Redoing the En Suite

The tiling is looking really good, can't wait to see the finished result. I'm a big fan of hexagon tiles and certainly want to use them when we redo the bathrooms and en-suites.
NoNameNoNumber said:
Cheers :)

They're moisture resistant boards, tanked to 1300mm along the left wall and just beyond the glass shower screen on the back wall.
Didn't consider this not being enough?
Guess it's a bit late now anyway!
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Moisture resistant is better than nothing, but still they're only resistnat, not waterproof.

In all likelihood you won't have any issues, but that's more down to the adhesive, grout and the quality of their application.

Belt and braces approach would be to use a tanking membrane in the shower area and cement type boards elsewhere.
200sols said:
The boards are fully waterproof. Things have changed.
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No, that is moisture resistant plasterboard, how on earth is it "fully waterproof"? Especially where there are drywall screw penetrations through the moisture resistant layer ;)
 
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No, that is moisture resistant plasterboard, how on earth is it "fully waterproof"? Especially where there are drywall screw penetrations through the moisture resistant layer ;)
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I thought he had used tile backer boards as he discussed earlier. All screws and joins should be filled and taped in wet areas anyway thus making them waterproof. Wet rooms are made like this.
 
200sols said:
I thought he had used tile backer boards as he discussed earlier. All screws and joins should be filled and taped in wet areas anyway thus making them waterproof. Wet rooms are made like this.
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I was just going off the pics and from those it definitely looks like 2440x1200 moisture resistant plasterboard.

I've built 2 wetrooms and wouldn't dream of doing it without a proper tanking membrane across the floor and over the flush tray, with the wall/floor join and corners taped with the membrane. Then the main shower area tanked also, then jsut cement board fro the rest of the walls.

It doesn't matter now though in this case, I'm sure it'll be fine for years to come :)
 
I'm almost ready to start on the floor just not sure how to tackle the shower base.

This is the type of tray I'm using, with the falls already cast in.
Do I cut my tiles in diagonal lines following the angles of the tray (from each corner of the drain out as seen in the 2nd pic on the link) or do I just tile it as I would for the rest of the floor?
 
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I think I have 3m2 spare... but I've already lost some due the intricacies around the window.
They charge £75 for delivery of 1 box too :(

I put new discs in both the wet table saw and the 4.5" grinder and I'm getting a better finish with the grinder. Albeit, it's dusty as hell but it seems that will be the best way to make the cuts.

Unless you guys would advise a scribe and snap type for porcelain?
 
If grinding do it outside with a good dust mask.

I wish I'd had a wet tile saw when doing my downstairs loo, but a good one is very expensive.
 
200sols said:
You could consider some ceiling panels, no faff with sanding or painting ever again and they would complement the look you are going for nicely IMO. But yeah whatever all edges should be silicone not grouted. You can get matching silicones to most grouts.

The reflective surface really brightens most small bathrooms, they're very popular now.
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Ive just done my bathroom and was about to paint the ceiling till i saw this.

Now i have to pay even more out :mad: :D
 
dLockers said:
Did you finish this @NoNameNoNumber ?

I am tempted to do a wet room now - given the space limitations of my bathroom.
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Bizarre timing!
We'eve had some issues with Saneux who made the vanity unit. Finally all resolved and I just need to fit the new handles tomorrow and I'll grab some pics.
Bar from a bit of cleaning of a few tiles still and the window, it is all done.
I underestimated how much time a newborn baby requires... So I had essentially 8 weeks of not even entering the en suite, but luckily I've managed to put it to bed now :)
 
Good god, apologies for the huge delay in updates family crisis, new baby etc all complicated my life much more than 6 months ago!
Anyway, low grade pics of the finished job :)

The shower return pivots, there's enough to leave it around 45º or so and itkeeps all of the water away from getting to the loo after a shower. A few splashes make it as far as the vanity unit floor but not enough to wet your socks so overall I'm really quite impressed with the use of space.
The falls for the shower tray are working well too.
One of the main bug bears of the old bathroom was the step up from the adjoining bedroom. Now there isn't one, its all very seamless and looks really smart using a strip of oak as the threshold to match the door.
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Thank you all :)

I used THESE Abracs discs from Toolstation. Both in the wet table saw and in the 4.5" grinder although I found the wet saw chipped the glaze much more than the grinder.
The 4.5" disc is still like new too, absolutely brilliant bit of kit as I'm sure you can imagine all of the work it had to do around the window return and shower falls
The fixed screen is 1000mm and the return is 300mm
 
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