Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Sep 08, 2008 10:54 am We’re considering having our ensuite modified somewhat, but we have no idea how much it’ll cost to do it or if it’s even possible the way we want it.
See…ok, right now, as I’ve already said, you come in the door and swivel right and you’re facing the shower which goes along the entire right wall of the ensuite. I like that it’s really big, but we don’t need it THAT big when it means absolutely NO other space for towel rails or our little stand with pretty bathroom ornaments on it, or our digital scales and stuff. So what we’re wanting to do is this – when you walk in, on the right, instead of the shower screen going all the way across to the wall, it would stop about 2/3 down (so it’d still be an extra large shower, which I don’t want to lose. I do want a big shower) and then have a diagonal wall (of the screen) which would be the door, and then it’d go straight across parallel to the wall (still the shower screen). So…not only could we then actually open the shower door without having to completely close the main door, but we’d have a section of space next to the shower just for our towel rails and also our scale and whatever. The issues however are… 1. The showerhead and taps are on the wall nearest to the door, which is the end we want removed. We’d have to have them moved to the other end of the shower (the end nearest the vanity), and I’m not sure if that’s even possible. 2. We’d probably need re-tiling of the area where the shower was, because right now the shower is all tiled, and the rest of the bathroom isn’t. It’s painted and partially tiled. 3. The shower screen itself. I’m not sure how much this would cost or if they manufacture the shape we’d want (with the diagonal door) or if it’d have to be specially made. We also want glass shelves built into the shower, but that’s an after thought and cheap. We also want a mixer tape put in the shower, which we’d do when they moved the taps and showerhead over to the other end of the shower cubicle. Does this sound possible? How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 3Sep 08, 2008 4:56 pm Ok, here is a pic. Sorry if it's really small or blurred...
We basically just want the shower enclosure shortened to give us more room, but in doing this, we'd need the plumbing moved to the other end of the shower and re-tiling done, etc. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 4Sep 08, 2008 4:58 pm Also, in the pics I drew there is more room than in real life. I made the vanity too long and in real life, the shower door in pic 1 cannot open unless the main door is completely closed. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 6Sep 09, 2008 11:35 am Oh, that’d be so good if we could do it.
I got a really vague quote (without them coming to look and probably not 100% understanding what I want, as it is a bit hard to understand) from a builder who said it’d be around $3,500 but that depends on how much re-tiling has to be done and if we’d want the floor re-tiled too and stuff. They made no mention of any issues with moving the showerhead and taps from one end to the other, re plumbing problems. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 7Sep 10, 2008 12:03 am Yeah, that layout is doable. Just be aware that he may not be re waterproofing the floors and wall with that price, and while its not a requirement, its handy to have. It can be really difficult to waterproof properly when you don't remove all the floor tiles. Built with Bentley homes in Doreen All moved in Dec 2009 Now for the garden! Our stuff so far viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16532 Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 8Sep 10, 2008 12:08 pm I’ve actually had second thoughts based on another look at the ensuite yesterday. There’s not enough room to put in the diagonal door thing…in my mind and thus in the drawing, the shower was bigger than it actually is. It’s still big, but in order to have any sort of space at the end that would be created by shortening the shower, the shower would have to be shortened by at least half, and that would leave a small shower. Standard size or perhaps even smaller, and I still want a slightly larger than normal shower if possible.
So now I’m thinking of just shortening it by almost half (so we’d still have a luxurious sized normal shower), having the shower screen going along as it does now, parallel to the wall, and then having a sliding door going across the other direction, parallel to the wall with the door on it. So it’d still be sort of awkward, cause when you step out, you’d be walking straight into the wall, but…meh. Lol Maybe the ensuite’s just too small to do anything with. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 9Sep 10, 2008 12:44 pm If you are going to retile, you may find that it is better to remove the whole lot and start again. It sounds scary, but there are a few advantages. You can ensure that the room is properly waterproofed, the tiles match all the way through, and that you are not trying to work around existing fixtures etc.
Tiling is not hard, but like all things, you do need to think before you start, talk to people, measure and remeasure. Its also all in the preparation. I would price a complete reno, then price it for materials and trades only. By that I mean sparkie and plumber. Friends of mine did their won, it cost them about $2k for a fair sized bathroom, inc new cabinets, shower screens and tapware. Adrian B Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 11Sep 10, 2008 1:08 pm Oh my god, really? Only $2k for a whole bathroom!?!? This bathroom is so small, I tell you. It is SMALL SMALL SMALL. I don’t see how a whole new bathroom could cost $2k when I was quoted (without them looking at it, but still) $3.5k for just the shower enclosure changes!!
There’s nothing wrong with the bathrooms in terms of quality of vanity and shower and toilet and stuff…it’s more just the size of the ensuite and the lack of floor and wall space in both bathrooms…and I would ideally like them to be more sophisticated in terms of colour scheme. Right now the walls are painted a really pale pinky/white, the wall tiles are pink with sort of patterns on them, and the floor tiles are pale pink. The vanity, bath and toilet are white. The shower screens are clear glass stuff, possibly slightly tinted. What I want (and for the kitchen as well, as it’s got the same colour scheme) is still white vanity, bath and toilet, and still glass shower screens, but I want new tiles in a creamy beige and VERY shiny with swirls of marble type sandstone stuff…and for the walls, the same but with a bit of a trim around the room (and also feature shower tiles too, like the pebble-look ones), and then for the vanity tops I’d want a darker swirly marble sort of brown…*drool* Or maybe black in the kitchen, with swirls of faint white. (and also in the kitchen a sort of champagne splashback shiny tile…or glass!) *more drool* How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 12Oct 18, 2009 7:17 pm Hey Grace, did you end up doing your ensuite? I haven't been around lately to find out! We're going to embark on our bathroom reno soon and I anticipate it costing about 2.5k with a builder friend and his tiler mate helping. Re: Reno to Ensuite…is it possible? 13Nov 04, 2009 4:29 pm Nah, it's too small to really do that much and it's not worth the cost (to me). We'll have it repainted though. Maybe one day do something with the tiles. Maybe. They're not bad at all now, just not my ideal. How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! yes it is possible but watch for noise transmission, decouple as best you can. Maybe wider top and bottom plates with 70mm studs to allow the cabinet to be recessed fully 1 6636 You can wash over existing pavers with 10% solution of water and hydrochloric acid, then wash off. The acid will provide for required bond key with new concrete. 1 36960 0 9806 |