tiles take ages to drill too.
I was given a tip of using a grinder to jus take a little nip out of the tile where you intend to drill - front and back. then drill the remainder.
also remember that the holes for the toilet bowl are on an angle.
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tiles take ages to drill too.
I was given a tip of using a grinder to jus take a little nip out of the tile where you intend to drill - front and back. then drill the remainder.
also remember that the holes for the toilet bowl are on an angle.
hi juan
use a template of the toilet base and tile under the toilets base to say 2cm in so that when you lay the concrete to seat the toilet it can bond to the scread and not the tiles i will try and get a pic of what the tiler did for me .
Regards rob
Thanks Daren / Doog will give it a try. I have a special drill bit for drilling glass and tiles but have not tried it out yet. Got a heap of holes to drill in the wall tiles for the mirror, vanity lights and mounting the vanity on the wall etc.
I swear by using a bit of masking tape where you want to drill - it stops the drill bit from slipping around.
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Question?
The bathroom walls and floor have been waterproofed. Joints sealed with silicone, reinforcing tape in the membrane etc.
I am now at the stage of grouting the walls and the floor and wonder can I use grout at the join where the floor tiles meet the wall tiles and wall to hob or should I use silicone again to seal these joins.
My vanity is being delivered next monday so I should have the toilet and vanity in by midweek. Just ordered the shower screen and that will take 4 weeks to be installed.
You can use grout but it will crack and leak. You need silicon.
Thanks Pusser I will take your advice and steer clear of grout at the critical joins between walls, floor and hob.Quote:
You can use grout but it will crack and leak. You need silicon.
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If you read it all then you will know I make mistakes - especially in tpying. Good luck with your bathroom.Quote:
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Getting near to fitting the shower head fitting to the wall outlet and notice that the threaded nipple is about 5-8 degrees from 90 degrees at the angle to the face of the tiles. The plumber obviously fitted it slightly askew but I can blame no one but myself as I set it in before the plasterer did his bit.
Wonder if I should take off the tile, dig out some render a bit and twist the pipe and nipple square, OR just hope the shower head fitting will accommodate the slight out of square and still fit flush to the tiles???
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depending on how well the fiting is bedded in....
easy peesy.
- Get shower and have a look at the size of the cover flange for the fitting.
- if the hole in the tile isn't big enough chip it away ever so gently with a screw driver or small sharp chisel, only 1mm at a time with short sharp light tapping action.
- attach 15mm socket and 15mm running nipple (150 long) available at bunnies for 3 bucks, or anything else that will screw in there.
- Give this contraption a couple of light taps with a hammer to bring the fitting back to sqaure in the wall
- if it wont move easily, digg away a little mortar/ plaster that is on the side that wants to come away from the wall face
- continue tapping with hammer
- repeat if nescessary
- fill hole with some sort of bog product- silicone, mortart,plaster?????
- fit shower
Thanks Bricks, I just had a look at it again and reckon I have room to dig out the render carefully without taking off the tile and follow your instructions to the letter. Will let u know how I go.
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I am nearing the installation of the toilet suite (Opal Smartflush) and have a question about whether it is recommended to silicone seal the pan to the wall tiles??
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I thought a bead of silicone right around the back of the pan to seal it to the wall would eliminate the chance of water getting down under the pan if the cistern were to spring a leak for whatever reason down the track.
What do you think?
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Has anyone used the protective coating that can be purchased to seal / waterproof glass to supposedly keep the screen easier to clean?
http://www.enduroshield.com/products...for-glass.html
The demo bottles they have in agents showrooms looks very promising but what is it like in practical situation?
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Hi Juan, Is the bathroom finished YET?
I've been sick so havent been checking in much.
Doog
Hi Doogie
Sorry to hear u have been unwell.
Well the bathroom is not really finished yet. The shower screen has been a nightmare. They measured and cut one panel incorrectly and I asked that it be replaced which they are currently undertaking. They have been very good indeed about it but it is taking time to do.
Bathroom is operational otherwise just chasing a few things to finish it off like another double towel rail, a wall mounted toilet brush(awaiting delivery), a small stainless steel pedal tidy bin, wall mounted soap dispensor and glass holder, wall mounted hair dryer holder and another electric toothbrush. Have not decided about leadlight panels for the window yet.
The underfloor heating looks like it is going to be a big winner from the testing I have done. I will wait until the weather chills out before giving a final verdict on that one though. Same with the heated mirror - need some cold weather to really test it out.
IXL Silhoutte is great both in terms of heat and the exhaust fan.
The Rinnai 26 plus HWS is just fantastic. I have started using this shower rather than the ensuite as I can control the temperature to perfection.
Attached are photos I have just taken 5 minutes ago.
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I have put glad wrap on the glass screens to keep them cleaner as the small one will be chucked and the other one will be eventually treated with Enduro Shield which they kindly gave me.
Whilst everyone has differing ideas on colour schemes the bathroom functions very well and is a massive improvement over what it was originally.
All up with the new 50metre sewer run, new gas and water mains, Rinnai 26 plus HWS and bathroom fitout it will end up costing near $15,000 which was the original budget figure. My labour would be at least that again but I chose to not count that.
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Juan,
That looks bloody brilliant. Well done! You should be proud.
I have been following your thread, because we are yet to get to our bathrooms and was very keen to see how you went.
The colour scheme is almost exactly what we were looking at, so to see it all put together is great! Looks pretty stylish.
Once again, brilliant job!
Hey thats Cool Juan! Looks great! :2tsup:
I like the wall hung timber vanity - ties in with the window frame and the darker tiles. Excellent - but I had bit of chuckle at all the electrical switches - you being a sparky and all LOL!
Shower screens can often go horribly wrong during installation - it has happened to me nearly everytime - and all those little extra bits like shelves and holders take ages to happen.
So now you've finished - What is the next project??
doog
Ps did you ever try any of those self cleaning glass treatments ??
My current project has a "polished" glass in it and the installer warned against using normal soap in the shower - but of course I did use normal soap and now its eaten the polish away GRR! - Not really noticeable until you come to clean it and then you find the glass doesnt sparkle as much as areas around.
Thanks for the kind words Madrat and Doogie.
I have the Enduro Shield treatment but will wait till all the glass panels are installed and the shower complete in about 3 weeks and seal it all in one go. That is why I covered the panel with glad wrap - to keep it clean for the installer to silicone seal it and also to make the application of the Enduro Shield treatment easier.
Yeah there are 3 double power points in the bathroom but there are hair dryers, electric toothbrush, heated towel rails which will use 3 GPOs permanently.
Next project will be upgrading the ensuite. Everything in same locations just retile and some new fittings.
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Any chance you will be posting 'as you go pictures' with the ensuite?
Definitely interested in that one too (we too have 'ensuite' on our to do list). :2tsup:
Well done juan, looks the goods mate.
Did not plan to publish the ensuite reno Madrat but I will take some pics and post them some time. Not sure when I will get started but it will not be until all the fiddly bits are 100% complete on this one. It is too easy to end up with a series of unfinished symphonies.
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Juan, thanks for sharing the latest updated pictures. I too have been keenly following your progress for months and was blown away by the finished job. I particularly like the choice of vanity unit; I love the large profile on the white basin/benchtop part.
I'm amazed that the whole thing cost only $15k. I'm assuming this also includes the cost of the brickwork, the floor slab, rendering, plastering etc also. Do you or anyone else have any idea what the whole thing would have cost if you did none of it yourself? I imagine over $50k?
Did you install the shower screen yourself? How much did it cost? I recently installed a 1200mm x 1000mm frameless 10mm shower screen in my bathroom (pics will be up in a week or two) and it was very very difficult; the largest piece of glass (1200mm x 2100mm) weighed over 100kg! I had to get 2 friends to help me lift it. Making all the fine adjustments to get all the pieces perfectly level with each other and the gaps perfect was a hell of a job.
Hi Zac
I am not installing the shower screen myself but am getting it done through a friend of a friend. I also had assistance with plumbing and a plasterer who charged me $500 to plaster inside and also outside of window.
This was a significant project and apart from the above, I did all the work myself which kept costs low. In reality I suspect most people would not want 6 months of major disruption and may not have the time to do all the work themselves. Half the work is chasing cheap prices on things and asking for help on this forum. The help I received from stalwarts like Doogie, Bricks, Mid C, Wonderplumb and many others was incredible and I thank them for it.
I suspect had I shopped around I would have paid around $45K to have it all done by professionals. It certainly would have been less painful but I do not think I would have got a better job done.
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:2tsup:Absolutley brilliant Juan good job !!
Great job Juan,
I have been a silent follower of this great thread for some time now. I did a bathroom reno at our place about 18 months ago. Gained a heap of how to info from these forums. My reno didn't involve the structural stuff that yours has, but it did involve gutting, resheeting, waterproofing,tiling, instalation of frameless shower screen which I did & outsourced sparky & plumber. I have to compliment you on the style that you have gone for - see pic.
Cheers & enjoy your new room.
A beautiful job you have done there Border Boy. A lot of similarities in colours and fittings to ours. Did you seal the glass panels on the shower? Are they difficult to keep clean?
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Thanks Juan,
yes, very similar. By sealing do you mean where the glass joins the floor & walls? I ran a bead of neutral cure clear silicone along these joins after masking with some tape. The shower isn't hard to keep clean using one of the many glass cleaning products on the market.
Cheers.
I had done some reading about this product http://www.enduroshield.com/products...for-glass.html and I have been given a kit to try out. It seals the glass only although they have a product for tiles as well. The installer will seal the glass to the tiles when the incorrectly cut panel is replaced.
Apparently glass has a semi porous surface which is why the water and gunge adheres to the glass. This invisible treatment seals the pores and the water runs off leaving just a few beads thus eliminating 90% of the cleaning. It is just rubbed onto the inside of the shower screen glass. They claim it lasts up to 10 years before you recoat it. I will try it out and give some feedback later.
It seems you had a window above the old sink/vanity unit. Did you close it over? as I can not see it in the renovation photo. I reckon a large Velux Electric Skylight in your bathroom would look a $1M. I had originally planned to put one in then changed my mind and moved the window. http://www.velux.com.au/inspiration/...oom/bathrooms/
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Hi Juan,
sounds like an interesting product - look forward to your feedback. Yes I closed the window, it used to look out onto a back veranda, which was enclosed by previous owners - so no light/ view at all. Those skylights do look good - maybe a future project.
Cheers.
Just about all wrapped up with this marathon project. The shower screen has finally been installed after a couple of serious hiccups with measurements. No profit for them in this job for sure.
I have treated the shower screen glass with Enduro Shield and water runs off it like a duck's back.
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Hi Juan
just wanted to say thanks for all the advice it's been a great thread and the end result looks a million dollars and all for around $15 ,000 that's hell cheap even with you doing the work and without all the fruit in there that shower screen looks hot ,how thick is it ? And have you start to use the floor heating to keep you coffee warm in the morning ?
Also i think i have used a similar style vanity the deep draw are so much better than shallow ones.
i think i'm going to go with the Rinni 26 soon the museun have been calling and they want my old system for display purposes
If the there was an award for best bathroom reno i think you would win no question ....congrats
Rob
Thanks for the kind words Jags.
No have not started using the underfloor heating which is less than 600 watts if my memory serves me correctly. I have done testing on it and it works great but it has not been cold enough here yet to really warrant switching it to automatic program. I reckon about end of May will be time to switch it on.
Very happy with the vanity unit and hanging them on the wall is the way to go. It makes cleaning the bathroom floor a 30 second job.
The glass screen is 10mm tempered glass and I opted for the cheaper standard glass rather than the iron free glass which reduces colour distortion. Happy with the decision.
Have treated the glass with Enduro-Shield and very happy with the result. Have a squeegee hanging in the shower and the last one to shower takes 20 seconds to quickly wipe down the inside of the panels and it always looks crystal clean.
You are making the right choice with the Rinnai 26. It is awesome. My gas bill has more than halved and the hot water delivery is unbeatable. Get the installer to set it up to deliver 60 degree water (just move a jumper connection on a couple of pins). You will need the tempering valve for the bathroom but you will have steaming hot water in the kitchen.
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