Bathroom renovation - which order?

[HootingOwl]

Let's hope your plasterer is good else you will be trowelling on buckets of adhesive. I see so many botched tiling jobs i could cry. Flameport gave some great advice. Try some of the smaller jobs before wading right in.

 

[WabbitPoo]

Did the quotes include tiling? Sorry, I'm not clear as to what you are saying was quoted for.

2-3 days is pretty quick if it includes tiling and plastering etc.

 

[Nozzle]

Tiling is very frustrating to get right

 

[Tay7]

I say have a go.

I'd manage all that ok. Check out shower panels (aquapanels) instead of tiling. Theres not much wrong with the white suite so why not keep it?

 

[MarkVin]

Did the quotes include tiling? Sorry, I'm not clear as to what you are saying was quoted for. 2-3 days is pretty quick if it includes tiling and plastering etc.

£1200 labour just to remove and fit a 3 piece suite. Tiling, plastering and the cost of the suite and tiles were not included and this is why I think I was being taken for a ride.

I say have a go.

I was going to have a go but the replies, especially the unexplained comment about a whole world of disasters, has dampened my ardour a bit. I don't want people to lie and tell me "go for it" if they don't mean it but as someone who's fear of botching DIY has prevented them from getting stuck in - and who had eventually decided ''sod it, every man of my dad's generation managed this so it can't be that hard to get the hang of'' - I had hoped for more positive comments but instead I feel rather foolish for even thinking I can get to grips with DIY.

Check out shower panels (aquapanels) instead of tiling. Theres not much wrong with the white suite so why not keep it?

I liked the look of those panels. B&Q sell them for an eyewatering £150 for 2x1m and the cheapest I saw were £30 each which means it's not as cost-effective as tiles (I can get some nice ones for £10psm).

I'm wanting to upgrade the suite because the current one is dated. I am looking to sell and my competition all have nice, spanky suites with push button flushes and plugs. I could live with the bath and possibly the sink (upgrading the taps for both) but the toilet would have to go.

 

[HootingOwl]

Don't give up entirely. Tackle a smaller job first and then plan on the bathroom.
1200 for a suite swap is a bit much.

Project manage the bathroom by engaging a plasterer and a ceramic tiler. 600 should buy three days of.a plumber's time which is enough for a first and second fix of a suite. I have been doing bathrooms for years and always subcontract the plastering and tiling.

There are lots of pitfalls but it isn't impossible. Spend money and buy decent taps and brassware . These lift the quality of the bathroom