Trial By Bathroom

[TheRealRobG]

I had a seemingly never-ending bathroom DIY experience which lasted several weeks from planning to (almost) completion. My first ever bathroom installation and tiling job - and probably my last for a good few years, too!
I couldn't have done it without the generous advice I got from this forum, so thanks to everyone here for kind help and guidance. It made all the difference!

Took a few piccies while I was doing it, and thought I might share them on here. I don't get much appreciation from the wife about what's involved anyway...

As you can see, it started off as a pretty hideous 1980s style bathroom with corroded gold finish fittings and a nasty green carpet. I thought the tiles were salvageable, but the wife thought otherwise, so rip 'em all out I did!

Unfortunately off with the tiles came most of the plasterboard, so I had to replace that, which took - bloody ages! I decided to use Aquapanel for most of the critical sections around the bath, toilet and shower.

For the shower I ran a sheet of polythene behind the Aquapanel and ran that down into the tray in front of the upstand to catch any stray moisture. I had to construct a basin support and toilet cistern box from scratch. I used a Geberit WC frame for the suspended toilet.

 

[TheRealRobG]

Thanks everyone - I really appreciate the kind comments.

 

[Ken Bruty]

Beautiful job Rob, I would be very pleased with that if I had done it.:hurray:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

For a first attempt mate very good, tell your wife to read the above comments. She should be impressed

 

[merlecollins]

Hey Rob, I'm proud of you my boy:lol:

For a first bathroom undertaking you have without doubt dived in at the deep end with great success mate

 

[Scott]

Great job there mate, you can tell theres an engineer in there somewhere

 

[SandyFloor]

Well done, your job looks quite remarkable on especially for someone who doesn't work as a tradesman let alone a tiler/bathroom fitter. Your bathroom will still look good for years. If you ever did this again you'd do it in a fraction of the time just due to the experience of this one.

I think you can be really proud of yourself.

 

[macten]

Amazing.
Not just the finish but all the stuff no one will ever see.
Once again, amazing!

 

[Burnsy]

That is some quality work there - well done