Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 21Mar 10, 2011 6:59 pm Thanks, Matt ... 12 x 7 !!!! Well, that's already larger (by 25%) than our "very large" future pergola! And we were worried it would be too big ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 22Mar 15, 2011 10:08 pm OK so it is time for the next update: LAUNDRY. So the original laundry was fairly simple ... it consisted of some taps, a trough and a broom cupboard from 1967. "twas nice" ... it did not really suit the house though! Here is what we started with: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and the special cupboard: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ In my mind this was the plan: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and for anyone like my wife who cannot read plans (or visualise) a drawing here is the 3d version Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ With the plan signed off we began. First the removal of everything: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Up with the tiles: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ In with the tile underlay and the new plumbing (new waste and taps for trough and washing machine: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Down with the first layer of waterproofing: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ...and the second layer of waterproofing and plaster patch up done: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ First lot of tiles down (600x300 porcelain): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Skirting tiles in: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Electrician been in: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Grout done: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Time to remove the yellow of yesteryear for a much crisper white (ish) finish: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Now we wait for the cabinets.... ... ...Cabinets in and remainder of tiling done: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and finished: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We have achieved a hidden look with maximum storage. Storage is good when your wife goes to costco! Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 23Mar 15, 2011 10:15 pm Lex Thanks, Matt ... 12 x 7 !!!! Well, that's already larger (by 25%) than our "very large" future pergola! And we were worried it would be too big ... We are adding a further triangle of 20 metres long 3 metres wide down to 500mm wide as the extension too It should be around 115 square meters undercover when we are done. Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 24Mar 16, 2011 6:30 am Matt, the laundry is now amazing!!! Was that a DIY job!?! Did you/"they" put any levelling under the tiles? The tiles are absolutely amazing! How was that super levelness achieved when just on particleboard?? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 25Mar 16, 2011 7:55 am Mmmmm - I like your style! Isn't it fun pulling everything out of a room, stripping it back to basics and then rebuilding? You've done a great job. You have great vision. For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 27Mar 16, 2011 9:43 am Its been a good unit d@n. We bought this about 6 years ago and it has never let us down. We though we had an issue a few weeks back but it turned out that the waste hose has to point upwards to work properly. Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 28Mar 16, 2011 10:15 am Just noticed ... is that a magnetic door stopper? If yes, how does it look on the wall side? I mean, how does one attach it onto tiles - especially when the skirting tile is some 20 cm high !!! I suppose there are only 2 options - either drill thru the tile or attach it above the tile - however high it might be and however weird that may look My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 29Mar 16, 2011 7:48 pm Lex :shock: Matt, the laundry is now amazing!!! Was that a DIY job!?! Did you/"they" put any levelling under the tiles? The tiles are absolutely amazing! How was that super levelness achieved when just on particleboard?? Some of both: Qualified trades for the jobs like plumbing / waterproofing / electrician but the rest is me! The floor was level before we laid the underlay (not so square though )which made the tiling job very easy. Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 30Mar 16, 2011 8:01 pm Lex Just noticed ... is that a magnetic door stopper? If yes, how does it look on the wall side? I mean, how does one attach it onto tiles - especially when the skirting tile is some 20 cm high !!! I suppose there are only 2 options - either drill thru the tile or attach it above the tile - however high it might be and however weird that may look It sure is! I love them... When it was time for the install I decided against drilling into the tile after killing 3 drill bits on other tiles throughout the house. (drilling porcelain is hard work!) I took the easy way out but I think it still looks OK I think. This is the door open: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and close up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and with the door closed: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Personally I don't notice it but others might ... It is close enough to the floor to not stand out. .... Which room next??? Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 31Mar 16, 2011 8:05 pm Mclaren Mmmmm - I like your style! Isn't it fun pulling everything out of a room, stripping it back to basics and then rebuilding? You've done a great job. You have great vision. Thank you! It is a great feeling ... I love seeing whats in my head become a reality Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 32Mar 16, 2011 8:58 pm Thanks, Matt. Looks awesome! Ummmh, sorry I didn't notice it was underlay on the earlier picture and didn't read it properly (too keen to look!!! ) Now, I really need to get a few mag stops ... can't stand doors slamming at will My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 33Mar 16, 2011 9:12 pm Your laundry looks fantastic Matt. What a difference you've made! You must be loving the amount of storage you have now. Well done! Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 34Mar 18, 2011 10:46 am mattwalker Lex Just noticed ... is that a magnetic door stopper? If yes, how does it look on the wall side? I mean, how does one attach it onto tiles - especially when the skirting tile is some 20 cm high !!! I suppose there are only 2 options - either drill thru the tile or attach it above the tile - however high it might be and however weird that may look It sure is! I love them... When it was time for the install I decided against drilling into the tile after killing 3 drill bits on other tiles throughout the house. (drilling porcelain is hard work!) I took the easy way out but I think it still looks OK I think. This is the door open: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and close up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and with the door closed: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Personally I don't notice it but others might ... It is close enough to the floor to not stand out. .... Which room next??? I reckon a bathroom!! mabye? Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 35Mar 19, 2011 11:45 pm wow matt his looks divine.... drool. can i ask what width dimensions you have there? i am thinking of exactly the same type of set up but in a cupboard/hallway with bifold doors. I would love to fit a washing machine, plus three cupboards like this but im not sure if i can squeeze enough space out of the area.... Emily Us.... Me:35 Mike:40 Maddie:3 Abby:1 I've got a thread!: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=45435 Progress: Town Planning Application Submitted Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 36Mar 21, 2011 8:27 am Hi smemily, Of course you can! The bench top is 1232 wide, the washing machine space is 660mm wide and the broom closet is 620mm wide. We had the cabinets made to the same height as the broom closet (2385 high) and we are still playing with the idea of inserting a bulk head across the top for the "built in" look. Hope that helps! Cheers, Matt Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 37Mar 27, 2011 1:49 pm mattwalker Hi smemily, Of course you can! The bench top is 1232 wide, the washing machine space is 660mm wide and the broom closet is 620mm wide. Thanks Matt - so your whole width is 2.54m, yep definitely helps coz i've allowed 3m so far - oooh im excited now Emily Us.... Me:35 Mike:40 Maddie:3 Abby:1 I've got a thread!: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=45435 Progress: Town Planning Application Submitted Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 39Apr 26, 2011 4:04 pm OK - apologies for the delay - now for the main bathroom (downstairs) from start to finish. The plan here was to use the existing layout (as it suited the room) and rip out all the accessories. First here is a reminder of what we had to begin with: Which room is it? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The "Mini" bath: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The mould that would not budge: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ...and the joins that didn't join: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and finally the old cabinet in the wall behind the mirror trick: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ---- Firstly we had to choose the tiles. We decided on porcelain 600x300 tile: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Then once the decision had been made it was time to start the strip out: DAY 1 Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Where the cabinet goes: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The shower stall: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The old mirror off the wall - no bad luck here! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 2 Time to get the bath in place and the new plumbing in: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 3 Day 3 was all about the shower base, putting down a tile underlay and getting the first layer of waterproofing down: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 4 ...was to get the remaining walls up and the last 2 layers of waterproofing down: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and we also got to take the taps and spouts out to play with! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 5 Was the first tiling day and now it was time to start to see the choices coming together: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There is always a concern when laying a new floor up against an old floor that there could be a major height difference. In our case we were lucky that the difference ended up being around 3mm so no stubbed toes there!! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 6 The tiles were almost complete on day 6: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and the shower base in: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 7 Today was grouting: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 8 And today we got to fit off the frame less shower screen and all the accessories: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and with a bit of a clean up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ .... a little trim of the (temporary) blind to fit in the new space: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 9 The cabinet and mirror arrived today and were promptly installed: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ as was the towel rail: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Did I mention that I like that spout? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ DAY 10 Finally It was time to match the colours in. This is the original colour: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ and the new colour going on: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ ...and the finished room with the new roller blind: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We are really happy with the end result. All up (in parts / tiles etc) we spent around $3000 - plus labour - to completely renovate the room. Re: Mattwalker's renovation project - The new house 40Apr 26, 2011 4:23 pm Wow the bathroom looks sooooo good.love your colours may I ask what is wall colour,comes across as lemon. Assuming the structure of your cabinetry is good then I would DIY everything as follows: - replace your counter tops entirely, - replace all drawer runners with soft close… 1 4785 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That laser level looks lovely! 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