What would you do here?

[Colour Republic]

Here is a question for you.

This is a bathroom i'm doing at the moment. It's a full rip out and start again, I'm swapping the bath and vanity unit around so the bath is inset into the alcove. The reason for doing this is because a) it's a better design because of were the door is and b) it means I can swap the 1500mm bath for a 1800mm bath (The guy in the house is over 6ft tall)



all seems ok but the right hand wall (window wall) is out of level by 30mm top to bottom



Now the bottom half was rendered the last time the bathroom was fitted, the top half was lime plaster that was shot to bits



It means dot and dabbed new plasterboard, this of course gives the opportunity to level the wall up... but would you??? sounds simple but it throws up other problems. So what would you do? level or not to level that is the question


In fact i've already made my mind up and installed the new walls but i'm curious as to what some of you guys would do

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I have voted yes, I prefare a blank canvas. Where poss

 

[Colour Republic]

I have voted yes, I prefare a blank canvas. Where poss

Did you notice where the other problem thrown up would be Phil, and decided that was the lesser of two evils?

 

[Scott]

Id board it much quicker n the long run i think. Wil that bath still fit?

 

[SandyFloor]

I'm guessing the trim round the window has been fitted to suit the old tiles/wall and now needs to be replaced.

 

[Ken Bruty]

given the choice, i would have boarded it, but did you have to get the window realigned?

 

[Colour Republic]

ahh it's get boarded regardless, in fact I have already boarded it but it's wether you would follow the old p***ed walls or level the boards up with dot and dab?

 

[Colour Republic]

I'm guessing the trim round the window has been fitted to suit the old tiles/wall and now needs to be replaced.

given the choice, i would have boarded it, but did you have to get the window realigned?

This is where the problem is the revels will get tiled but if the walls are leveled up then the revel will be 60mm at the bottom and 85mm at the top

so what is better, the tiles on the back wall raking up 30mm over 2.5m or the window raking up 25mm over 1.8m?

Of course I could take the window out and re-align but the customer hasn't got it in the busget, I know it's not a lot but it's still a days work to take out and adjust the opening, make good outside etc etc.

 

[Ken Bruty]

Reckon I would have had to have gone with the angle of the window as it can't be changed,'cos it will be in sympathy with the outside wall.

 

[Colour Republic]

I went with following the old walls as I thought the revel would be much more noticable then the back wall... Just hope I was right



and before any of you notice, the back wall will get more screws in it!, i've still got to run the pipe work and install a concealed valve in the wall, so not fixed yet:smilewinkgrin:rrr:

 

[Spud]

I think I may have plumbed the walls, the reveal wont notice once the blind is fitted,the blind will hang plumb with gravity and give the straight line you are looking for, just my opinion

 

[Colour Republic]

That's a really good point Gary one that didn't cross my mind in this instance But the window won't have any dressing as there is a shower going over the bath, the window is far enough back that anybody showering won't be seen from the outside but close enough that it will get wet. The area is going to be tanked and sealed, I am aware that small amounts of water (the window still has a tight seal) will find its way into the jam but I've agreed with the customer that the mechanism will need to be kept greased and drainage holes kept clear - Not ideal but they get everything they wanted in the bathroom

 

[DHTiling]

Is this an old property..? if not was the lime plaster used to allow the walls to breath for any reason..?

 

[Colour Republic]

The house is around 160/170 years old although many people don't know they are that old because the area has seen so many alterations to the buildings. The houses were built to home the workers who built the London to Brighton railway. So considering the houses built on a budget there certainly have stood the test of time! It's a wierd setup, The house (terraced) is set on the side of a very step hill, it has 4 storeys, at the front you can only see 2 at the back 4, so sort of a double basement. The bathroom is either on the ground floor or if you looked from the back 3rd floor:lol:

The house is largely constructed from bungaroosh, I did a lot of work on the house last year and sorted a lot of the damp problems out then but it's one of those buildings that is never going to be completely free of damp unless you undertake some major work. The wall is south facing and i'm quite happy with the ventilation it will recieve

 

[doug boardley]

I've voted to make the walls plumb, if it throws the window out of kilter that to me will be a compromise I know, but imo, we should endeavour to make our tiling as plumb and level as possible