bathroom design

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    Replacing bath taps flexi shower pipe with thermostatic flow adjustable wall mount

    I’m looking to replace my current Wickes bath mounted mixer-tap shower head arrangement with a DIY fit-able thermostatic shower that would include some sort of flow adjustment on the wall at, say, chest height. The idea being to take a shower with a guaranteed temperature, irrespective of the...
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    Bathroom floor gap help

    I am in the planning stages of a bathroom refurb and have come across my first major hurdle. There is a gap under the bath where the angled ceiling is on the stairs, image attached. This is exactly where I'm wanting the shower to go and unfortunately there are some angled joists projecting...
  3. S

    Where to start with re-doing my bathroom?

    Bit of background... 1920's mid-terraced house in the UK I have purchased as my new home, needs complete renovation and upgrading. Construction wise, it's got cavity walls, single brick between neighbouring houses. Bathroom had previous long-term leaks which caused rot in one of the joists, so I...
  4. T

    Bathroom roof insulation

    Hi all, I am looking to internally insulate my bathroom. The bathroom sits above my kitchen under a pitched roof so the space is very limited (see pics). Construction is solid wall with lime plaster so I can chip off the old lime batten and insulate the walls. The problem I am having is the...
  5. M

    How sturdy are acrylic baths?

    How sturdy are modern acrylic baths, generally? I'm planning a bathroom revamp and I need a shorter bath to fit in the space, but so far all the ones I've found that will fit are acrylic. I've had acrylic baths before that felt very flimsy and flexed a lot, but do newer and better quality baths...
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    Example plans for application for warrant for bathroom

    Hi all, Has anyone here successfully applied for a building warrant for converting a room upstairs into a bathroom? Would you be willing to share the plans you submitted? I'd like to avoid paying an architect/designer if possible but in order to make sure I'm not biting off more than I can chew...
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    What would a family prefer: bath + shower or just shower?

    Hi. Does anyone know what the owner of a family home (3 bedroomed house) would prefer in terms of bathing arrangements. Between a bath with a shower over it (having to step over bath), or just a "walk in" shower? I'm anticipating selling a 3 bedroomed house and I've got to make a decision about...
  8. J

    New bathroom layout

    So, to cut a long story short I'm renovating the entire ground floor of my house which includes enlarging the bathroom and changing its layout. Here is the new layout: Bathroom 2d Plan by jwilf posted 23 Dec 2018 at 12:24 PM And in 3D: Bathroom 3d Render by jwilf posted 23 Dec 2018 at 12:24...
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    Advice please: Installing a shower screen on a half wall

    Hello Redoing our bathroom, and we are hoping to install a half wall, topped with a fixed glass screen as one of the walls of the shower, the other will be a hinged door/ panel. I cant work out what screen I can buy to go on top of the wall? A fixed bath screen would fit, but is that an OK...
  10. M

    built in wall shelf in bathroom - thoughts / help on how to do

    Hi all, not sure if im posting this into the right section, but here it goes. im planning a new bathroom, and just wondered if anyone had any experience with in wall bath / shower shelves like in the picture below im planning on having an area like this to be used when in the bath. what...
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