Bathroom suite arrived.
From here, next job was to lay some flooring, as I wanted it to be 100% waterproof, so wanted to lay flooring first and the suite on top of that. I left cut outs for access to waste traps etc.
Once the floor was down, I then fitted the bath, it was so tight, that once it was in, it was in, I couldn't get it out at all! So had to be right from there.
I started the tiling. I've never tiled before, but with a few forums and youtube videos. I set about. I purposely chose large tiles to cover as much as possible around the bath area.
Once the tiling was done, I then installed the shower, screen, levelled and secured the bath with some batons in each corner, siliconed up and fitted the sink (nightmare with a none standard bottle trap size!) and also the toilet.
The toilet was touch, as it was a sealed unit and the previous soil pipe was a little high, just under 8" to centre. So I used an offset expandable soil pipe. The cistern water feed was a bitch too, as it's up inside the block and the flexipipe I had from the ground up was quite rigid. Anyway, all fitted and secured after some swearing and cramp.
I wish I had done it properly and made a wooden frame for the bath, but as the bath was now in, I can't get to the back end. So had to settle for some wooden batons in the four corners and down the two sides. It's all screwed down and is pretty solid.
One element that fustrated me is that I lost a bespoke plastic insert which goes inside the shower rise pipe to secure it into the tile. I fabricated something made from some left over baton, it's snug, but just not the same as the plastic one would be. It's OK so far, but will look to try replace that in the future. I contacted the shop I bought the suite from, to be told they don't sell the bits on their own. I've asked about going into store to look through some boxes see if I can find a spare or something. Don't hold out much hope.
Any ideas?
I've still to fit a new light fitting yet, and instead of tiling the window sill, I went for a UPV sill instead, with some edging. I've fitted a new extractor fan, but due to the size it the socket needs moving up around half an inch to allow the cover to fit properly. Also it needs re plastering, which I'll get done when I get some other bits done in the kitchen.
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