Upgrade bathroom

[gaz1234]

Need to stick a shower in here. I'm thinking either

Replace the lot and do a top job.
Or
Install proper shower, new screen, replace and move bath, new flooring and tiling
Or
Install shower head running off the bath, install shower screen, new tiles and floor.

Using tradesmen. No DIY.
But may sell up in year or 2...

What do you think? Rough prices?

Edited by gaz1234 on Monday 11th August 18:34

[gaz1234]

How much roughly to fit and supply? Ish

[gaz1234]

5k is too much.
Think I'll go the route of tarting then. Move bath, re tile, re floor, install screen and shower then. 1k?

[gaz1234]

Collecting water on the tiles isn't great Either.
If I go other end the slope will mean less space or more water spray out of the bath, no?
What's the ceiling shower look like?

[gaz1234]

Gingerbread Man said:

You say the slope would mean less space, further from the shower head, but if the shower heads mounted on the tap end, it's also far away due to the boxed section.

True, but I would think moving the bath makes sense?

[gaz1234]

Can you get extra long screens with a static glass panel which then goes into the main screen?

[gaz1234]

Du1point8 said:

Why would the boxing cause an issue?

Im a bit confused at that, is is due to getting wet (then tile it) or the shower screen not being big enough?

bigger shower screens here:

http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/shower-screens-317-000...

mixer like this:

http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/architeckt-indus-manua...

would tart it up fine.

I know nothing about these. How does this mixer work?

[gaz1234]

I guess this would work well with bath as it is? Just needs tile cutting and refitting to accommodate screen?

[gaz1234]

Neil - YVM said:

Yes. and if lucky you may find one that has the fixed panel the same size as the raised tile. Then if you buy an extra long wiper, it may work.

But I suspect you will always have a sealing issue, as you will not be installing the bath shower screen as it is intended.

The lowest cost option to do this correctly, would be to remove the existing bath, remove the box, assuming you have a combi boiler, take the feeds from the bath hot and cold, chase the pipes into the wall and set them for a surface mount bar mixer, refit bath against wall, re-tile, fit mixer, fit bath shower screen.

Okay I'll suggest it to the plumber

[gaz1234]

ah cool, seems sensible.
thx

[gaz1234]

Ok had one chap round and suggested using a digital aqualina shower and leave rest as it is. Think he will run pipes inside cavity.
Not sure though as will need the long screen and sort tiles to make them flush....

[gaz1234]

Think I'll go the cheap option.

[gaz1234]

Gingerbread Man said:

Cheaper shower but need pipes in wall etc.

More expensive but can drop from loft and screw to surface.

Yea sure. Not boxing to me seems silly..

[gaz1234]

Nearly a month on, one quote in at 2700!

[gaz1234]

1200 labour.
New shower, screen, boxing, flooring and tiling around bath.

[gaz1234]

Ok. I did think that

[gaz1234]

Anyone know much about aqualusa showers, digital ones?

[gaz1234]

Basil Brush said:

Might be worth a look at Sanctuary Bathrooms as I think they are discounting the Crosswater digi one at moment, which I think looks much better than the Aqualisa.

Link?

[gaz1234]

Podie said:

Retail is about £500 I think

More of a reliability question. I'm looking at the digital ones with remote.

[gaz1234]

furtive said:

I have them fitted in my en-suite (Ilux) and bathroom (HiQu). They are great.

Cool, ta