Bathroom March/April 2009

[Colour Republic]

Ok TF, I thought I'd share with you the job i'm on at the moment and keep you updated as the job develops

These are the before photos

Kids don't you just love 'em

Can you see the big curve in the wall between sink and toilet, The picture doesn't show just how out it is

What is going on with that boxing! The soil pipe takes 4 x 90 degree bends over just half a meter! before it enters the stack

Again you can't tell in the picture but there is an 8" step into the shower!

Before shower valve shot

Before rad shot

On a side note i'm going to try and list the materials used as I go along. In the kitchen i've just finished I found a perfect tile to match the colour of the units and becuase I fit those kitchens all the time I thought it would be handy to start taking notes of materials used and where I got them from. That way when I show a new customer my work I can fit the same if they wish... Also looking through the albums of members here it would be nice to build up a catalogue of the tiles you used so it is easier to find them if another member whats to use them, what do you think?

 

[Colour Republic]

This is at the end of week one just before I jointed the plasterboard and skimmed around the door

Dot and dabbed walls and new reveals (Old bath left in as only bathroom in the property)

Dot and dabbed walls, and floor screeded with Mapei Fibreplan, I managed to save the UFH that was already installed - customer very happy!

Dot and dab and wall that is going to be skimmed

Dot and dab, new reveals

OMG:yikes: What the hell is going on with that stud work!!! the old plasterboard was only screwed and touching the added 4"x2", the wall isn't at a 90 degree angle but surely they could have done better...I'll change that tomorrow me thinks!

Tune in tomorrow for an update:lol:

 

[doug boardley]

I must say CR you work very cleanly

 

[hillhead]

good work cr

 

[Prem Tiler]

lol @ bath toys. Ive got nearly all those but we dont keep them in the bathroom. PMSL!!!

I hate you CR i'm away for two weeks so wont see the update pics. 🙁

 

[Colour Republic]

lol @ bath toys. Ive got nearly all those but we dont keep them in the bathroom. PMSL!!!

I hate you CR i'm away for two weeks so wont see the update pics. 🙁

I hope that means you have kids!

don't worry i'm a slow worker, this could take months:lol:

 

[Rad2474]

Very nice wd.

 

[david campbell]

your getting there mate! wont be long till it's finished,i'm also quite impressed how tidy it is or have you gave it the once over before yaking pics?

 

[Colour Republic]

your getting there mate! wont be long till it's finished,i'm also quite impressed how tidy it is or have you gave it the once over before yaking pics?

No I have my labourer with me to tidy up the mess as I go, I even wipe my mastic on his t-shirt when he's not looking so i'm not covered in it:lol:

 

[mikethetile]

very nice work mate

it a good idea keeping a schedule for every job, i should incorporate that

i now do a spreadsheet for every job so i can compare my estimated against my actual, it wouldnt be a lot more work to list the names etc of materials and a list of the suppliers

very clean tidy work

 

[chris.tiling]

Looks good - and as others have said - very clean and tidy.

 

[macten]

Love these kind of posts.
I'd personally get rid of the 2 plastic push fit elbows on the shower feed and put proper connections in.

 

[Colour Republic]

DOH!!! I forgot the camera today but I promise i'll remember tomorrow, but today I got the new bath in, re-sited where the soil pipe exits the room (so no more crazy angles for anybodys business to navigate), sorted out the stud work, sanded down my tape and jointing and primed all walls for decoration, Took out the old shover valve and fitted the new Hudson Reed shower valve and not a push fit in sight!, no sir!, end feed for me:smilewinkgrin:

Love these kind of posts.
I'd personally get rid of the 2 plastic push fit elbows on the shower feed and put proper connections in.

 

[Colour Republic]

Ok update for you boys and girls... The floor has taken a battering from the tape and jointing, sanding down and decoration... so maybe those compliments about my tidiness where unfounded!!!!!!


Ok so since the last photos here's what's been happening...

Tape and jointed whole room - using 12.5mm Gyproc plaster board, Gyproc Fibre tape and Gyproc Easifill jointing compound

Decorated walls - Applied 1 x primer coat of Glidens Emulsion (not vinyl) watered down, then 2 further coats of Dulux Trade 'Snowman' Vinyl matt. If anybody's interested please note, Dulux Trade paint is far superior to Dulux retail (B&Q, Homebase, Focus etc. etc.) it has a higher percentage of pigment and binder.

Installed Shower Tray - Pre-installed shower tray, then removed to tank, NOTE: No 8" step in to shower tray like last bathroom fitters!!!!

Tanked Shower - Using BAL WP1 kit, applied BAL Primer APD (neat), jointed with supplied mesh (and gyproc fibre tape, just 'cos... well... just 'cos I did!) and WP1 coating, then applied WP1 coating to whole area with a trowel, I know you can use a brush as well but I wanted a decent thick coat (1.5mm) and in any case I enjoy it and i'm pretty handy with a trowel :bighead:

NOTE TO SELF: Make sure you have a cheap trowel in the van or you'll end up using your Marshall Town and forget to clean it before the coating goes off :mad2:

Primed walls - BAL Primer APD (neat)

Jointed with BAL mesh and WP1

Applying BAL WP1

Install Shower Tray - I would normally install the shower tray on a thin bead of sand and cement (5:1 dry mix) with a latex additive to stop it cracking but I noticed I had some Mapei Fibreplan left over and it has the same properties if not better, so right or wrong I knocked up a stiff mix of the gear and bedded the shower tray onto it.

For any newbie's out there, with a shower tray remember to peel off the protective plastic to all sides that butt up to a wall, so when you come to Silicon you know it is sticking to the tray and not a bit of plastic that you are no longer able to remove

 

[Colour Republic]

Tank Bath Area - I had enough WP1 left over to also tank around the bath, this time I used a brush because I was running low so a thin coat is better than no coat!

I did the area down the side of the bath as this is always hot spot for water abuse

Day Finished

I didn't even see one of my guys (Ren) do this as I took the picture, Do you think he wants to go home?

 

[mikethetile]

looking nice cr

 

[mikethetile]

forgot to mention you cant see the strings in the last pic

he looks almost human

 

[Colour Republic]

he looks almost human

I can confirm: he's not.

 

[Fred]

Nice to see a step by step photograph update. Looks good mate..........

 

[python]

looking good there mate. think your mate needs a pint. :8: or he has had one already?:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Colour Republic]

ok no more updates today as wait for it... The wrong tiles turned up! I went and picked them up this morning thinking great 'I can crack on today', do all my setting out, get the cutter set up, sponge, bucket of water, spacers, Addy, trowel in hand... open up first box ARRGHHHHHH!!!

I'm not a very happy bunny to say the least

 

[python]

thats not good mate,

 

[LM Ceramics]

looking very good so far mate ive got my first bathroom install next week

 

[doug boardley]

could you not talk customer into a "feature wall" with te wrong tiles (assuming they're the same size)? Who was responsible for tile order mate?

 

[Colour Republic]

The tiles are the same, just not the right colour (cream not white) I did ring the customer and joking tell her that I thought a cream tile would look much better:lol:

There is no way it's my fault I plonked the sample down on the counter when I ordered them, my receipt says White, the shops purchase order to the distributor says White(alledgedly!) but the delivery note says cream.

You should have heard the scream I let out when I found out... In fact if you live within a 20 mile radius you did, about 10:30am??? Ring any bells

 

[Colour Republic]

Ok an update for the bathroom from hell

here is a quick out line of the just SOME of the problems i've had

1) company I ordered the suite from went under before i took delivery, so had to reorder through another supplier - 3 days delay

2) The wrong colour tiles turned up, so had to reorder - 3 day delay

3) Wrong size towel rail turned up - 1 day delay becuase I couldn't build boxing behind bath without rad tails

4) Customer didn't like the first wall colour of their choice - 0.5 day delay to repaint

5) Shower enclosure supplied with wrong wall profiles, company where in the process of changing design - 2 day delay

6) New shower enclosure profiles turn up... wrong profiles again!!:mad2: - 2 day delay

7) Tile floor and grout, customer decides she doesn't like grout colour, it take almost 1 day to take up pebble floor (Man does Mapei Ultracolour Plus go off like granite!!!) one stone at a time - 1.5 days delay to take up and relay

So here we are 2 weeks later and a big hole in my pocket and finally all that is left is to grout the floor, change light fittings, change door hinges from brass to chrome, and put the pedestal and toilet back in

 

[Spud]

nice bathroom lovely job

 

[DHTiling]

great looking job...luv the floor..

 

[Colour Republic]

great looking job...luv the floor..

I did until I had to take it up a do it again becuase she didn't like the grout colour

Note to any people that go into tile shops and run your finger over the grout sample with mucky hands... DON'T!!!! because a cream with look grey to the customer and i'll have to rip up more floors!:incazzato:

 

[White Room]

I've got my own mapei grout sample selector, and it's all mine:smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

I just got one toooo...shush they will all want one..:smilewinkgrin: