Installing a bathroom myself.

Just a quick update of work done over the weekend, did not get as much done as i wanted to do but still fairly happy with progress. Take a look!



Its going to be a few more weeks until its done, but im hoping to finish by end of the month, but will just take it steady and see how it goes so i dont rush it.
 
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Got a bit of a problem, i installed the tiles around the window as shown in the bellow picture, but when i have come to think about the window trim i think i have messed it up? am i soposed to put the window trim under the tiles i have installed? can i put it under the tiles yet to be installed or is that not possible? Means me ripping off a good 8 cut tiles :(


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Lt_Red said:
Don't Panic! The corner trims work from only one side so you can buy a trim, tack it onto the window ledge and around the window then tile onto it.
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But all the videos i have seen show it being placed on the front facing tiles? also the trims i have only have a small piece of lip to cover the front facing tiles if that makes sense
 
Nightglow said:
I have done it both ways, used this from Wickes http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/166084

I just bed it in on the window still & then tiled over it, from your photo you shouldn't have any problem, might need to trim the plaster so it sits flush with exsisting tiles.

make sure you have adhesive on those tiles already there to ensure good bond when you bed the trim, & to have water resistant seal.
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My tiles are slightly above the plaster edge, so if anything i will have to put a little more adhesive down to level off the trim with the front face tiles. Hoping it will look ok, losing sleep over it lol, its something i am dreading doing and keep putting it off
 
Have not forgot about this thread btw guys! so will just do a little update, but for now no pictures as GF is currently in the bath lol.

Anyway i have the sink in place new towel radiator in place, all walls tiled, window tiled, pipes boxed in, have a little bit more floor to tile around the toilet and a few bits and bobs to finish off, but all should be finished this time next week fingers crossed!

Total cost including materials, £1300ish i think. Not too bad, would say i saved a good few £ doing everything myself!

Also that includes cost of the tools i had to buy that i didnt have, such as diamond drill bits! Very expensive had to buy 4 of varying sizes each one around £12 a peice! few tile cutting things, pipe cutters etc
 
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newbiejim said:
some seriously good work within this thread......an update to my project..........man I`m knackered, had a week off work doing this and still some way to go, got a plumber in to redo waste and below floor as it is upstairs so didn't want a disaster lol

I`m putting shower cubicle (3 sided) AND a bath in (as Sarah Beeny no less claims if u don't have a bath ure ruling out 30% potential buyers) so plan/layout has been kinda forced on me, stopped wrecking now and starting building/improving, I`m liking this Marmox board.

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i know what you mean about being knackered, well im not actually knackered but working 8am until 5pm, and then gym mon-fri 5-7pm most nights i just cant be bothered to do a few hours in the bathroom so would have been finished a lot sooner otherwise!

Looking like a big job newbiejim, cant wait to see how it turns out, originally i was going to put in just a shower, a big expensive one with big jets and steam, they are around £1k+ but was talked out of it as apparently a lot of people like baths and it may take longer to sell, so i opted for a bath with a shower and screen.
 
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Good news! bathroom is now complete, just a few bits and bobs to tidy/smarten up!

just a question, i have got the toilet in, and have it dilled in to the floor and the wall behind, when you sit on it, it kind of makes a noise and im worried its going to crack or damage my tiles! should i have put something behind and under the toilet where it meets the tiles so make it quiet?

or am i worried about nothing and eventually it will settle in and go quiet like a normal toilet?
 
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Makhaira said:
What sort of noise? Assuming your tiling is flat and the toilet has had the fixings tightened up, there should be no movement in anything.
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Like their is slight moving in the toilet when you sit down and like a grating noise, not much but it doesnt sound good! have i overtightened it down or does it need tightening some more? i did it by hand its is fairly tight.

or maybe their is a bit of grit bellow/behind the toilet and when you sit it crush's could be that i suppose.
 
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it does not have water to it yet as the flexible hose i had does not quite reach! one things for sure, i am replacing the toilet seat and bath panels that came with the set, they are literally as thick as disposable chinese takeaway containers, but more flimsy!
 
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Just realised i have not posted the finished results of my bathroom, so here goes.. P.s i have yet to fit a bathroom cabinet as i have not found one yet.

http://postimg.org/gallery/3bcsfemc/59b30f08/









I am over the moon with the results to say i did 90% of it myself bar a bit of plumbing and had 0 DIY experience prior to undertaking this project! hope you guys like it :)

Looks a million times cleaner brighter and fresher imo!

Just for reference this is the state the bathroom was in before i started

 
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