Title: New Bathroom Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 13:40:20 We need to get a new bathroom fitted (and an en suite and a new downstairs toilet). I'm OK at some aspects of DIY, but have no expertise in this area so plan to get someone in to fit all the rooms and, perhaps, help with planning etc. I know this is not going to be cheap!
We're in the early stages of getting our heads around what needs to be done, so my questions are fairly simple/basic:
I'm sure I'm going to be a lot more clued up about this in 6 months when the work is (hopefully) done, but right now I'm clueless so any advice that would help avoid obvious pitfalls would be very welcome. Many thanks, all. Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:23:43 Personally I'd go out and buy the stuff myself (e.g. toilet, basin, bath/shower etc.) then get someone in to fit it.
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Sippo on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:28:24 DO NOT use Vine.
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: @MacPhlea on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 14:40:13 Honestly mate - you can do it yourself and save yourself a packet - we were quoted £18k for two wetrooms - I did them myself for less than £3k - - the kitchen was quoted at £35k without corian worktops I did it for £15K with corian
http://gallery.me.com/paul.rossiter#100092 I did all the design and planning so if you like our style (very personal I know) PM me and I'll do it for a few beers Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Sippo on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 15:55:09 Is that your house??
Tis very very nice. Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: @MacPhlea on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 16:28:45 Yes and thank you!
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: jim on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:13:05 Yes and thank you! Too posh to poop in though and it must echo a lot when you trump, with all those tiles Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: tans on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:15:05 Grass cutting pays well I see. Nice gaff that
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 17:34:06 Grass cutting pays well I see. Nice gaff that Haha, I was going to post something similar. Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: @MacPhlea on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:55:50 I wish!!!
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Doore on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:57:17 It feels a bit stalkerish to say so, but I also rather like your house.
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Ginginho on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 19:59:13 It's almost as if he only posted that link to show off his house ;)
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Ginginho on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:00:47 Fair play though, t'is a wee bit special, can you adopt me triseros?
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: 4D on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:06:58 We need to get a new bathroom fitted (and an en suite and a new downstairs toilet). I'm OK at some aspects of DIY, but have no expertise in this area so plan to get someone in to fit all the rooms and, perhaps, help with planning etc. I know this is not going to be cheap! We're in the early stages of getting our heads around what needs to be done, so my questions are fairly simple/basic:
I'm sure I'm going to be a lot more clued up about this in 6 months when the work is (hopefully) done, but right now I'm clueless so any advice that would help avoid obvious pitfalls would be very welcome. Many thanks, all. Depends on what you want. If you just want a simple, no thrills/fuss bathroom etc. then it can be done fairly low cost. If you want more, you pay more......... ??? actually,that sounds pretty bleeding obvious :doh: A couple of years ago I bought a white suite of bath, pedestal hand basin and a bog (and a ladder towel rad) and I am pretty sure it was under a grand. I bought some reasonably expensive tiles and fitted them myself; I found they lifted the look of the bathroom. Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Ardiles on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 20:42:36 Thanks fellas. I know it all sounds fairly obvious...but it's just difficult to know where to start when you've not done this sort of thing before.
Triseros - nice house, by the way. Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: JOHNNY REEVES on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 10:23:33 http://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/toner
join a cashback site buy your stuff and get some moneyback use the link if you don,t belong to one Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: @MacPhlea on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:26:46 It feels a bit stalkerish to say so, but I also rather like your house. Which is exactly why it has full CCTV and a monitored alarm system ;) Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: thedarkprince on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:32:48 Triseros - can I pop round your house to have a bath and a shit?
Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: thedarkprince on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:39:34 Ardilles - probably best to start with some scale drawings of the availabele spaces so that you can play around with the configuration until you find something that you think works. Once that's locked down, you need to get on the interweb and get as many quotes as possible. Always best to phone so you can play one company off against another.
You should be able to do most of it yourself as long as your not after relocating drainage pipes, etc. Flexible hoses work a treat by the way ;) Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: Bob's Orange on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 18:00:56 Honestly mate - you can do it yourself and save yourself a packet - we were quoted £18k for two wetrooms - I did them myself for less than £3k - - the kitchen was quoted at £35k without corian worktops I did it for £15K with corian http://gallery.me.com/paul.rossiter#100092 I did all the design and planning so if you like our style (very personal I know) PM me and I'll do it for a few beers Can't believe you have 8 kitchens! Title: Re: New Bathroom Post by: @MacPhlea on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 19:02:27 Triseros - can I pop round your house to have a bath and a shit? Providing you don't use the bath for both... yes |