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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 12:39:31 GMT
I've got a small bathroom at home with the standard bath, basin and toilet. It's a pretty small room, so I wanted to take the bath out and just have a corner of one end of it turned into a walk in shower - like a wet room, but just the corner of the bathroom.
Then I can move the basin to the other end where the bath was, freeing up more room.
So the work is
take bath out
put wet room/area in
move current electric shower to new location
move basin
deal with plumbing / moving the pipes
Sealant / tidy up / snagging / painting
How much would that cost, roughly, do you think?
It's either that, or I get one of those really thin basins (the whole issue is that as you open the door, the basin is right in front of you and there's not much room to maneuver, plus I don't use the bath so would rather have the space)
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 15, 2023 12:40:25 GMT
Sure they'll be fine I'm not doubting that (though I would add that some ceiling joists no matter how they are boarded over are insufficient) but it's fundamentally wrong to suggest they spread the load like counter joists do.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 15, 2023 12:50:00 GMT
quadfather Probably about £3-4K + fittings but depends on a few things, how much re-tiling there is, can you source tiles to match what you have or is it all new tiling, will any existing tiles come off nicely or will whole walls need re-plastering etc, what about the floor? We had a really tiny bathroom (about 1.6m x 1.6m) in the last house that had a corner shower, basin and bog, after we'd fitted a tiny bath (with shower over) and changed the layout around we actually had a lot more room.
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Post by dogbot on Feb 15, 2023 12:51:23 GMT
 Like that. That's how they do it. If you can't see how that spreads weight, you might need some physics lessons. |
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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 12:59:54 GMT
quadfather Probably about £3-4K + fittings but depends on a few things, how much re-tiling there is, can you source tiles to match what you have or is it all new tiling, will any existing tiles come off nicely or will whole walls need re-plastering etc, what about the floor? We had a really tiny bathroom (about 1.6m x 1.6m) in the last house that had a corner shower, basin and bog, after we'd fitted a tiny bath (with shower over) and changed the layout around we actually had a lot more room. Ah yes, shit - the tiling. I'd forgotten about that. Tbh, I'm not too fussed on the tiles - It hasn't got a large amount of tiles, so I'd have to assume I can get these off without having to replaster (I used to help a mate fit bathrooms so have a vague idea how to do the tiles) Yeah, the flooring I'm thinking about too. It's currently got a crap carpet in, so I'd need to think about that. Perhaps just some lino or something - don't need anything fancy. Yup, when I look at the room, I can tell what it would look like moved around - it'd be much better. There is actually an option to extend the bathroom a bit, but that would mean knocking down stud walls and doors etc which I looked at, but it'd mess with the landing too much. Cheers for info anyway |
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Post by mrpon on Feb 15, 2023 13:02:29 GMT
Carpet in the bathroom, hard no.
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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 13:04:43 GMT
Yeah, I know. I've not touched the bathroom since I bought the place, and enough is enough now  |
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Post by henroben on Feb 15, 2023 13:10:55 GMT
Yeah, I know. I've not touched the bathroom since I bought the place, and enough is enough now My bathroom is exactly the same, I've been putting it off ever since I bought the place. Must try and force myself to gut it and redo it this year. If you happen to have a bathroom located over an unheated room or garage, you definitely learn to appreciate the carpet on cold winter days though... |
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Post by khanivor on Feb 15, 2023 13:23:06 GMT
Those feet look like a lot more hassle than screwing a 2x4 on to the existing joists
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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 13:29:27 GMT
Yeah, I know. I've not touched the bathroom since I bought the place, and enough is enough now My bathroom is exactly the same, I've been putting it off ever since I bought the place. Must try and force myself to gut it and redo it this year. If you happen to have a bathroom located over an unheated room or garage, you definitely learn to appreciate the carpet on cold winter days though... Same here! I keep looking at it, and while it's perfectly usable as it is, it needs sorting. Then again, my mortgage will be done in 1.5 years, so any money at the moment is going on that. Perhaps I should wait a bit first |
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Post by elstoof on Feb 15, 2023 13:32:15 GMT
Wet rooms are pretty involved to install, you’ll want to tank it extremely well and have potently laid runs on the floor tiles
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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 13:35:26 GMT
What about just tiling + waterproofing the tiles and just have a walk in shower with a tray then, would that be less problematic do you think?
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 15, 2023 13:35:32 GMT
Like that. That's how they do it. If you can't see how that spreads weight, you might need some physics lessons. I'm not interested in pretty pictures only facts. |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 15, 2023 13:39:29 GMT
Carpet in the bathroom, hard no. First house we bought had carpet in the bathroom, it was fine. If you have kids it's a big no but single person or a couple on their own, no problem. I did make sure I had a really decent shower mat that was impervious. |
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Post by technoish on Feb 15, 2023 14:04:27 GMT
What about just tiling + waterproofing the tiles and just have a walk in shower with a tray then, would that be less problematic do you think? A tray will be much much cheaper. |
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Post by quadfather on Feb 15, 2023 15:21:30 GMT
Cheers, nice one. Mortgage first then bathroom by the sounds of it!
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Post by henroben on Feb 15, 2023 16:42:25 GMT
Those feet look like a lot more hassle than screwing a 2x4 on to the existing joists Actually they do have advantages, if your loft hatch has been cut into a very inconvenient part of the loft or the siting of various header tanks + trusses etc. make it hard to get materials up there. They also allow you to board small sections at time, so you don't need to clear all your crap out while doing it - plus, if you've already got a double layer of insulation, you don't need to lift the top layer to fit them, you can just wiggle them through. My personal experience is regardless of what you're actually doing, any work in a loft is always dirty and tiring! |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 16, 2023 9:26:23 GMT
My loft hatch is tiny and the space is very shallow, so wouldn't want to raise the floor. It's been partially boarded (just tongue and groove chipboard screwed straight onto the joists), really need to do the rest at some point. And insulate the rest of it properly.
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Post by johnno on Feb 23, 2023 19:05:38 GMT
I’m going to put a solar system on my house with battery. I’ve got 3 quotes all about the same but with different equipment brands and various differences and I’ve no idea which is best and I don’t want to put 10 hours into google research.
There must be some sort of independent expert I could pay £150 to to come visit, check the 3 quotes and advise on best option.
Is there such a thing? What should I be searching for to find them?
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Post by minimatt on Feb 23, 2023 21:27:39 GMT
...don’t want to put 10 hours into google research... ...must be some sort of independent expert I could pay £150 to to come visit my social media profiles give the impression I value my free time greater than £15 an hour but the truth is I'm both easy and cheap
think technoish had solar installed recently, stalking through their recent posts may give some assistance |
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Post by technoish on Feb 23, 2023 22:34:08 GMT
I went thru solar together which does a group tender organised thru local council. Means they check the components.
Honestly though the panels and converter I think are fairly commoditised. You can google the parts also. Make sure the converter capacity is higher than the total panel output.
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Post by Nitrous on Feb 23, 2023 23:57:46 GMT
Useless at DIY personally so haven't really touched the house since we moved in 6 years ago and anything that has been done someone else has done it for me.
Carpet in the bathroom here also but the wife's uncle did ours only a couple of years ago as he does it for a living.
We had a re-roof two years ago at the cost of around 5k and a new double glazed window put in upstairs to replace the only one that was a single glazed unit.
Now the back bedroom windows have all blown as has the front bedroom windows so I'm hoping to have a quote tomorrow or early next week to fix or replace them. The front door needs looking at also as my dad told me he thinks the frame isn't square so that's causing a gap at the top corner of the door. It's going to be expensive isn't it
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Post by Dougs on Feb 26, 2023 9:36:29 GMT
We had half a dozen panes replaced this year, as they were blown. Along with some hinges. Was about £500, not too bad considering.
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Post by Tomo on Feb 26, 2023 10:32:06 GMT
It rained here this week for first time since we moved in. Leak through ceiling into kitchen. Basically felt knackered on the extension flat roof. Annoying as I asked the seller about this and he said it was all fixed, but it's total bs, as this is clearly a long-standing problem he painted over when we viewed. Should've spotted the flashing was missing on the roof, but that's on me.
Anyway, 2k to put new felt roof on. Yippee.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Feb 26, 2023 11:27:51 GMT
Slap some Acrypol on in the meantime, buy you a bit of time.
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Post by Dougs on Feb 26, 2023 11:33:10 GMT
Tis the problem with flat roofs.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 26, 2023 12:02:17 GMT
Just re felted out loft extension flat roof, luckily my neighbour builder and sorted it pretty reasonably. Needed new boards as the chipboard(!) whoever did it 30 years ago had turned to dust. The felt wasn’t even torched down, I’m amazed it lasted as long as it did
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Post by ibenam on Feb 27, 2023 9:33:39 GMT
Hifolks
I have one of those old style portable honeywell thermostat.
Bit of a pain as you can only have 1 connected and I would rather have an app on my phone to control the heating.
Is there any solutions where I can keep my boilerand central heating but add a different thermostats controller to control the heating from my phone?
Apologies in advance if I'm talking nonsense!
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Post by damagedinc on Feb 27, 2023 9:49:59 GMT
Yeah should be able to get any of the main ones. Hive/ nest etc.
Your existing boiler stays as it is and you replace your honeywell with the new one you choose.
They're aren't that expensive and alot of places you can pay about 80 quid etc for someone to fit it. Price might be slightly more now?
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Post by Psiloc on Feb 27, 2023 10:46:37 GMT
Like that. That's how they do it. If you can't see how that spreads weight, you might need some physics lessons. I'm not interested in pretty pictures only facts. I didn't know these exist and I'm really confused. What's the advantage supposed to be over new joists? |
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