Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 2Dec 04, 2006 5:06 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 8Dec 05, 2006 8:51 pm Speaking of White Ants…..did you get an inspection done?
They love water damaged areas!! Ask me I’ll tell you!! Had them 2 years ago, don’t much around, get an inspection. Good advise NeilD! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 9Dec 06, 2006 7:09 am Look for plumbers that do bathroom renovations. If your not doing anything yourself you will be looking over $5000 easy.
The damaged floor boards will have to lifted off. You can re-do the floor in two ways - - lay particle board flooring covered in 'ceramic-tile underlay' sheeting or - lay compressed fibre cement sheeting ( better) You can save a little bit of money removing the old ensuite yourself Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 10Dec 06, 2006 7:55 am Dukekamaya Look for plumbers that do bathroom renovations. If your not doing anything yourself you will be looking over $5000 easy. The damaged floor boards will have to lifted off. You can re-do the floor in two ways - - lay particle board flooring covered in 'ceramic-tile underlay' sheeting or - lay compressed fibre cement sheeting ( better) You can save a little bit of money removing the old ensuite yourself Thanks NeilD, Michelle & Luke, I am having the building & pest inspection done this afternoon by Archicentre. Hopefully everything is good cos we like the house very much.. The realestate agent wasn't too happy about that saying they are too detailed and charges much higher than other inspection companies. I am a newbie to Australia, a newbie to aussie homes, and the way its constructed. All your inputs are very helpful indeed. I am told to look up the local newspapers and weekly journals for tradesmans, plumbers, etc. Is this a good way to start? Any recommendations and helped offered is greatly appreciated! Merry Christmas & Blessings to all, Daniel Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 11Dec 06, 2006 8:11 pm Definately Daniel, I'd call 5 - 6 different guys to start with. You will probably get some greatly varying quotes - remember it will be hard to give an accurate quote till the floor is ripped up an the full damage evaluated. The cost of the job will depend a lot on the fitings you choose i.e tiles for $20 sq.mt or $200 sq.mt. Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 12Dec 07, 2006 11:59 am Thanks again Luke for your advice. The architect and pest inspectors came back with their initial reports. At least I hope its good news.. Here are some of their initial comments (before the official report) and pls feel free to advice this newbie... Building: 1. Structure is fine. Expected more cracks due to it age but could not find any. 2. Ensuite bathroom floor bugling: No evidence of shower leakage. Cause of bulging tiles could be due to putting in too tightly and expanded over time. 3. Joist is ok (whatever that is... ) 4. Other bathroom tiles - deteriorated glue 5. Under house is damp, need more vents to keep dry 6. Stumps are concrete Pest Inspection: 2 Trapdoors provided access 90% of house under 1. No termites found. Phew 2. Soil verp damp under house - need to re-look at rain drainage 3. Under floor has alot of rubbles which needs to be cleared - could be cause of dampness 4. Bearers on foundation wall are starting to rot due to rising damp - chemicals to treat 5. Need more vents to breathe. 6. Wood rot in beams of carport near roof 7. No evidence of leakage from bathroom 8. Farcia - some rot 9. Gardens near house not so good. 10. Some borers in bearers, slight.... Are these major work to be done? Thanks & Blessed Christmas! Dan Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 13Dec 07, 2006 3:30 pm Thats good and bad. You can breathe a huge sigh of relief about your bathroom floor by the sound of it though. Probably just a case of ripping the tiles up, cleaning underneath, laying new cement sheet and putting new tiles down. The rest sounds like it's more a case of ventilation than anything else. I'll leave someone with more knowlege to comment on the structural things though. If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 14Dec 07, 2006 5:42 pm Sounds like a lot of work to me, best go buy yourself a handyman’s book.
But as NeilD can tell you the more work you do on your home the better you feel, self gratification…..great for the ego! You will need to concentrate on the dreaded “rising damp” it can be a problem if it is not sorted, as your report is telling you. This will be the first thing you need to do if you buy the house. Or you can expect more rotting timber, which in turn will attract White Ants. See what the builders in here have to say. Thanks for the update! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 15Dec 07, 2006 6:01 pm Your carport timber and fascia timber are more than likely oregon which is now actually banned from being used outside. Don't be too worried or concerned about this.
Fitting vents iasn't too much of a drama - you can even get fan assisted types. Joists are the timbers your floor sits on. The joists then sit on the bearer which sit on the piers. Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 16Dec 07, 2006 11:09 pm Thanks a million for all your help and advice. What can I say but this is a great forum to be in. Lots of real practical help and advice given here. I have decided to go ahead to buy the house as its got what we wanted for a family and very near the school. Will follow the advice given here once i take possession of the house. Happy Christmas! Dan Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 17Dec 08, 2006 4:25 am Good Luck with it all Dan. The fun has just started for you. You have started a journey that will make you angry, frustrated, worried sick, wonderfully happy, even all at the same time. But you will learn a lot, about tiling, woodwork, painting, plumbing. You will learn that tradesmen are not always reliable, but some are councils can be a pain in the butt, and grouting without the right tools can remove your fingerprints But at the end of it, you will be able to say. Hey...This is mine If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 18Oct 26, 2010 11:59 am Dear All I have been reading this thread and am facing a similiar problem. I inspected a home a few days ago and notice that there is 2 bulges on the ceiling. Not huge though. I brought it to the attention of the agent and was inforemd that there was a leak and it was fixed. He went on the state that if it was a continuing leak, there would be a set pattern on the ceiling and not merely a bulge. He also stated that i could get a building inspection done. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. acpn2330 Re: Bulging Bathroom Floor Tiles 19Oct 26, 2010 2:46 pm acpn2330 Dear All I have been reading this thread and am facing a similiar problem. I inspected a home a few days ago and notice that there is 2 bulges on the ceiling. Not huge though. I brought it to the attention of the agent and was inforemd that there was a leak and it was fixed. He went on the state that if it was a continuing leak, there would be a set pattern on the ceiling and not merely a bulge. He also stated that i could get a building inspection done. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. acpn2330 Get the inspection. And then negotiate a cheaper price for having to re-plaster the ceiling. I assume yo have unground pool If you have a bulge in the pool sides or floor it is because the hydrostatic pressure on the outside of your pool is higher than inside the… 2 33158 Possibly both depending on the sizing. Idea of working from the centre is that you dont have a 20mm thin tile at one end and a 400mm at the other end. A quick search on… 3 8878 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 14388 |