Stoo
23rd May 2006, 01:16 AM
Hey All,
I've got a bit of a question about bathroom renovation. Just to set the scene a little. I've ripped out the all the tiles on the floor and walls. I've also removed the water proofing they had in place(some cement sheet with wire embedded in it, paper behind it and small bricks of a similar cement mixture on top, then the tiles the wole thing was over an inch thick and it still leaked! :eek:But I digress). I plan to reseal and tile the bathroom. We're going to put in a new vanity, but need to move some plumbing and have some electrical sockets moved.
I'm unsure about when to get the plumber to set up the new plumbing and get the electrician in to make the changes we want.
I'm worried that if the plumber moves the waste pipe and water pipes for the vanity(assuming he just plonks the vanity in place and measures where to put the pipes from what he sees)that they won't be in the correct position if I get the work done before the tiling is done on the floor and walls so the vanity it in its final position.
Also would it be better to have the villaboard up before the electrician comes in? I assume not as it would restrict access and make the job more difficult but I don't want to call someone out for 10 minutes of work to put the wires in place(pay for the hour), put the board up, cut hole for socket( and tile?), get electrician back in to do another 10 minutes of work(and pay for the whole hour). What is the best way to do this? Where does it fit into the process of tiling too?
I'm probably over complicating things, but I'm REALLY new to this whole renovation thing and am so worried about stuffing it up, and advice would be much appreciated.:(
Stoo
I've got a bit of a question about bathroom renovation. Just to set the scene a little. I've ripped out the all the tiles on the floor and walls. I've also removed the water proofing they had in place(some cement sheet with wire embedded in it, paper behind it and small bricks of a similar cement mixture on top, then the tiles the wole thing was over an inch thick and it still leaked! :eek:But I digress). I plan to reseal and tile the bathroom. We're going to put in a new vanity, but need to move some plumbing and have some electrical sockets moved.
I'm unsure about when to get the plumber to set up the new plumbing and get the electrician in to make the changes we want.
I'm worried that if the plumber moves the waste pipe and water pipes for the vanity(assuming he just plonks the vanity in place and measures where to put the pipes from what he sees)that they won't be in the correct position if I get the work done before the tiling is done on the floor and walls so the vanity it in its final position.
Also would it be better to have the villaboard up before the electrician comes in? I assume not as it would restrict access and make the job more difficult but I don't want to call someone out for 10 minutes of work to put the wires in place(pay for the hour), put the board up, cut hole for socket( and tile?), get electrician back in to do another 10 minutes of work(and pay for the whole hour). What is the best way to do this? Where does it fit into the process of tiling too?
I'm probably over complicating things, but I'm REALLY new to this whole renovation thing and am so worried about stuffing it up, and advice would be much appreciated.:(
Stoo