Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Oct 23, 2015 12:10 pm Hi,
We've had a bathroom renovation completed buy a builder and have some issues. Would like some opinions on what I can do about this before I contact the builder (who is away). Door frame is covered by tiles, which are touching the hinges. The clearances are extremely tight. The door latch scrapes against the tile (we've put green tape on the tile to protect it). The light switches are only cleared by a couple of mm. We need to have it painted also. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwc2yY ... sp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwc2yY ... sp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwc2yY ... sp=sharing Any suggestions would be appreciated. Re: Bathroom renovation issues 2Oct 23, 2015 10:20 pm Hi Fred, what sort of construction is your house, framed or brick? Where abouts are you? For the tiles on those entry walls to be that close to the edge of the frame I'd say the old tiles were left in place and they've simply tiled over the top of them. That is not ideal. It's very hard to say from the pictures but there seem to be some very poorly resolved items in the bathroom. The biggest problem for you is that the most important parts (waterproofing etc) are no longer visable. If there are that many issues that are clearly visible, I'd be concerned with the issues that may not be visible. Some more overall pictures may help. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Bathroom renovation issues 3Nov 04, 2015 10:19 pm Hi Fred, I wonder if you are in Melbourne and had the same builder as I had renovate my ensuite. He had a distinct lack of attention to detail and as a result I am in exactly the same situation as your third point.ie.: "3) They've made the shower too big which has made the bathroom cramped as soon as the shower screen went up. It's on a concrete base which is tiled, and the floor below is also tiled. How big a job is it to make the base smaller? Would everything need to be ripped up and started again? Is removing the screen completely an option? (Unfortunately I bear responsibility for this as I trusted the builder when he said "trust me, a bigger shower would be great")" I have asked the same question of about 3 different tradespeople and they all tell me that the whole base would need to be ripped up and re-done and most likely the whole floor would need to be re-done due to the potential damage to the waterproofing. I suggest you get some professional quotes to have it made smaller and see what the professionals say. Actually my builder quoted to do a walk-in shower, but once he took up the floor said that he couldn't do a walk-in shower because the beams were not strong enough to cut into and so his suggestion was to create the concrete hob base and not make a walk-in shower. (Stupidly) I trusted him. Despite the contract saying a specific width for the shower, a subsequent discussion between the plumber, the builder and I agreed making a smaller shower so that there would be plenty of room for the toilet which is next to the shower. That was during the plumbing rough-in stage. Later that day when I noticed the shower rose was installed not in the agreed position, but in the position implied in the contract, I told the builder that the plumber would need to come back and rectify the error. The builder told me it would be fine, the shower was a good size, that the toilet would fit nicely and that the shower rose did not need to be moved. Of course the plumber plumbed the toilet in for the shower to be the thinner size and once the shower and toilet went in, the toilet was not centred between the shower and the wall. ie. it was clear the shower rose was in the wrong spot. However this was only evident once the walls had been tiled, the toilet installed and shower screen installed. The toilet now sits in a 680mm space (between the wall and the shower) which feels very cramped due to the overwhelming size of the shower in the small ensuite. I am currently getting quotes to make the shower base smaller or make a walk-in shower and as I said, most people are telling me I will need to rip up the whole floor and bottom row of wall tiles around the whole room to rectify the shower base and floor- whether or not I do a walk-in shower or another base. Oh, and my builder: 1. installed the shower channel /grate himself and forgot to add the attachment that takes the water into the shower waste. the outlet sits a little above the waste pipe and could easily get into the concrete base. 2. did not apply primer before the waterproofing on the shower base 3. Put the waterproof on when the concrete shower base was still wet. ie not set and approximately 24 hours later As it stands my shower is not even waterproof and I do not wish to use it as it is upstairs, so I am really left with no choice but to re-do it. Of course there was a whole series of other issues that were similar to your points #1 and #2, but not the same. Good luck with it - I will be interested to know how you go and what professional advice you receive. 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 10049 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 11258 I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6451 |