Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Oct 18, 2010 6:17 pm Hello We are renovating our ensuite. We are on one pay at the moment, so were considering doing the demolition ourselves. But I just had a tiler here giving me a quote and he said we will do damage if we do it ourselves. So I suppose I'm looking for any advice you have on lifting bathroom tiles, any learnings you've had, what tools you used (we are renovation virgins). Should we do this ourselves, or leave it to the professionals??? Also while I have your attention, the current vanity and mirror we have is 1800mm (full length of wall). We have bought a 1200mm vanity and 1200mm mirror. The plumber and tiler both agreed that an 1800mm mirror would look waaaay better. Now I'm wondering if I have made a mistake. What do you think?? Re: Bathroom tiling demolition 2Oct 19, 2010 6:39 am Technonana Hello We are renovating our ensuite. We are on one pay at the moment, so were considering doing the demolition ourselves. But I just had a tiler here giving me a quote and he said we will do damage if we do it ourselves. So I suppose I'm looking for any advice you have on lifting bathroom tiles, any learnings you've had, what tools you used (we are renovation virgins). Should we do this ourselves, or leave it to the professionals??? Also while I have your attention, the current vanity and mirror we have is 1800mm (full length of wall). We have bought a 1200mm vanity and 1200mm mirror. The plumber and tiler both agreed that an 1800mm mirror would look waaaay better. Now I'm wondering if I have made a mistake. What do you think?? If the vanity is in the middle it might look ok. But if the vanity is going against a wall then having a mirror extend 600m beyond the end would look silly. Re: Bathroom tiling demolition 3Oct 19, 2010 11:30 am Hi, The tiler is probably saying that you might go deeper than he wants when lifting tile and adhesive off the floor. With walls, it is hell to tile on them if the surface is uneven, and he probably wants to avoid that. Just make it plain that you are on a strict budget, and if he wants the job, to tell you exactly what he is talking about, and how to avoid it. Cheers Re: Bathroom tiling demolition 4Oct 31, 2010 12:17 pm OK I have started the demolition. The shower recess is stripped of tiles and the walls are off. I need to clarify something. What type of wall do you use - Villaboard or Blueboard? Most advice i get is to use Villaboard because it's most resistant to moisture. Any ideas? Also, I have come across some nasty wood rot near the window frame [see attached pics]. It definitely needs replacing. Had anybody had any experience with the steps needed to remove the affected wood? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Bathroom tiling demolition 5Oct 31, 2010 12:32 pm Technonana OK I have started the demolition. The shower recess is stripped of tiles and the walls are off. I need to clarify something. What type of wall do you use - Villaboard or Blueboard? Most advice i get is to use Villaboard because it's most resistant to moisture. Any ideas? Also, I have come across some nasty wood rot near the window frame [see attached pics]. It definitely needs replacing. Had anybody had any experience with the steps needed to remove the affected wood? Yes you can use a reciprocating saw to remove sections of the wood/wall. villaboard is what I would use since you have removed everything you have to apply a waterproof membrane where the tiles would go. We had this happen to us last year and got charged a variation. Try and give away as much as you can that is usable to charity otherwise if you are in Sydney I have a… 1 4477 We've had the offer of a short term tenant whilst waiting for CDC/DA home approval and demolition for our knock down rebuild. It would achieve a pretty low rent as it's… 0 13744 Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7524 |