Tips on how to get a perfect bathroom please

denisiw

keystone wrote: »

Less time and effort would have been just to lay 25mm WBP ply direct to joists. Would have given you an even more stable substrate. Too late now though.

Cheers

You're entitled to your opinion, I totally disagree.

So you're advocating tiling directly onto plywood? I wanted to do the job properly, that's why I DIDN'T use plywood, it's not as stable as No More Ply. I'd rather spend my time getting the job right first time.

No More Ply gives you an inert substrate to lay the tiles on, plywood doesn't. Have a look at this http://www.nomoreply.net/benefits.htm

I'm completely satisfied with the way my floor has turned out and more importantly, so is my wife.

Denis

mavisangelica

My advice is make sure that you have plenty of time between choosing everything and actually placing a firm order so that you can think about it and change your mind over the little things. We had our bathroom done at Easter. We had our friendly builder/joiner recommend what to have (because all I knew was I wanted a new bathroom :-) ). Then he left us with the catalogue and over the next few weeks I changed my mind about the taps and tiles.

Also we needed an electric shower but I set my heart on a big shower head like the other showers had. Asked my fitter to put a fixed head on the electric shower we had picked - he wasn't sure whether it would work but no problems at all and I am pleased I didn't just go with the standard things.

lovethymini

Sounds really obvious, but make sure enough space is allowed for either side of the loo - ours is too close to one of the walls and wide shouldered people don't fit on it straight!
Bigger tiles look great in small bathrooms although they take more skill to get them perfectly aligned. Don't be shy about being specific about tiling details with the tiler.
Think about where the light comes from during both daytime and nighttime for shaving, to avoid wonky faces. Also, consider elbow room at the basin for male shaving.
If you were to install a bath I'd go for a dimmer switch for the overhead lighting and/or wall lights.
Storage - on the wall if not intrusive to the eye or undercounter if stuck for wall space or it works better.
Bathstore - noticed a drop in quality of glaze used last time I went there - resulting in a grey colour from glaze being so thin, and noticeably uneven.
If you walk past the basin to access the rest of the bathroom, you may want to go for a curved and possible more shallow design rather than a deep, square edged shape to stop it "intruding" into an already small space (and bumping into it in the middle of the night). Also, consider how good some shapes of basins will be at containing water - some are very shallow and more for looks - unless you like getting the floor soaking wet!
Lastly, if there is a choice of wall for the shower, choose a wall that doesn't share with a bedroom to limit noise travelling to sleeping beauties.

Have fun!

andyhop

denisiw wrote: »

You're entitled to your opinion, I totally disagree.

So you're advocating tiling directly onto plywood? I wanted to do the job properly, that's why I DIDN'T use plywood, it's not as stable as No More Ply. I'd rather spend my time getting the job right first time.

No More Ply gives you an inert substrate to lay the tiles on, plywood doesn't. Have a look at this http://www.nomoreply.net/benefits.htm

I'm completely satisfied with the way my floor has turned out and more importantly, so is my wife.

Denis

WPB Plywood even when wet is structually stable, When laid at even 600mm centres it will have no bounce compared to your chipboard floor that would have movement at 200mm centres!

Unless you have a wet floor then you will have no problems with 25mm plywood, Am yet to see a failure when using this method which i use on EVERY installation. IMO these other lay over boards are for lazy tradesmen who want a quick fix.

On a wet floor i would not trust Wedi or no more ply, tanked every time that acts as a decoupling membrane will ensure your floor stays fixed for life

denisiw

andyhop wrote: »

WPB Plywood even when wet is structually stable, When laid at even 600mm centres it will have no bounce compared to your chipboard floor that would have movement at 200mm centres!

Actually it’s WBP (Water and Boil Proof) ply, which refers to the glue used to bond the plies together. My floor, at 400mm (16”) centres, of chipboard, No More Ply (NMP) and tiles, does not move at all.

andyhop wrote: »

Unless you have a wet floor then you will have no problems with 25mm plywood, Am yet to see a failure when using this method which i use on EVERY installation. IMO these other lay over boards are for lazy tradesmen who want a quick fix.

NMP is inert, plywood is not. The sheets of NMP are glued and screwed to the chipboard and the joints are sealed before tile adhesive is applied. It’s hardly a “quick fix” is it? Presumably you consider yourself a tradesman; IMO it’s questionable.

andyhop wrote: »

On a wet floor i would not trust Wedi or no more ply, tanked every time that acts as a decoupling membrane will ensure your floor stays fixed for life

Who’s talking about a wet-room? Although it can be used in that situation.


Denis