just started on updating my bathroom. already removed most tiles,
except around the bath and shower. i know i need a new white suite,
and new tiles. it was fully tiled before but i'm thinking of just
tiling splashbacks and painting the rest (after having it skimmed).
plastered said he'll do the whole bathroom for £90 including ceiling,
its only small. here are some pics:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11udc1x&s=4
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2vln1go&s=4
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d7bw5d&s=4
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2llj049&s=4
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=fuo0o2&s=4

basically want it to look clean and fresh as cheap as poss. thinking
of takeaway suite from a diy shop which seem to be £150-200. tiles
probably neutral colour, dont want white really. walls paint a light
colour. may replace rad with a towel one. already got a decent fan
fitted. not sure what to do with the pipes behind the toilet and
sink ??? and plastered said i could chisel the shower tubes into the
wall as you can see in the pic they just hang across the wall.

what i need is some advice on doing this myself, everything will stay
in the same place so plumbing shouldnt be too difficult??? but will i
need any special tools for removing the old things and fitting the
new? could i do the tiling now and just leave the bottom , as these
need to overlap the new bath? would really appreciate some tips and
advice on how to do this, want it done quickly as i hate not having
use of a bathroom!!

On Aug 11, 4:40*pm, benpost wrote:
just started on updating my bathroom. already removed most tiles,
except around the bath and shower. i know i need a new white suite,
and new tiles. it was fully tiled before but i'm thinking of just
tiling splashbacks and painting the rest (after having it skimmed).

quite workable. Be sure to use silk rather than matt though.


plastered said he'll do the whole bathroom for £90 including ceiling,
its only small. here are some pics:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11ud...pic=fuo0o2&s=4

basically want it to look clean and fresh as cheap as poss. thinking
of takeaway suite from a diy shop which seem to be £150-200. tiles
probably neutral colour, dont want white really. walls paint a light
colour. may replace rad with a towel one. already got a decent fan
fitted. not sure what to do with the pipes behind the toilet and
sink ??? and plastered said i could chisel the shower tubes into the
wall as you can see in the pic they just hang across the wall.

If you paint them a suitable colour to match the woodwork, it usually
looks fine. Or be brave and paint them a strong deep colour. Hiding
them is the fashion, but it does cost and adds more work. People tend
to turn their nose up at the painting idea, but having seen it done it
really does look fine in practice.


NT

thanks for those tips.

any ideas how i would go about removing the tiles behind the toilet
and sink? how easy (or hard) is it to stop the watersupply and move
the toilet /sink out of the way?

i'd like the plasterer to do this area too then i can paint it along
with the pipes to hopefully make it look nice and clean.

any ideas on order of work? i want to get this all done on my week off
next week.

how do i get a new suite, for example wickes do a take away range, do
they usually have them there ready and waiting? do they come with all
fittings needed?

if i am putting new tiles all around the bath where the old ones were
then i can do this on the current surface without having it skimmed
right? if the plasterer is skimming the rest of the room can i
replace these tiles then he skim to the edge of the new tiles?

also i really want the area behind the toilet and sink skimmed too, is
there a way i can temporarily remove the sink and wc before the
plasterer comes? i'm worried something will leak! i have a combi
condensing boiler system with no storage tank. i can switch the main
water off and / or the boiler (power switch), but thats all i know
about it.

On 11 Aug, 16:40, benpost wrote:
just started on updating mybathroom. already removed most tiles,
except around the bath and shower. i know i need a new white suite,
and new tiles. it was fully tiled before but i'm thinking of just
tiling splashbacks and painting the rest (after having it skimmed).
plastered said he'll do the wholebathroomfor £90 including ceiling,
its only small. here are some pics:

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=11ud...pic=fuo0o2&s=4

basically want it to look clean and fresh as cheap as poss. thinking
of takeaway suite from a diy shop which seem to be £150-200. tiles
probably neutral colour, dont want white really. walls paint a light
colour. may replace rad with a towel one. already got a decent fan
fitted. not sure what to do with the pipes behind the toilet and
sink ??? and plastered said i could chisel the shower tubes into the
wall as you can see in the pic they just hang across the wall.

what i need is some advice on doing this myself, everything will stay
in the same place so plumbing shouldnt be too difficult??? but will i
need any special tools for removing the old things and fitting the
new? could i do the tiling now and just leave the bottom , as these
need to overlap the new bath? would really appreciate some tips and
advice on how to do this, want it done quickly as i hate not having
use of abathroom!!

Hi,

I also am fixing up my bathroom and fitting a Bathroom suite not sure
if this helps but i got a great deal on a bathroom suite from
http://www.truerooms.com/ they offer free UK delivery. They also do
loads of taps and showers

Hope this helps,

John.