Diy bathroom

Nebulous2

Hi folks - we've been thinking about a new bathroom, but it has now been forced upon us because the mixer valve for the shower started leaking inside the wall. So bath, tiles and a substantial area of plaster have all been removed.

We're intending diy, which is a daunting thought, but financially much more viable.

We're looking at an ideal standard bathroom suite. Just under £1000 for everything including sanitary ware, sink, pedestal, taps, (shower mixer bath taps) bath screen, bath panel, bath and all wastes. My wife would prefer something cheaper but I like what I've seen of it. The only issue is the bath doesn't come with tap holes, so we will have to cut these ourselves.

We've got a few decisions to make though and I'm looking for some advice:-

1. Aqua panelling or tiles? Both seem equally expensive. Tiles are more work to fit? Room has currently been extensively tiled to waist height. We will have to remove a lot more of the old grout for tiles I would imagine.

2. Toilet size? Options for eco toilets are a 6 litre / 4 litre dual flush or a 4 litre / 2.5 litre one. We are not on metered water and are unlikely to be.

3. Add an extractor? House was built just over 20 years ago with no extractors in shower room/ bathroom. We need to be really careful airing it to minimise problems so maybe we should bite the bullet and add one.

We may have more questions as we go, but thanks in advance.

manda1205

I can't help with all your questions but I would advise not to scrimp on taps, you'll only regret it, cheap taps will give you so much more bother. Also definitely get an extractor, you will notice the difference straight away, also get a humidistat one, then it will be able to constantly monitor and clear your humidity, very handy in old cottages.

Nebulous2

manda1205 wrote: »

I can't help with all your questions but I would advise not to scrimp on taps, you'll only regret it, cheap taps will give you so much more bother. Also definitely get an extractor, you will notice the difference straight away, also get a humidistat one, then it will be able to constantly monitor and clear your humidity, very handy in old cottages.

Thanks - I think we will get an extractor.

We're definitely not skimping on taps, though they do seem expensive! We're looking at these ones.