Bathroom refurbishment

MrsAtobe

My sister and bil tried the plastic panels, and had real problems with mould where the overlay strip hiding the ends of the panels were (hope that makes sense). Within five years, they were retiling the bathroom. And I know that this is only my opinion, bathrooms done in this stuff look far worse than those done with cheap tiles.

Red_Cat

Tiles are defienitely preferable.

I am in the midst of getting our bathrooms done too.

We went for tiles after looking at panels. We looked in shops to find tiles we liked and noted not just the name and price but maker (written on the box or back of tile) as well. It then let us look online to see if anyone was selling them cheaper than than the local stores.

We were able to get some quality tiles at around 30% less than instore price and delivered to my home. The delivery guy even put them in my garage for me.

tpt

Red cat - yep thats what i wished more people would do. ask the shop for a sample and the manufacturer will often be on the back - then shop around

niceday999

tpt wrote: »

for my money tiles tiles tiles. the plastic panelling is just that - plastic and when you come to sell it can often be a negative.

large format tiles are very fashionable at the moment as are vertical mosaic borders/a different tile in the shower area. You dont have to spend a fortune. pop your measurements on as its hard to know if your 1500-2k is possible without knowing area.

its 12 ft long by 8 ft wide with door on one of the 8 ft wall and a 4 ft window on the wall facing the door...so its more longer than wider if you know what i mean...
when you open the door the shower cubicle is in the right hand corner , than along that wall is the bath....then underneath the window is the toilket and the wall to the left has the whb
i like the idea of mosiac vertically and then big tiles for the rest....
do i do a vertical mosiac where the bath and basin is ? and what will i do in the shower ? and do i put big tiles everywhere else then ?

keystone

tpt wrote: »

for my money tiles tiles tiles.

Well you would say that. :rotfl::rotfl:

You dont have to spend a fortune. pop your measurements on as its hard to know if your 1500-2k is possible without knowing area.

Errm that was my 1500 - 2000 stab as fitting for the job strictly on a site unseen basis and excluding suite, tiles etc but including bldg mtls. So not sure I understand your question actually.

Cheers

niceday999

the panelling was the easy option for me....would have saved me treking round tiles shop.....lol.....
can anyone give me ideas for tiling ?

tpt

keystone - yep of course i would :rotfl:

i was asking for the persons measurements - cant really indicate any guide price until you know that surely?

keystone

tpt wrote: »

keystone - yep of course i would :rotfl:

i was asking for the persons measurements - cant really indicate any guide price until you know that surely?

Oh - thought I had with qualification.

Cheers

niceday999

tpt wrote: »

keystone - yep of course i would :rotfl:

i was asking for the persons measurements - cant really indicate any guide price until you know that surely?

I posted the measurements in post 15
Am thinking i may have a look round some tiling showrooms or bathrooms in homebase see if i can get any ideas, as i have googled images for bathrooms and cant see anything...

Hayesmyth

The tough bit for you is making the right decisions. Focus primarily on one thing: making it easy to sell in a couple of years. Don't try to do anything wierd or too contrasty. Avoid anything plastic.

You've started off well choosing a white suite. Perhaps choose largish tiles (up to 300mm in length) ideally without a high gloss finish, as this might be too much with the gloss of the suite. Perhaps a slight texture, like a cream/beige stone effect. There are some beautiful designs around. Start by going to a tiling showroom, not necessarily to buy, but to give you ideas.

I would avoid mosaics, particularly if mixed with standard tiles. If fitted badly will look vile.

Consider, for example, tiling the walls with the same tiles but in two contrasting patterns: brick bond on the lower half then maybe a subtle border and then normal tile pattern above. You may like brick bond throughout. If the tiler has the right gear, he can mitre any external angle tiles (say round the window reveal) without having to use plastic tile trim.

If you want to introduce a colour, maybe do it in the border tiles.

Just remember, (you probably know this already), a fully tiled room may cause more condensation, particularly with a shower. So make sure you have adequate heating and an extractor fan.

Maybe as a nice touch, is fit a heated mirror.