Bathroom project - Work in progress

[davemul]

Apologies mods of this needs to go elsewhere.. please feel free to move it or bin it!

Riiiight.. here goes....

We've been in our first house nearly 2 years now. We've (well ... more like I'VE!) done everything else bar the bathroom. It's an old 1800's cottage so the bathroom was in a pretty bad way. Solidly built but nasty and OLD!

I decided a few weeks ago to RIP it out and start from the beginning.

First task was to move the hot water cylinder from in the bathroom to a new cupboard outside the room (thanks to Scruff from ultimatehandyman.co.uk for the advice!)

Now you see it...

Now you dont!

Ive taken quite a lot out..

CARNAGE

Well, I picked up a load of bits today..

Marmox goods and tiles!

New shower pump for the house too

Also have taken delivery of a taptile wireless light switch system Taptile - Ditch the switch one-touch mood lighting and dimming solutions for the bathroom and kitchen

6 astro glass downlights

an airflow icon15 extractor fan

and some Polk RC60i ceiling speakers

and a couple of remote water isolation switches about surestop

More bits arrive tomorrow.. i'll update this thread as I go along... im taking next week off to start the plumbing and install!

 

[Mike]

Very complicated Dave. You've done well to fit it all yourself

tapatalk on my HTC

 

[Bathfix Bob]

I wish I got to fit stuff like that, even the well off people round here would't splash out on the expensive stuff in your bathroom Dave. :incazzato:

If I won the lottery though (not that I even do it!) I'd buy a half dencent house and have a huge bathroom extension with every gadget and gizmo going. I'd have waterfalls, home cinema, huge tiled spar bath, digital shower and one of those weird toilet guys to hand me toilet paper or whatever they do.

 

[Qwerty]

and one of those weird toilet guys to hand me toilet paper or whatever they do.

Crikey bob.......if I won the lottery, I would rather have a girl in the bathroom with me! Each to their own then

 

[davemul]

I'm with Geoff... as long as the missus doesnt mind!

anyone need some jasmine kerapoxy 2kg? looks like i'll have a spare tub!

 

[davemul]

wasnt keen on the mirror to start with, but its grown on me!

 

[Qwerty]

Very Hollywood looking Dave, but I like it

Im curious Dave, have you hacked into the national grid to power that room??? :lol:

 

[davemul]

Im dreading the next electric bill!

some mosaics up and sink taps in!

 

[Qwerty]

some mosaics up and sink taps in!

Basins in bathrooms Dave, not sinks (unless you plan on doing some washing up in there) :incazzato: :lol:

I have noticed recently that when clients refer to the basin as a sink, I have a nervous tick whereby I scratch my forehead quite aggressively (so I dont blare out "BASIN!!!!") :2:


Looking very nice still mate. What is left to do now then?

 

[Mike]

the taps look stunning dave, i hope they're still isolated, you'll get some dimwit trying them and flooding the floor

 

[davemul]

Basin / Sink I dunno!

Left to do.. Bit of grouting, fit BASIN and stand. Silicone work and im there I think!

its been a long old slog!

 

[Qwerty]

:cheers2: :17: :54: arty:

 

[ms.tiles]

Hi Dave

Great thread
ive just tiled a wet room with the same toilet flusher with light. I had to take a video to show the wife.
I noticed in your photos the light is always blue,do you know there is a button on the back to change the colour or to have it continually changing colour? nice gadget and my plumber told me how much they cost,my wife would take my nuts for spending that on a toilet flush button lol
great job though

 

[davemul]

Hi mate, yep I know it can cycle through all the colours. You can set the time of day too so it can be programmed when to come on / off :yikes:

Yeah its not exactly cheap is it :lol:

 

[Fliselege]

I've done a few bathrooms I can tell you, but nothing no where near such a high spec one like that, very nice. Tempted to use your pics on my website and claim the job as my own :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Mike]

I've done a few bathrooms I can tell you, but nothing no where near such a high spec one like that, very nice. Tempted to use your pics on my website and claim the job as my own :smilewinkgrin:

it won't be the first time it's happened on the forum :mad2: welcome by the way

 

[Bolter]

I've done a few bathrooms I can tell you, but nothing no where near such a high spec one like that, very nice. Tempted to use your pics on my website and claim the job as my own :smilewinkgrin:

We'll hunt you down and bullnose profile your toes till you take it down!

 

[Stef]

Dave done brilliant with his bathroom & it was good to see every stage in progress.

He would put a lot of "so called tilers" to shame.

 

[davemul]

:curtain: ears burning... Hi guys, I hope you all had a great Christmas and NYE :23: :santa5:

I haven't posted for a while but the bathroom is 98% finished. We've been using it a lot and enjoying it. No issues yet so to speak of.

I'll post some nice final pics of it soon.

 

[ozbird]

really inspiring stuff, and some of those gadgets i'd die for! fantastic effort. my bathroom hasn't advanced enough that i can't incorporate some of it i think. thanks a lot.

 

[ceekay]

Brilliant Dave but where's the final pics?

Definately inspired me anyway and the majority of the works much higher standard than a lot of plumbers and tilers I've worked with.

Just a quick note though you're not allowed to carry out electrical work in a bathroom kitchen or outside unless you are a part P approved spark unless you get building control to visit before and after installation which is also chargeable by the way. In saying that though pal I think the majority still just do it illegally so to speak.

Anyway loved the job but can we have final pics pls.

Cheers, Keith

 

[robertson60]

Yh come on Dave, get out the bath and post the finished pics lolbathroom looks amazing, not the largest of rooms but youve certainly planned it well with some amazing kit.think i read you were also doing your kitchen, another thread??? go on...............being new to this site i too like to see pictures as makes understanding some terms etc much easier, im about to start my full bathroom project next week, so will hopefully do a mini blog as well.

 

[davemul]

Hi guys! Just popping my nose in! I hope everyone is well.

The work never stops.. a leaking coil in the hot water cylinder is getting my attention this Friday so i'll grab a few final pics of the bathroom then.

All is still good. Only niggle is the shower pump sometimes doesnt switch off after a shower. Rectified by turning off and on again though

Oh and the TV's speakers are rubbish! I wish I had wired them to the ceiling ones!

 

[Dan]

Don't mind me while I bump some old but popular threads to see if the topic is still active in some way. Wondering if either the original idea or original issue still exists. I've done this with quite a few threads, so don't be offended if this is just jargon these days and not applicable. But I thought there might be a small chance a small percentage of the small number of threads might just be slightly applicable and the thread could get a new lease of life.

Reply to this if you've read a bit and have something to say.
There IS going to be a bigger chance when i do this, that the thread is dead. So don't worry if that's the case, just don't reply to it, and we'll all move on and let the thread drop out of view again.

 

[Dan]

Good one..
I was slightly concerned when i saw the pic of the underside of the tray with the cut-out for the pipe that it might of been foam cored as per the Showerlay tray and would need full support.
Look forward to seeing the ongoing pics

Just testing this quote

 

[Dan]

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