DIY ensuite bathroom replacement - build log

[Participant]

Three floor tiles left to set now, which I'll do tomorrow as I need a rest and a beer.

Pretty happy with how it's going so far. I somehow mis measured the top left tile, so I'll trim that down with the grinder tomorrow once the back buttered adhesive has gone off.

 

[Buffman]

Looks good!

 

[Participant]

Two rows of wall tiles on! Only took 4 hours . At this rate I should be finished around Christmas FML

 

[aVdub]

Two rows of wall tiles on! Only took 4 hours . At this rate I should be finished around Christmas FML

This Christmas

 

[Buffman]

Two rows of wall tiles on! Only took 4 hours . At this rate I should be finished around Christmas FML

Looks good, I battened all the walls then did the bottom row last.

(you'll need your floor bob on or cut bob on or you'll get out of level)

 

[Participant]

Looks good, I battened all the walls then did the bottom row last.

(you'll need your floor bob on or cut bob on or you'll get out of level)

This is a good point. I measured down from a laser line to avoid battens and checked the tops of the first row with a spirit level as I went, adjusting with spacers on the floor where necessary.

I was going to use battens until I watched a YouTube video from someone called Bespoke Bloke, where he basically said don't bother.

This way I save time with battens and don't have to seal screw holes afterwards.

 

[dlockers]

Looks good. I also did batten and bottom row last then for some odd reason a full tile fitted perfectly. Lol.

 

[Participant]

Got a few more rows up and doing something else now.

 

[Janesy B]

Looks great. £300 for a tile cutter isn't a lot of money in the grand scheme of what you're saving.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Looks great. £300 for a tile cutter isn't a lot of money in the grand scheme of what you're saving.

Well worth the money for a good cutter, i've got in excess of 80 m2 to lay and looking to get something like a Rubi DU-200 EVO 850.

 

[Participant]

One wall finally down, three to go! :S

I have been away in my defence, but I just can't get the time / energy to get on with this.

 

[sigma]

One wall finally down, three to go! :S

I have been away in my defence, but I just can't get the time / energy to get on with this.

That's why I'm getting quotes to finish off what I've started.

 

[dlockers]

One wall finally down, three to go! :S

I have been away in my defence, but I just can't get the time / energy to get on with this.

By my standard this looks sufficiently done to start another job.

 

[itsallaboutyou]

By my standard this looks sufficiently done to start another job.

Quoted for truth.

I would not be surprised if I was one of those adult ADHD diagnoses.

My wife has me saved as 99% in her phone.

Brutal.

 

[Participant]

Shower wall done, almost. Just need to do the rest of the niche and trim it.

Hardest bit so far...lots of adjusting and filing.

Also did the first row of the basin wall.

 

[Stovepipes]

I'm probably gonna try an do a minor refurb of the bathroom in my mother's new place but this looks way outta my league, looks amazing so far though.

 

[koolpc]

Great work...

 

[sparton_SPA]

Coming together nicely. Looking forward to the final pics.

 

[dlockers]

Looks good! Don't rush the last bits....it's my folly when a job takes a while.

 

[Participant]

3 walls done now. Still a chance of finishing before the hordes descend for Christmas.