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Steve

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30th Jan 12 at 21:02

Just thought id post some progress pics of new bathroom parents are having installed.

Day 1 pics

and a fucking stink from the drains where my dad has left countless turds over the years

Steve

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31st Jan 12 at 17:18

Day 2

Dom

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31st Jan 12 at 17:50

Got any before pics?

Ben G

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31st Jan 12 at 17:59

pics of your dad in his hi vis and riggers?

Eddx14xe

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31st Jan 12 at 18:23

Lacking pics considering this is Steve's thread.

M2RTY

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31st Jan 12 at 21:23

before pics look like a northern bathroom

harrisp

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31st Jan 12 at 21:37

I would personally lay plastic pipework fairly straight and usually poke up through the floor in copper, I hate speedfit on show

Steve

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31st Jan 12 at 22:19

That's old pipework and there is no before pic lol that's after day 1 the walls weren't like that before

baza31

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1st Feb 12 at 09:59

Is that White panelling plastic ? Can't make it out

Steve

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1st Feb 12 at 11:45

nah plaster board panels

Chris F

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1st Feb 12 at 14:24

That will be hardibacker board surly? If it's a bathroom

John

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1st Feb 12 at 17:02

Only need hardibacker for the shower, rest of the bathroom will be fine.

Steve

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1st Feb 12 at 18:39

Day 3

toilet taking shape

Steve

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2nd Feb 12 at 19:12

Day 4

Chris F

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2nd Feb 12 at 22:06

General builders then I presume?

Steve

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3rd Feb 12 at 20:15

Day 5

Ben G

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3rd Feb 12 at 20:55

toilet is nice.

Jake

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3rd Feb 12 at 21:36

how many of them were skimming that

andys sxi

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3rd Feb 12 at 21:43

must have been 2 to have got that done in 1 day

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Steve

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3rd Feb 12 at 21:54

yeah 2

Chris F

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3rd Feb 12 at 22:30

Must be warm in your house for it to dry that quick

Daniel_Corsa

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4th Feb 12 at 18:05

quote:
Originally posted by Chris F
Must be warm in your house for it to dry that quick

Just a very light skim be ready to paint / tile tomorrow!

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mattk

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5th Feb 12 at 14:15

Lol a skim done 4 weeks ago is still a bit dark in my house its that cold

whats your plan if the toilet cistern ever need attention, like a valve ect?

DansCorsaSXi

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5th Feb 12 at 14:23

Love plastering when it's dried for some reason.

Good progress Steve.

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Dave

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5th Feb 12 at 15:14

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Lol a skim done 4 weeks ago is still a bit dark in my house its that cold

whats your plan if the toilet cistern ever need attention, like a valve ect?

The hotel I'm working on at the moment is using an almost identical system. In our case though it's covered with 18mm ply, tiled on the face and granite on top. Plumbers say if anything goes wrong they can get in through the box where the flush control is, looks tight to me though.