does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite? is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?

also want some white tiles to go around the bath (approx 1/3 of the
room will be tiled the rest skimmed and painted)

finally is it easy to fit a towel radiator? there is currently a
standard radiator there although i suspect it is wider than a tower
rad would be.

"benpost" wrote in message
...
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite? is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?

Try local plumbers merchant, I just bought a bath for £55, sinks and bogs
for approx £30 each.

iv'e got a screwfix and plumb centre 5 mins drive away , last time i
went to plumb centre i walked out coz the muppet in front took so long
and there was no other staff to serve me, so screwfix got my business
that day!! there is also a selco, bdc, then the usual diy shops
nearby such as wickes focus b + q homebase.

benpost wrote:

does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite? is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?

As already said, the bigger B+Q's do a spearates range where a bath can
be had for £60ish, a toilet for £60, and sink for £35. Add the cost of
taps to this, and it isnt such a good deal.
I would not recommend them though, as they look dated, and if
glass-fibre, will be thin. The sink and toilet are OK, though basic.
Great for fitting out student houses etc.
If you have a Jewsons local to you, try and get them to order you an
Armitage Shanks Sandringham bath suite. they were doing this at £223 inc
vat, inc. taps last week, though you'll need to check your local branch.
The bath in this suite is very good quality, and worth the price on its
own IMO.
Pics of it he
http://www.homesupply.co.uk/armitage...lassic_suite=8
59-prod.html

Taps are a personal taste. Lower end baths and sinks tend to have 2
holes for taps, so you havent got a choice there. choose your bath/sink
first, then see what taps you want.

also want some white tiles to go around the bath (approx 1/3 of the
room will be tiled the rest skimmed and painted)

Any tile place. I havent found a tile supplier who is a lot cheaper than
any other supplier, so go to your nearest one. B+Q do a cement for
£10.98 for 7.5kg(iirc) which is about as cheap as you can get cement
for.

finally is it easy to fit a towel radiator? there is currently a
standard radiator there although i suspect it is wider than a tower
rad would be.

Floorboards or concrete floor?
Floorboards are easier, concrete will need to be chiselled out. Drain
off the water, fit your new rad to the wall, then attach new piping to
existing pipes to fit. Test for leaks, refit floor.

Alan.
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To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'.

Thanks Alan. I'll check out b and q, dont know if there is a jewson
near here but i'll have a look. Regarding the radiator, its a
concrete floor, however the pipes are run just above the skirting
boards and not in the floor. Is it straightforward to extend these
pipes to the correct distance for a towel rad? I guess it might need a
plumber to solder it if its on display.

In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I got a cheap bog from B&Q 5+ years ago when I was doing
a bathroom. It turned out to be a Royal Dalton and for
a close coupled 6 litre flush, I have to say it works
extremely well. The seat was complete rubbish, and since
it was a separate item it want back and I got a nice solid
beach seat from homebase.

For the bath and basin, I didn't want cheap, so those came
from somewhere else.

is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?

My preferred scheme is separate hot/cold on the bath so
you can easily see what the fill ratio is when filling the
bath. (If you have a shower over the bath, I make that
completely separate from the bath taps.) On the basin
where you are more likely to use the running water
directly for hand washing, I prefer a mixer.

also want some white tiles to go around the bath (approx 1/3 of the
room will be tiled the rest skimmed and painted)

I used Tops Tiles cheapest, and they've been fine for 5+
years now. Note that their adhesive and grout can be
expensive though.

finally is it easy to fit a towel radiator? there is currently a
standard radiator there although i suspect it is wider than a tower
rad would be.

Consider a towel rack fitted high on the wall over the
radiator. I think that works better, and would definately
be easier if you're not in to DIY plumbing. Also means
you still have a working radiator heating the room (towel
rails don't heat rooms).

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

In article ,
benpost writes:

does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy from www.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna
--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: ***(+44) *01359 230642
Mob: *(+44) *07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:
www.kettlenet.co.uk *

Thanks Andrew and Anna. I am tempted by a towel rad as its neat. didnt
know it wouldnt heat the room, but once you said that i thought well
in my situation that doesnt matter. The bathroom always gets too hot
as its all internal with no windows! Just having a hot bath turns the
room into a sauna! Hopefully my new fan will help with that.

I forgot to ask , now I have a more powerful centrifugal fan (vent
axia £90), and will soon have all internal doors replaced, do I need a
different door at all for the bathroom? Such as leaving a gap at the
bottom or having a vent? I remember somebody saying that a decent fan
wont work if there is no air inlet to the room, it would cause a
vacuum. Now i'm not sure if draught gaps around the door is enough
for this or if a gap/vent is required. if you have any info please
post

any ideas about the bathroom door?

went down to plumb center they seem pretty good. they do twyford stuff
branded differently. seems like i'll buy from either them or wickes,
going to price it up later.

my experience of wickes is pretty good, the staff are helpful and know
their stuff, they only sell decent quality stuff, and everything is
well laid out and easy to find. unlike b and q!

On 19 Aug, 17:00, benpost wrote:
any ideas about the bathroom door?

what do you have at the minute? how big are the gaps and does your new
fan "struggle" (assuming it's fitted)
You could try listening for obvious change in pitch (probly down) when
you open the bathroom door after a few minutes of it running -NB I'd
expect you'd need to be *in* the bathroom to hear the pitch change...

If it doesn't seem to struggle and vents out shower steam & "noxious
vapours" quick enough for you, then fit the new door with similar gaps
etc.
If it does struggle make 'em a bit bigger/ put a louvred vent in the
door (lower the better I suppose to promote an updraught from vent to
fan?)

how's that sound?

ope it elps
Jim

hi jim
well there isnt really a gap at the moment, just the usual small space
around the door/frame and it seems to work ok as is. i was just
wondering whether allowing more airflow might let the fan work to its
full potential (not that it isnt already i spose)
thanx

On 17 Aug, 16:20, benpost wrote:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but okbathroomsuite? *is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?

also want some white tiles to go around the bath (approx 1/3 of the
room will be tiled the rest skimmed and painted)

finally is it easy to fit a towel radiator? there is currently a
standard radiator there although i suspect it is wider than a tower
rad would be.

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. The also have a
massive range of taps and showers.

Hope this helps,

John.

i have pretty much decided to buy from wickes. they do an antarctic
suite for £189, which is basic but looks decent quality, can always
upgrade taps later. anyone bought one from wickes before? they
always strike me as selling decent quality stuff at a good price.

On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

"jim" wrote in message
...
On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article
,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

And, Anna, will you mail me please?

Mary

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:58 -0700 (PDT), jim
wrote:

On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

I dont yet have a definitive answer to that. All went very well then a
bout of poor communication but I think they are redeeming themselves.
I will let you know ... by the end of next week I expect

Anna

--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: ***(+44) *01359 230642
Mob: *(+44) *07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:
www.kettlenet.co.uk *

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:10:08 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"jim" wrote in message
...
On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article
,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

And, Anna, will you mail me please?

Mary

yhm

--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: ***(+44) *01359 230642
Mob: *(+44) *07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:
www.kettlenet.co.uk *

"Anna Kettle" wrote in message
...


And, Anna, will you mail me please?

Mary

yhm

The problem is I haven't! Not from you anyway :-(

'Tis a puzzlement. I didn't see your original post here, only via Jim's
reply. Yet I saw the one I'm answering.

I was going to mail you but your address above doesn't seem to be valid.

If you're accidentally in my killfile I don't know how to check because I
don't know your mail address ... I'll look for the one above.

Mary

On 21 Sep, 06:51, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:58 -0700 (PDT), jim



wrote:
On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

I dont yet have a definitive answer to that. All went very well then a
bout of poor communication but I think they are redeeming themselves.
I will let you know ... by the end of next week I expect

Anna

--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: (+44) 01359 230642
Mob: (+44) 07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:www.kettlenet.co.uk

look forward to hear - thanks
NB my email is valid if you'd rather

Jim

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:20:15 -0700 (PDT), benpost wrote:

does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite? is it worth going for the mono mixer ones or seperate
hot / cold taps?
-------------------8

I wouldn't want a central single mixer on a wash basin. There's a risk of
head-butting the tap.

"Owain" wrote in message
news
Appelation Controlee wrote:
I wouldn't want a central single mixer on a wash basin. There's a risk of
head-butting the tap.

But with separate taps you can get your head wedged between them.

:-)

Owain

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:59:57 +0100, Owain wrote:

Appelation Controlee wrote:
I wouldn't want a central single mixer on a wash basin. There's a risk of
head-butting the tap.

But with separate taps you can get your head wedged between them.

ROFL!

On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:51:50 GMT, (Anna Kettle) wrote:

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:58 -0700 (PDT), jim
wrote:

On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

I dont yet have a definitive answer to that. All went very well then a
bout of poor communication but I think they are redeeming themselves.
I will let you know ... by the end of next week I expect

I had a specific loo requirement so emailed them and their reply of
'yes' was very prompt, so I ordered two loos and two sinks. The sinks
are fine - just what it said on the tin - but the loo answer should
have been 'no' so they weren't fit for purpose and I asked them to
take the loos away and refund me. There was a slight hiccup at that
stage as they didnt reply to two emails so I wrote to them by recorded
delivery. That did the trick and my problem was escalated to someone
who couldnt have been more helpful, arranged for the loos to be taken
away and for me to be refunded

On balance I would say that I had good service and I would use them
again

Anna
--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: ***(+44) *01359 230642
Mob: *(+44) *07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:
www.kettlenet.co.uk *

On 25 Sep, 12:37, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:51:50 GMT, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:58 -0700 (PDT), jim
wrote:

On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

I dont yet have a definitive answer to that. All went very well then a
bout of poor communication but I think they are redeeming themselves.
I will let you know ... by the end of next week I expect

I had a specific loo requirement so emailed them and their reply of
'yes' was very prompt, so I ordered two loos and two sinks. The sinks
are fine - just what it said on the tin - but the loo answer should
have been 'no' so they weren't fit for purpose and I asked them to
take the loos away and refund me. There was a slight hiccup at that
stage as they didnt reply to two emails so I wrote to them by recorded
delivery. That did the trick and my problem was escalated to someone
who couldnt have been more helpful, arranged for the loos to be taken
away and for me to be refunded

On balance I would say that I had good service and I would use them
again

Anna
--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: (+44) 01359 230642
Mob: (+44) 07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:www.kettlenet.co.uk

thanks anna that's good info.
May I presume the prob with the loos was fitting them into available
space or some similar "your house" type issue (as opposed to something
about the loos themselves that was not "standard UK fitting" for e.g.)
thanks
James

On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:58:30 -0700 (PDT), jim
wrote:

On 25 Sep, 12:37, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:51:50 GMT, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:16:58 -0700 (PDT), jim
wrote:

On 17 Aug, 22:43, (Anna Kettle) wrote:
In article ,
benpost writes:
does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy a cheap but ok
bathroom suite?

I'm just about to buy fromwww.bathaholic.com

They have a VERY limited range of porcelain BUT it is good quality
and cheap and stylish and when I asked them a question, I was answered
clearly and helpfully and quickly

Anna

Anna, how did you get on with them?
thanks
Jim

I dont yet have a definitive answer to that. All went very well then a
bout of poor communication but I think they are redeeming themselves.
I will let you know ... by the end of next week I expect

I had a specific loo requirement so emailed them and their reply of
'yes' was very prompt, so I ordered two loos and two sinks. The sinks
are fine - just what it said on the tin - but the loo answer should
have been 'no' so they weren't fit for purpose and I asked them to
take the loos away and refund me. There was a slight hiccup at that
stage as they didnt reply to two emails so I wrote to them by recorded
delivery. That did the trick and my problem was escalated to someone
who couldnt have been more helpful, arranged for the loos to be taken
away and for me to be refunded

On balance I would say that I had good service and I would use them
again

Anna
--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: (+44) 01359 230642
Mob: (+44) 07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:www.kettlenet.co.uk

thanks anna that's good info.
May I presume the prob with the loos was fitting them into available
space or some similar "your house" type issue

yes

(as opposed to something
about the loos themselves that was not "standard UK fitting" for e.g.)
thanks
James

--
Anna Kettle
Lime plaster repair and conservation
Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc
Tel: ***(+44) *01359 230642
Mob: *(+44) *07976 649862
Please look at my website for examples of my work at:
www.kettlenet.co.uk *