Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Bathroom Reno... what can be done yourself 3Oct 24, 2007 11:38 am Hi cfham, we have renovated a few houses and renovated our ensuite by ourselves in our last house. The builder quoted over $14K for 3m x 3.5m space!!!! and we did it for under $7K. That is with subcontracting out the plumbing and tiling work too. Hubby did the plastering and waterproofing & painting we had the wall mounted vanity custom made and we installed that to. We had Stegbar install the shower screen and mirror.
I thought that most mixers require flaring and welding of the copper tube during installation. Unless you can get one that has the screw ends. Get a quote and see how much it is to do by a plumber and weigh up your options. It might not be worth the worry of doing it yourself. In regards to the mirror. Is it glued onto the wall? Could be difficult or should i say messy getting it off without damaging the plaster. If it's an old fashioned home, you can get a gilt framed mirror and attach it onto the wall to hide any damage. (Did that in my first reno). I've also seen on one of those TV reno shows that you can run a length of wire between the wall and the mirror to remove it from the wall...starting at the top and pulling the wire down slowly to cut through any adhesive holding it to the wall. But be gentle... otherwise 7 yrs bad luck.... Good Luck! The DIY project can be broken into two major steps. Planning and Design and Construction. Both of these steps are as important as one another to ensure you give… 0 5175 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 10378 I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15284 |