Bathroom

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Our bathroom was badly set out, with a seperate door into a small hall, another door from that into a toilet, another door into the bathroom, and a fourth door into the main bedroom. We decided to knock it all together, and create an ensuite in the bedroom.

So this
So this
Will become this
Will become this
The view from the lounge through the first door
The view from the lounge through the first door
The old toilet room
The old toilet room
The wall between toilet and bathroom
The wall between toilet and bathroom
Got to get worse to get better!
Got to get worse to get better!
The new shower
The new shower
Blocking off the walkway into the bedroom
Blocking off the walkway into the bedroom

 

 

So now we'll concentrate on the en suite bathroom as that will be more usable for us, and then we'll do the main bathroom



Well, after a bit of a delay, we have got moving again. Heres some pics of the bathroom progressing

We used up all the leftover plasterboard in this room
We used up all the leftover plasterboard in this room
Dealing with the old door which we didn't want anymore
Dealing with the old door which we didn't want anymore
Swapped it for a window
Swapped it for a window
There are weatherboards around some windows and half of the house is made of them so we used them to fill around the window
There are weatherboards around some windows and half of the house is made of them so we used them to fill around the window
Centred off the internal stud wall, not the brickwork!! Schoolboy error
Centred off the internal stud wall, not the brickwork!! Schoolboy error
New shower
New shower
Cementing up the shower base
Cementing up the shower base
We used a self levelling mix to iron out the uneven floor
We used a self levelling mix to iron out the uneven floor
A bit of paint, and some waterproofing membrane
A bit of paint, and some waterproofing membrane
Shower waterproofing
Shower waterproofing
Starting the tiling
Starting the tiling
Keeping it simple in this room. White and grey
Keeping it simple in this room. White and grey
Same vanity as the ensuite but smaller
Same vanity as the ensuite but smaller
These tiles are grey, until they are grouted/get wet, and then they go brown. Re-did them with different grout but still brown
These tiles are grey, until they are grouted/get wet, and then they go brown. Re-did them with different grout but still brown
All grouted up
All grouted up
Toilet in
Toilet in



We're still waiting on shower screens, so the final photos will be in the elusive 'before and after' section