Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Feb 01, 2007 9:39 pm I am in the middle of completely renovating my bathroom. As I've been taking photos as I have gone along, I thought it might be an idea to open the whole thing up to the forum.
It is by no means a lesson in bathroom renovations; just what I have done. This is my third major renovation, having already done my kitchen and laundry. There are things that I am doing with the bathroom that I learned in the other two. I am not an expert by any means and it should in no way be taken as the 'correct' way to do things. I will update it as I go along and explain what I have done. PLEASE:- Comment, criticize, make suggestions. I can learn from things you say, and perhaps we can all find better ways of doing things, If you want to know where I bought materials from, what I used, or why I have done something, please ask. Moderators, please, if this is not a good idea, please tell me and I will stop. The pics and brief explanations are at: www.flickr.com/photos/clancy_n If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 2Feb 02, 2007 9:31 am This is great Neil; It makes us feel we are a part of your project.
Good luck with it all, it looks to be a big one. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Complete bathroom reno 3Feb 02, 2007 11:05 am Thanks Michelle. I thought it might be an idea that would work, and I'll keep posting pics as long as people are getting something from it. Things are on hold right now until the new shower base arrives and I can work out where to put new floor joists. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 5Feb 02, 2007 1:06 pm norbs Great stuff Neil. Looks like a big job. Thanks norbs. Hopefully we'll all get something from it. I went into it knowing it was going to be a bit of a nightmare. I knew the shower had been leaking from the way the tiles were. But once I got the tiles and cement sheet off, it wasn't quite as bad as I expected. Replacing floor joists isn't such a big job, and at least it will be better than the original was, with all the new materials etc on the market these days. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 6Feb 03, 2007 5:07 pm G/day Neil,I found the whole thing (project,pics,description etc)very interesting and think it is a great idea.Must be a leftover from my childhood ,I just love illustracted stories.Just adds another dimension to the thread in my opinion.Hopefully there will be more such threads coming up.Also had a look at the flickr program after reading your thread and when I'm doing something of interest building wise I might have a go at it.Regards Terry Re: Complete bathroom reno 7Feb 03, 2007 5:54 pm Terry1 G/day Neil,I found the whole thing (project,pics,description etc)very interesting and think it is a great idea.Must be a leftover from my childhood ,I just love illustracted stories.Just adds another dimension to the thread in my opinion.Hopefully there will be more such threads coming up.Also had a look at the flickr program after reading your thread and when I'm doing something of interest building wise I might have a go at it.Regards Terry G'day Terry, I have to admit the idea wasn't totally mine. My son showed me the "Flickr" site as he and his partner and friends use it a lot. It's very easy to use once you get the hang of it and it's a good place to store photos and share them with friends. Then I thought it might be a good idea to document the bathroom reno. One thing led to another and now everyone can look at the progress, make comments, ask questions etc. I started putting in the floor joists today so there will be more pics up later. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals The saga continues. 9Feb 07, 2007 8:28 pm The shower base arrived yesterday so once I could establish where the waste pipe had to go, I installed the last floor joist, laid new floor boards and prepared it all for the shower base to go in. The pics are up
www.flickr.com/photos/clancy_n If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 10Feb 08, 2007 6:04 pm Neil,
It’s looking good. I’ve seen a lot of renos….. BUT yours has to be the cleanest I’ve ever seen! Did you vacuum the wall studs and beams??? I’m impressed. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Complete bathroom reno 11Feb 08, 2007 8:05 pm Michelle Neil, It’s looking good. I’ve seen a lot of renos….. BUT yours has to be the cleanest I’ve ever seen! Did you vacuum the wall studs and beams??? I’m impressed. Hi Michelle, Actually, I did run the vacuum around the studs etc after I'd removed everything that had to come out Tons of spiders webs etc aren't exactly conducive to me feeling safe Not scared of spiders as such but I'd prefer not to share my space with them. But I'm probably a bit of a clean freak anyway. I hate working in a messy situation and often clean up as I'm going along. I'm just waiting now for a mate of mine to turn up and give me a hand lifting the very heavy shower base on to a bed of cement. Then I can get on with putting the rest of the floor down; then replace the ceiling. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 12Feb 08, 2007 8:10 pm Have fun!!
And enjoy a couple of Bourbons when your done…… Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com The saga continues 14Feb 16, 2007 9:01 pm Well, I haven't been idle while I'm waiting to fit the shower base (Tomorrow). I've ripped down the ceiling, added a few roof joists, put in the wiring for the downlights, and installed the ducting and the motor for the extractor fan. The wall opposite the shower has been re-panelled with cement sheet, ready for tiling.
The pics are up on Flickr. There have been a couple of comments in the forum about using cement sheet and the hazards re breathing silica dust. Whilst this is true if you are cutting the cement sheet with a saw or something similar, there is no problem if it is correctly cut with a cement sheet cutter, and/or a suitable mask is used. Cement sheet per se is not the problem, but silica dust is of course hazardous if inhaled. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Complete bathroom reno 15Feb 22, 2007 8:52 pm Where are you Neil????? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Complete bathroom reno 17Feb 22, 2007 9:28 pm Hi Neil, good to see you still around!!!
There seems to be a lot of the old ones missing lately. Wounder what has happed??? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Complete bathroom reno 18Feb 22, 2007 9:30 pm Michelle Hi Neil, good to see you still around!!! There seems to be a lot of the old ones missing lately. Wounder what has happed??? I think everyone just gets busy; I know I have been. There wasn't much happening with the bathroom worth putting up but it all seemed to come together this afternoon so I took some more pics. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Hello It is good to have a planned bathroom reno to suit your budget and design, living for 10 years I think you need a bathtub 4 7911 Bought in Nov 21 at the height of the market (classic). Good area, atrocious floor plan. BUT has land out to the left-hand side that we can extend out on (see second… 0 6701 The only thing to add to these comments is that where possible it's always good to try and work with people than just say "no" because you can. Having someone… 4 13461 |