[macten]

Hi guys, had quite a slow Nov/Dec but things are picking up now and it seems Jan is the month people order their Bathroom Suites as I have 3 complete refurbs on at the moment and went to order a suite with a customer and people were queuing so I am sure the work will pick up for us all soon.

I'm doing my usual photo journal of progress with all my jobs so now I'm finally busy again I thought I'd post a work in progress. Please feel free to add advice and criticism as it really helps my learning/progress.
No tiling started on this job yet (though they are on order). Two days before the suite arrived I stripped the artex off the ceiling, I then got a spreader in to skim the ceiling:

I found a heat gun and a Gundlach scraper to be the most effective method.

 

[Saltire69]

Can u not give it a quick skim yourself or build it out with addy. Keraflex maxi goes up to 15mm so it would do the job. Then see if u could get thicker door facings?.

 

[macten]

Got the flooring down:

Blobbed the bath in and started on framework for tiled panel:

Ran a lighting cable from loft to a new dimmer switch in hall ready for the downlights:

Only managed to put one full day in on this one but all is ready for tiling when they arrive. Flat out on another bathroom at moment which has been a right demolition job - ripping down walls, building new walls and a door so can't get back for a couple of weeks.

 

[Stonearth]

Have you done counter top basins with shinny chrome bottle traps? What are they like to install? I see that they are very popular now!

 

[macten]

Have you done counter top basins with shinny chrome bottle traps? What are they like to install? I see that they are very popular now!

Like these?:

Plumbing's easy enough but cutting the front face to suit shape of basin is a pain.
Basin I'm doing on one of my jobs is the pedesteless type that comes out the wall. Not done one of them before.

 

[macten]

Had to break off from this one to do another bath refurb - which was really hard going but fun and I learnt loads, I'll chuck that up in another thread if anyone's interested.
Been back at this job this week so here's an update.

Down-lights in, shaver socket wiring removed and ceiling painted:

 

[macten]

Walls done (needs skirting tiles and bath panel to be made and tiled):

 

[macten]

Here's the last of the pics.

The short bath and unsquare walls have been concealed nicely - luckily the tub is rounded inside so you can't notice. If it had been square then I would have overboarded:

Bath panel and access hatch:

Rad in (always my fave job):

All grouted and floor down so final fix of sanitary ware:

Shower and screen in:

After a good clean:

 

[macten]

I quite liked the pink myself:

:lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Looks very good.....thanks for doing this portfolio on the job macten....

 

[macten]

No probs Dave - got the other one I was working on at the same time if you're interested.

 

[CJ]

Looks the dogs vegetables

 

[DHTiling]

No probs Dave - got the other one I was working on at the same time if you're interested.

Interested...Interested....Interested..


Of course we are...we love pics...get them on mate...:drool5:

 

[bathroomboy]

I'll give you a good tip Macton, don't leave that blowtorch stood up as they are prone to the neck breaking if they fall over, bathrooms very nice by the way.

 

[doug boardley]

ia that an aldi prop against bath panel macten?

 

[macten]

It is Doug yes - I got 10 of them about a year ago when they were £4.99 - Originally got them for window reveals but use them for all sorts now.