Bathroom Renovation Project

[juan]

Finally removed all the lintel and tidied a bit in the laundry. The laundry will be gutted and rebuilt when the major renovation at the rear commences in the coming months so not worried too much what it looks like as the new wall will be covered with villaboard or something. Has blow in insulation above the cement sheet so thought I would close it up again temporarily.

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Can now get back to gutting the bathroom itself.

[juan]

Today I have put up most of a frame for the new ceiling at a height of 3.0 metres.

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Trying to do as much as possible while keeping the bathroom operational. This week I will knock down the dividing wall and give some serious thought to the underfloor plumbing.

[juan]

Starting to knock down the internal wall.

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[Dirty Doogie]

LOL juan - from the photo it looks like an apartment where I stayed in Beirut a few decades ago. Looks like your going to have to decommission the existing bathroom very soon though - that is when the fun starts!

have you got another bathroom?

[juan]

You are right DD I will probably have to pull the pin on the bath/shower tomorrow. Keep the dunny going for a couple more nights. I will start digging the floor in the extension tomorrow. The 100mm sewer is about 800mm below finished floor height and I will have to get the underfloor plumbing through or under the old internal wall foundation.

The dividing wall is now gone and nothing fell down - that is a positive.

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I thought the plumber who did the hot and cold water about 50 years ago showed some innovation in not using bath set but rather just connected up 2 taps. Made his own tee piece too.

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[Dirty Doogie]

Look at all that space behind the old wall!!

I like the creative plumbing you uncovered - maybe you'll find something else under the floor.

I once opened a bathroom wall and found the hot water pipe artfully soldered into a series of right angle corners - about 30 of them. I noticed scorch marks on some of the studs so I assummed they had been done onsite - but I had no idea what it was for! The only thing I could think of was that the boss made his apprentice practice in situ soldering.

[juan]

Plumber coming Monday to do the underfloor plumbing and I am running behind schedule to be ready for him. Problem is I have to get pipes through or under 4 foundations that are about 650mm deep.

My little Ozito hammer drill / chisel is amazing. Breaks up the old floor without any drama.

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[Dirty Doogie]

Woo Hoo! what a mess! I love it ! LOL

[namtrak]

Looks great, will be keeping an eye on this thread as the bathroom is my next job

Cheers

[memphis]

Intrested to hear about the under tile heating, as I am doing a bathroom and have ordered the same stuff. Hope it works out ok, Im assuming it just gets laid in the tile glue as you go.

[juan]

Yes, the heating cable is laid out on top of the screed and is just tiled over. It does not go under any fixtures like vanity and toilet. I hope it performs as well as the reports say it does.

[juan]

Need to make urgent decision on location of floor waste outlet and how best to tile the floor

https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...701#post587701

[juan]

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Here is my original plan showing the tiling on the diagonal in the hope that would make the room looked wider. Really never gave much thought to the location of the floor waste outlet expecting it to be in the middle.

[woodbe]

For what it's worth...

We have a diagonally tiled bathroom, and we have a straight border around the edges.

The border follows the outside of the shower screen, and the pattern repeats inside the shower - there is a border tile all around the inside of the shower, and the centre of the shower is diagonal tiles matching the angle and lines of the main floor.

I've seen it done where the shower is tiled as part of the main floor - the border 'cuts through' the shower screen, and the shower only has a border on the edges closest to the outer wall.

Both look good. I suspect you may find it hard to do a border around the shower without it looking strange because of the size of your tiles. ours are 195mm squares.

You probably need to make some copies of your plan and draw some alternatives on it until you find something you like.

Floor trap, I'd put it in the middle of the floor adjacent to the vanity...

Heated floor is wonderful, but not very economical or eco-friendly

woodbe.

[juan]

Thanks Woodbe,

I will go with a central drain and adjust position after I chose the final floor tile but before I pour the concrete floor. I will consult with a tiler to see what they would charge to screed the floor and lay the floor tiles.

It is undertile heating not in slab and only about 600watts . It seems you only need to have it on for about 30-60mins I am told to get a warm tile surface and a cosy feel. I will install a programmable timer which they supplied and put the heated towel rail on at the same time as the undertile heating.