Hi
I'm about to have my bathroom replaced and hope to get a little advice here please
I've found a plumber who will do the basic like for like replacement but to save cost I need to do everything else - trouble is I've done some research but I'm not quite sure what the everything else is and which order I should do it, oh and what bits (other than the suite and tiles) I need to buy.
This is how I'm planning to do it..... - would appreciate comments on any/all including which to do first anything I've missed and what stuff I need to have for each job.
1) Take off existing tiles - how?
2) get plumber to take out all fittings - and set shower pipes into wall???
3) plaster walls (is this something I can do myself of do I need to find a plasterer) - oh and how long after plastered do I need to wait before tiling
4) lay marine ply on the floor - should this go all the way under the bath area?
5) get plumber to put in new bath
6) seal floor tiles - 2 coats
7) tile floor - do I lay tiles out of the door and how do I finish edges to skirting?
8.) grout floor
9) pva walls
10) l-profile bead for bath (with bath full) - how long should I wait before draining bath?
11) tile walls
12) grout walls
13) get plumber to install basin and toilet
14) silicon sealant around bath and basin
15) fix shower screen
16) fit rollerblind to window
17) smile and have a beer - OK several
I know this is going to take a lot of reading and answering but I only found out about the l-profile bead today by doing a search on this forum so I'm wondering if there are any other little bits I need or jobs I have missed...... I really don't want to get this wrong......
Thanks for any advice.
I'm about to have my bathroom replaced and hope to get a little advice here please
I've found a plumber who will do the basic like for like replacement but to save cost I need to do everything else - trouble is I've done some research but I'm not quite sure what the everything else is and which order I should do it, oh and what bits (other than the suite and tiles) I need to buy.
This is how I'm planning to do it..... - would appreciate comments on any/all including which to do first anything I've missed and what stuff I need to have for each job.
1) Take off existing tiles - how?
2) get plumber to take out all fittings - and set shower pipes into wall???
3) plaster walls (is this something I can do myself of do I need to find a plasterer) - oh and how long after plastered do I need to wait before tiling
4) lay marine ply on the floor - should this go all the way under the bath area?
5) get plumber to put in new bath
6) seal floor tiles - 2 coats
7) tile floor - do I lay tiles out of the door and how do I finish edges to skirting?
8.) grout floor
9) pva walls
10) l-profile bead for bath (with bath full) - how long should I wait before draining bath?
11) tile walls
12) grout walls
13) get plumber to install basin and toilet
14) silicon sealant around bath and basin
15) fix shower screen
16) fit rollerblind to window
17) smile and have a beer - OK several
I know this is going to take a lot of reading and answering but I only found out about the l-profile bead today by doing a search on this forum so I'm wondering if there are any other little bits I need or jobs I have missed...... I really don't want to get this wrong......
Thanks for any advice.