Fitting new bathroom - things to consider?

evoke

Having spent seven months on a full-house refurbishment that included a complete new bathroom, I would also budget on the high end of your estimates. I ended up spending double what I had estimated!

In other words, think of a number and double it!

You might also need to consider a couple of other things:

1. Depending on your mains pressure, your new shower may not have enough pressure. If you have an old lead-pipe water mains then you might need to get that replaced. I had to and it cost me £1500!

2. Consider the ease of cleaning your new bathroom. Simple flat surfaces are far easier to keep clean than intricate surfaces. I erred on the side of simplicity which makes my small bathroom look a little bigger than it really is. My cabinets have no handles so they are the push-click to open types. The toilet flush knob is embedded into the cabinet built around the toilet. The mirror-cabinet has a discreet handle under the door. It's simple things like that which make the bathroom very easy to clean and keep clean.

Ciaerda

I am also looking at redoing our internal bathroom and would love your suggestions on ventilation cyclonebri1.

robatwork

Tile the floor but put in underfloor heating. Lovely.

cyclonebri1

Ciaerda wrote: »

I am also looking at redoing our internal bathroom and would love your suggestions on ventilation cyclonebri1.

Mine was done using a remote or inline fan on a pull cord for the unit over the shower.
The grill is around 12" square so a great collection area, having no electrics in the area above the shower was a major reason for using the inline unit as I wanted to remove the water vapour at source. I think it's a 6 or 7" unit. Haven't seen it since I installed it years ago.

It wasn't cheap, I wanted something industrially rated, probably around £150 and sourced from the RS catalogue.

We then have 5" unit with an auto opening and closing grill linked to the spot light circuit over the toilet/wash basin. Runs as usual on it's own built in timer Amazingly cheap at around £30 of ebay, it's a Vortec or Vortex unit.

The lighting is split as I didn't want the smaller fan to come on with the main lighting as it would be working against the pull of the larger fan if both were on at the same time.

So a small unit for toilet issues and the main unit to ensure all steam is cleared quickly;);)

evoke

Some more guidance here in this related thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/52185359#Comment_52185359

Ciaerda

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Mine was done using a remote or inline fan on a pull cord for the unit over the shower.
The grill is around 12" square so a great collection area, having no electrics in the area above the shower was a major reason for using the inline unit as I wanted to remove the water vapour at source. I think it's a 6 or 7" unit. Haven't seen it since I installed it years ago.

It wasn't cheap, I wanted something industrially rated, probably around £150 and sourced from the RS catalogue.

We then have 5" unit with an auto opening and closing grill linked to the spot light circuit over the toilet/wash basin. Runs as usual on it's own built in timer Amazingly cheap at around £30 of ebay, it's a Vortec or Vortex unit.

The lighting is split as I didn't want the smaller fan to come on with the main lighting as it would be working against the pull of the larger fan if both were on at the same time.

So a small unit for toilet issues and the main unit to ensure all steam is cleared quickly;);)

Thanks for replying now to do a bit of searching and hopefully our bathroom will not have so much steam

Ben84

If you have a solid wall house, a major room refurbishment is a perfect chance to install insulation against any external walls. In a bathroom it would also reduce condensation formation.

I'd also check out the water saving toilets and showers. Even if you don't have a water meter, it's good to save water, and it's looking more and more like water metering will become mandatory in the future anyway.

NewtoDIY

Sorry if this has already been mentioned but bathroom heating (i.e. towel radiators) should always be on an independent zone. You might not want central heating on in summer but you will want the bathroom warm. Therefore bathroom heating should be isolated to allow for this.

DirectDebacle

If you are considering bathroom furniture then you may have noticed how expensive it is. In my view it is a rip off. Fortunately I have the skill to make my own but for those that haven't there is a more economical way.

Have a look at kitchen wall units. They can be successfully used as wall hung base units in a bathroom at a fraction of the cost.

One of the well known sheds is selling a bathroom base unit H672xW400xD335 @£70.00. Plus £30.00 or more for a door.

Same store, similar sized kitchen wall unit £26.00 plus same again for a door.

Quite possible with a little effort to have furniture in your bathroom and not pay 'bathroom furniture' prices.

Ben84

DirectDebacle wrote: »

If you are considering bathroom furniture then you may have noticed how expensive it is. In my view it is a rip off. Fortunately I have the skill to make my own but for those that haven't there is a more economical way.

Have a look at kitchen wall units. They can be successfully used as wall hung base units in a bathroom at a fraction of the cost.

One of the well known sheds is selling a bathroom base unit H672xW400xD335 @£70.00. Plus £30.00 or more for a door.

Same store, similar sized kitchen wall unit £26.00 plus same again for a door.

Quite possible with a little effort to have furniture in your bathroom and not pay 'bathroom furniture' prices.

That's useful to know as it's a new option. Previously I've bought cheap items of furniture second hand and used them in the bathroom. I cut the back and a few inches off an old cupboard to make it the right depth for the space and attached it to the wall in the bathroom. It worked well, and as it only cost £5 I didn't mind cutting it apart and making gaps for the pipes.