Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Apr 06, 2011 1:35 am Hi all, First of all I'd just like to say I've been reading a lot of threads on this forum over the past week and I must say the information and community have been both really useful. If anyone has the time to put in their two cents with regard to my renovation your experience and expertise would be greatly appreciated! By way of background, my brother and I have recently bought our first house and are undertaking a renovation of the bathroom. We're planning on stripping the bathroom completely and replacing the shower/bathtub with a walk-in shower (shower panel only), given the bathroom is very very tiny (1.47m x 1.87m). We've managed to get a 2000 tall x 875 frameless panel for supply & install for $500. The main issue we're facing in this renovation is we're not quite sure how the tile slope / drainage of a walk-in shower should work in our bathroom. Below are diagrams of the proposed layouts we're considering: http://img854.imageshack.us/f/bathrooms.jpg (if you click on the image a bigger version will appear) I've had a chat to a friend who's suggested the 3rd diagram posted is the only real option if we are to drain effectively, but I can't seem to understand why the first 2 layouts I've put together won't work. Obviously if we have to move the drain, the less we have to move it the better. Plus the less sloping would also be more desirable. I've read that roughly 6mm of slope towards the drain is required for every 300mm of tile. Has anyone got any thoughts on all this? I also had a few further questions regarding cost and how things will practically be done. I know walk-in showers / wetrooms are not at all cheap, so we'd like to know what a reasonable budget would be. * Plumbing - pipes: how much would it cost for the plumber to move the shower drain 1m? At present, the drain is underneath the showerhead. Subfloor is concrete. * Plumbing - trench drain: is it highly likely the plumber will be able to cut far enough into the concrete to accommodate the larger strip drain? or will the floor somehow need to be raised? * Waterproofing: how much will it cost to waterproof the floor and and two adjacent walls, roughly 5 to 6sqm at most? * Shower panel: if a slope is created, is it easy for the shower panel installer to use some kind of joint so the shower panel can sit flat and perfectly upright, given the slope? I know there are a lot of questions here, but any help, opinions or comments would be greatly appreciated Thanks in advance Re: Bathroom renovation - walk in shower 2Apr 06, 2011 4:39 pm The first two are fine as long as you have a waste on the floor near the vanity to drain that area. You can use a trench drain acorss the room aunder the panle to drain the whole area. Cheers Re: Bathroom renovation - walk in shower 4Apr 06, 2011 6:06 pm +1 for1 I am having wis my main concern is your screen long enough, mine wil be 1200 and i hope water stays in shower area Electrical just got back to me and said the most they can provide is a single power point on the Bedroom 1 side of that wall. After handover, your towel rail installer… 2 3929 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10088 This is a very tight fit, I'm not sure if you'll be able to achieve what you've described. Would you consider accessing the separate toilet from the laundry? If so maybe… 1 11503 |