Bathroom Renovation Project

[Daren]

tiles take ages to drill too.

I was given a tip of using a grinder to jus take a little nip out of the tile where you intend to drill - front and back. then drill the remainder.

also remember that the holes for the toilet bowl are on an angle.

[jags]

hi juan

use a template of the toilet base and tile under the toilets base to say 2cm in so that when you lay the concrete to seat the toilet it can bond to the scread and not the tiles i will try and get a pic of what the tiler did for me .
Regards rob

[juan]

Thanks Daren / Doog will give it a try. I have a special drill bit for drilling glass and tiles but have not tried it out yet. Got a heap of holes to drill in the wall tiles for the mirror, vanity lights and mounting the vanity on the wall etc.

[LotteBum]

I swear by using a bit of masking tape where you want to drill - it stops the drill bit from slipping around.

[Daren]

I swear by using a bit of masking tape where you want to drill - it stops the drill bit from slipping around.

nice

[juan]

Question?

The bathroom walls and floor have been waterproofed. Joints sealed with silicone, reinforcing tape in the membrane etc.

I am now at the stage of grouting the walls and the floor and wonder can I use grout at the join where the floor tiles meet the wall tiles and wall to hob or should I use silicone again to seal these joins.

My vanity is being delivered next monday so I should have the toilet and vanity in by midweek. Just ordered the shower screen and that will take 4 weeks to be installed.

[Pusser]

You can use grout but it will crack and leak. You need silicon.

[juan]

You can use grout but it will crack and leak. You need silicon.

Thanks Pusser I will take your advice and steer clear of grout at the critical joins between walls, floor and hob.

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Cheers

[Pusser]

Thanks Pusser I will take your advice and steer clear of grout at the critical joins between walls, floor and hob.

ps

just noted your motto is that you never make mistakes so could not resist referirng to what Wikepedia has to say about silicon;

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Cheers

If you read it all then you will know I make mistakes - especially in tpying. Good luck with your bathroom.

[juan]

Getting near to fitting the shower head fitting to the wall outlet and notice that the threaded nipple is about 5-8 degrees from 90 degrees at the angle to the face of the tiles. The plumber obviously fitted it slightly askew but I can blame no one but myself as I set it in before the plasterer did his bit.

Wonder if I should take off the tile, dig out some render a bit and twist the pipe and nipple square, OR just hope the shower head fitting will accommodate the slight out of square and still fit flush to the tiles???

cheers

[bricks]

depending on how well the fiting is bedded in....

1. Get shower and have a look at the size of the cover flange for the fitting.
2. if the hole in the tile isn't big enough chip it away ever so gently with a screw driver or small sharp chisel, only 1mm at a time with short sharp light tapping action.
3. attach 15mm socket and 15mm running nipple (150 long) available at bunnies for 3 bucks, or anything else that will screw in there.
4. Give this contraption a couple of light taps with a hammer to bring the fitting back to sqaure in the wall
5. if it wont move easily, digg away a little mortar/ plaster that is on the side that wants to come away from the wall face
6. continue tapping with hammer
7. repeat if nescessary
8. fill hole with some sort of bog product- silicone, mortart,plaster?????
9. fit shower

easy peesy.

[juan]

Thanks Bricks, I just had a look at it again and reckon I have room to dig out the render carefully without taking off the tile and follow your instructions to the letter. Will let u know how I go.

Cheers

[juan]

I am nearing the installation of the toilet suite (Opal Smartflush) and have a question about whether it is recommended to silicone seal the pan to the wall tiles??

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I thought a bead of silicone right around the back of the pan to seal it to the wall would eliminate the chance of water getting down under the pan if the cistern were to spring a leak for whatever reason down the track.

What do you think?

Cheers

[juan]

Has anyone used the protective coating that can be purchased to seal / waterproof glass to supposedly keep the screen easier to clean?

http://www.enduroshield.com/products...for-glass.html

The demo bottles they have in agents showrooms looks very promising but what is it like in practical situation?

Cheers

[Dirty Doogie]

Hi Juan, Is the bathroom finished YET?

I've been sick so havent been checking in much.

Doog