I've got an old bottom floor Tyneside flat, where the bathroom is directly off from the kitchen. Original layout included a pantry in a long alcove off the kitchen, which I've blocked off to provide a larger usable floor space in the kitchen and knocked into it from the bathroom.
Hoping to create a walk-in shower in the new space, but just wanted to see if anyone can see any obvious problems before I pull the trigger.
That's how it looks at the minute. The stud wall part (and the ceiling) is a proper dreadful job, but seems solid, and I'd really (really) rather not take it down. Without taking it down, I'm limited to the space that's there already, which would allow me a 700mm width shower tray. Maybe a bit narrow, but I can live with that. Here's what I was planning to do:
1. Attach studs to brick wall at back and right boundary, so I can install Aquapanel. Can only fit 38 x 63 studs.
2. Install drainage below suspended timber floor. There was a small shower enclosure in the bathroom originally, now removed. Drainage pipework is still there, so hopefully can use that. If not, it's going straight out the back wall directly behind the shower itself.
3. Install low-profile shower tray and level.
4. Attach Aquapanel. There's a chance that the tray itself might be a few mm wider than the panelled walls. If that's the case, I'll cut the panels so that they sit on the top of the tray. First fix plumbing behind 700mm panel.
Should look something like this at this point:
5. Seal with something like Classi seal, attached to the panels and to the top of the tray.
6. Pay someone to tile it.
That sound alright? Am I missing anything really obvious? Are the studs too thin? Do I only need Aquapanel where water is likely to ingress, or am I better using Aquapanel on the whole length of the wall? Do I need to bother with Aquapanel on the ceiling? They also sell some kind of Aquapanel floor panels, do I need to set the tray on those? Lighting not an issue, and there'll be a low voltage extractor ducted through the false ceiling and out.
Cheers!
Hoping to create a walk-in shower in the new space, but just wanted to see if anyone can see any obvious problems before I pull the trigger.
That's how it looks at the minute. The stud wall part (and the ceiling) is a proper dreadful job, but seems solid, and I'd really (really) rather not take it down. Without taking it down, I'm limited to the space that's there already, which would allow me a 700mm width shower tray. Maybe a bit narrow, but I can live with that. Here's what I was planning to do:
1. Attach studs to brick wall at back and right boundary, so I can install Aquapanel. Can only fit 38 x 63 studs.
2. Install drainage below suspended timber floor. There was a small shower enclosure in the bathroom originally, now removed. Drainage pipework is still there, so hopefully can use that. If not, it's going straight out the back wall directly behind the shower itself.
3. Install low-profile shower tray and level.
4. Attach Aquapanel. There's a chance that the tray itself might be a few mm wider than the panelled walls. If that's the case, I'll cut the panels so that they sit on the top of the tray. First fix plumbing behind 700mm panel.
Should look something like this at this point:
5. Seal with something like Classi seal, attached to the panels and to the top of the tray.
6. Pay someone to tile it.
That sound alright? Am I missing anything really obvious? Are the studs too thin? Do I only need Aquapanel where water is likely to ingress, or am I better using Aquapanel on the whole length of the wall? Do I need to bother with Aquapanel on the ceiling? They also sell some kind of Aquapanel floor panels, do I need to set the tray on those? Lighting not an issue, and there'll be a low voltage extractor ducted through the false ceiling and out.
Cheers!
