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A bathroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a wash basin is common. In some parts of the world e.g. India, a toilet is typically included in the bathroom; in others, the toilet is typically given a dedicated room separate from the one allocated for personal hygiene activities. In North American English the word 'bathroom' is sometimes used to refer to any room in a residence that contains a toilet, regardless of the inclusion of a bath or shower.
Historically, bathing was often a collective activity, which took place in public baths. In some countries the shared social aspect of cleansing the body is still important, as for example with sento in Japan and the "Turkish bath" (also known by other names) throughout the Islamic world.

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  1. J

    Using brick slips as a bathroom floor over old bitumen

    Hi there everyone. What a fantastic forum. I have taken out the bathroom in our 1930s bungalow. The floor was tiled, and well stuck down. Removing the tiles has revealed a layer of bitumen painted onto concrete. The floor is solid and isn't likely to move. My question is this...what kind of...
  2. nick9one1

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  3. O

    New Bathroom preparation

    Hi all We finally got it together to do a renovation build and the bathrooms are boarded out with water-resistant boards - and the builder has skimmed them, which I was not expecting. But funds are running out and I intend to finish the bathrooms myself. How best to prepare the shower area for a...
  4. A

    Hello - bathroom tiling already boarded

    Delighted to find this Tilers’ forum. Have previously used the Plumbers’ forum which has been very helpful. I took on tiling the en-suite in our extension a couple of years back. Didn’t start well: didn’t know the significance of having selected porcelain tiles until I tried to make the first...
  5. P

    How to lay a heated penny tile in basement bathroom?

    Trying to figure out the best approach to laying a heated penny floor (1” tile) in my basement bathroom. The space is ~50sqft with a shower insert. The concrete floor is level. I need to raise the floor to better align with the hallway which is 1” subfloor (Dricor) with 3/16” LVP. My plan is...
  6. F

    Bathroom Tile Layout Advice Needed

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  7. M

    DIY Prepare large gap before tiling

    Hi, I've got a large gap behind the radiator in the bathroom where the tiles and plasterboard were removed to change the pipe layout. I am wanting to now fix the gap and retilw the area, but am not sure of how to fix the hole correctly without causing a lot of extra work. Hopefully the picture...
  8. O

    Tiling Abacus Shower Tray

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  9. C

    Pictures Advice for Tile adhesion concerns in bathroom - BAL White Star tubbed adhesive

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  10. AvengerUK

    Hairline cracks - large tiles - relatively recently renovated bathroom

    Hello all, We've had our bathroom done approx. a year ago now - using large white gloss tiles with a border tile in the middle. From what I recall - the wall was taken back to brick (its an outside facing wall) and re-done. Two of the large tiles - top most one touching the corner of the...
  11. macten

    Pictures So much prep was a pain on this bathroom

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  12. R

    Cracks in newly finished bathroom metro tiles

    Hi I’d be very grateful for advice. I had a bathroom fitted a couple of months ago and have just noticed that many of the metro tiles have spidery cracks in them. There is no pattern to them - some cracks run up through a couple of tiles but they’re not all adjacent. I’m sure they weren’t there...
  13. D

    How to find replacement cracked bathroom floor tile

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added.
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    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles - help!

    Tiler used dot dab on bathroom tiles but saying it’s not a problem. What can we reasonably expect to happen here? The tiler finished our bathroom today and when we’ve questioned the circular marks coming through the tile he’s confessed to using dot dab but doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem...
  15. J

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  16. C

    New build bathroom floor

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  17. P

    Natural Stone Splitface external corners

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  18. Dighty

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    Bathroom

    Hi everyone , been out of the trade for a while and started back up in business again .
  20. K

    Looking for thoughts on the bathroom I had fitted recently

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