I may as well start a new project thread here, already asked a couple of questions relating to the new bath we got, but I can see a few more queries popping up!
I decided last month to get a shower to attach to the bath taps. We ordered the new bath, new mixer tap and basin taps. The idea at first was to tile around the bath, but we then thought doing the whole room would look better. After we bought more tiles for the walls we thought about doing the floor as well. Another trip was made to the tile wholesaler. What did we decide a few days later? Lets tile the side of the bath too, so off we went again for the 4th time in a week to buy more tiles.
Fitting the bath was a pain in the rear, the waste trap kept leaking, but I think it's now sorted as it hasn't let any water out since I refitted it last night (touch wood).
The tiles are going on a treat. They are quite large @ 30x45cm and we have staggered them and I think they look great. Just taking our time with them and trying to be as accurate as possible. I've tiled up to the ceiling now and just starting on the row around the bath, but the side of the bath is becoming a bit of a headache.
I realise I will need to build a timber frame which is simple enough, but I'm not sure what to do with the end of the bath as it's approx 9" shorter than the width of the room. The previous bath had this area boxed in, and where the tiles met the rounded corner of the bath the builder had filled the hole with silicone. I always thought this looked untidy so I want to avoid it. I thought about cutting the lip at the rear of the bath so that I could make a panel that would go "through" the bath right up to the wall?
I'm not sure how else to explain and hope it makes sense!
Can anyone offer some advice from previous experience? All help and suggestions appreciated.
So far I'm well chuffed with myself considering I'm pretty much a diy novice, I'll post up some photos when it's done.
I decided last month to get a shower to attach to the bath taps. We ordered the new bath, new mixer tap and basin taps. The idea at first was to tile around the bath, but we then thought doing the whole room would look better. After we bought more tiles for the walls we thought about doing the floor as well. Another trip was made to the tile wholesaler. What did we decide a few days later? Lets tile the side of the bath too, so off we went again for the 4th time in a week to buy more tiles.
Fitting the bath was a pain in the rear, the waste trap kept leaking, but I think it's now sorted as it hasn't let any water out since I refitted it last night (touch wood).
The tiles are going on a treat. They are quite large @ 30x45cm and we have staggered them and I think they look great. Just taking our time with them and trying to be as accurate as possible. I've tiled up to the ceiling now and just starting on the row around the bath, but the side of the bath is becoming a bit of a headache.
I realise I will need to build a timber frame which is simple enough, but I'm not sure what to do with the end of the bath as it's approx 9" shorter than the width of the room. The previous bath had this area boxed in, and where the tiles met the rounded corner of the bath the builder had filled the hole with silicone. I always thought this looked untidy so I want to avoid it. I thought about cutting the lip at the rear of the bath so that I could make a panel that would go "through" the bath right up to the wall?
I'm not sure how else to explain and hope it makes sense!
Can anyone offer some advice from previous experience? All help and suggestions appreciated.
So far I'm well chuffed with myself considering I'm pretty much a diy novice, I'll post up some photos when it's done.