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Well, yes, you'd think so wouldn't you? The inataller (!) originally used ordinary plasterboard around the bath - including the area for the shower. He tiled over that (with the results shown on page 1 of this thread) and was told to rip it all out and go back to the studwork and re-board...

Managed to look on Monday to see if the bath was supported on the wall sides & ends with a batten. Guess what? No batten - only a whole heap of silicone (gonna be fun getting the bath out if required methinks) XRD

Turns out that the quadrant beading is required to cover a gap at the tap and foot ends of the bath which gets wider as you move from one side of the bath to the other (walls aren't square to each other). The diagram below explains. XRD

Certainly worth thinking about that's for sure. Given that the walls are now tiled to a good standard, we just need a company to come in and fit the bath, basin & wc properly, including the worktop, bath panel, plinth and shower screen and then silicone around the bath and basin. XRD

err... Apparently this was not his first job. Lord alone knows what his first job was like if the does this after he's had some experience! BiR - Thanks! XRD

UPDATE ... Well nothing has been done on the job since last Monday (6th). The bath is plumbed in but pipework is leaking somewhere (this done by a 'plumber'). The shower is connected up but unable to be used because of a lack of sealant around the bath and ... ... the fact that the shower...

Hmmm.. I haven't checked that there is a batten there to support the edge. Knowing the installer and his competence - probably not! Dave

Yep - like I said in post #17 of his thread: XRD

Hi, I think the problem is a long run of pipework. The house used to have a DHW cylinder upstairs (boiler is downstairs). Boiler was replaced some time ago with a combi and the DHW cylinder was removed. I think the spanner that did the job couldn't be arsed with re-piping the hot water feed...

For the fun of it? You don't have to vote if you don't want to! Don't get the reference. Hahaha - that's a good one! If he's reading this thread, he ought to go and stand in the corner and hang his head in shame! My 7 y.o. grandson could probably do a better job once he'd been shown how to...

Yes ... but I'm asking about a job done by a professional (at least I guess that he counts as a professional as he is a Wickes Accredited Installer and it is his job). Seems that the only qualifications needed to be accredited seem to be (a) two arms (check), (b) two legs (check), (c) breathing...

No, quite! The guys that did the tiling 2nd time around are coming bak to finish the job off. They aren't just tilers but they install bathrooms. It makes sense to dog-leg the pipe at the foot end of the bath and again at the tap end to avoid the legs and get rid of those timber baulks at...

No, ALL of the first lot of tiles were removed, the platserboard (which the installer fitted after removing the original tiles) was removed, the walls were reboarded (and around the shower with the 12mm waterproof plasterboard), and re-tiled. The tilers who re-did the bathroom did an excellent...

So it isn't just me then?! XRD ;)

err... Okay. That's what we were quoted. How much do you think it should have cost (ball-park figure is okay). She was having floor fully re-tiled, all walls re-tiled (full height) and ceiling re-plastered. A new basin, taps & vanity unit, small (slim) unit in front of the soil pipe, new wc...

... last few ... With these last 2 - notice the hole in the new tiling above and to the left of the shower? This was after the initial tiling had been ripped out and two professional tilers engaged to re-tile the bathroom. They did a superb job by the way. The installer initially placed...

... and there's more ... ... and a final few in post #3 ...

My daughter is having her bathroom re-tiled and a new bathroom suite installed. She is paying Wickes just short of £10k. Job was due to take 4-5 days (bathroom is around 1750 x 2100 mm). Today, Tuesday 7th March, is Day 2 of WEEK FIVE! Bathroom has been re-tiled once. On Day 4 of the job...

Hi, Thanks for those figures - can't see how they help however. Combi pre-heat is ON. As soon as you turn the hot tap on, you can hear the boiler firing up straight away. Wait a min, then the water starts to run hot. Lord knows how much wasted energy and wasted water is involved - and this...

UPDATE: With the kitchen tap on full, it is taking a minute for the water to run warm from the tap and over a minute until hot. This seems too long? XRD