Bathroom regrets
Discussion
JQ said:
LandieMark said:
I really regret not having an electric element installed in the towel rail for the summer when the heating isn't on.
Our biggest regret too.Remember you can always go into the bathroom from the next room through the wall, so if it's easier to lose the cable in another room, do that..
or drop it from the celing in the corner, assuming it's not fully tiled.
Baldchap said:
Not having two shaver sockets. We have to piss about with sharing access to a toothbrush charger, which is above my wife's sink and away from mine. First world problem, but it means I need to fit one at some point.
This is where European bathrooms differ from the UK. We have two power points in our bathroom, mounted vertically as part of the light switch fitting.2 SWITCHES
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For our family bathroom, as it was a new build, I could have made better use of the pretty decent space there with 2 sinks, heated wall mirror, Italian style shower (floor drain) behind a, say, 2.1m high wall (2.5m ceilings) and having a bath in front of the wall. We have a shower over the bath with a folding glass screen instead.
For our en-suite, as it's a separate room within our bedroom, I could have had it made larger, again, with dual sinks, heated mirror and an Italian style shower with rain shower head.
Feeling very upset right now
Builder has not made (enough?) allowance for finished floor and finished wall and so the bog height is 400mm incl seat. Gap between shower screen and basin is just about big enough for cleaning by hand. And the f
king mirror is off centre!
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Builder has not made (enough?) allowance for finished floor and finished wall and so the bog height is 400mm incl seat. Gap between shower screen and basin is just about big enough for cleaning by hand. And the f
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MrJuice said:
it could.
but would require the cut out to be redone with tiles that have a 3-4 week lead time. It's a concealed cabinet (is that the right term?). Not just a hanging mirror
Thats a bummer, loads of hassle just for it "to be right" I guess.but would require the cut out to be redone with tiles that have a 3-4 week lead time. It's a concealed cabinet (is that the right term?). Not just a hanging mirror
Just stand to the sie of the basin each time you use it, and it'll not be an issue
Harry Flashman said:
Has anyone here used cement encaustic tiles in a bathroom?
The vendors have left a decent amount of very beautiful tiles in the house. They are a bit of a pain to lay as they are like delicate stone - need laying in clean conditions, sealing, grouting, then sealing again. They also need a diamond cutter - cannot be scored and snapped. Any experience? They really suit the house (old Victorian)...
I think that's what we have, though ours are not square they were a pain to fit to say the least, that was my first ever go at tiling too. They suit the Victorian theme. The vendors have left a decent amount of very beautiful tiles in the house. They are a bit of a pain to lay as they are like delicate stone - need laying in clean conditions, sealing, grouting, then sealing again. They also need a diamond cutter - cannot be scored and snapped. Any experience? They really suit the house (old Victorian)...
I’m not defending the builders, but I assume they have made some decisions purely to line positions up with edge of tiles - some people think lining edges up is the be all, end all in design and don’t think beyond that.
Also it seems they may have also positioned the mirror at the edge to save a cut on the tiles. If centered the edges would get quite thin and perhaps tricky to do without tiles breaking?
Whatever, yes, it’d wind me up too!
Also it seems they may have also positioned the mirror at the edge to save a cut on the tiles. If centered the edges would get quite thin and perhaps tricky to do without tiles breaking?
Whatever, yes, it’d wind me up too!
Harry Flashman said:
Can you use that gap to the left of the basin to tuck away a hand towel, folded onto a rail mounted on the wall, so it looks deliberate? Or is the gap too small, so that it would look messy?
Builder came and bked his guys yesterday so one of the guys is kindly moving the basin 8cm to the right in his own time. As it is, the gap is about 5cm which is too small for anything I shall definitely bring him lunch on Sunday!
He offered to move the mirror too if I supplied the tiles (it's a concealed bathroom cabinet unit in the wall). But there's 3-4 week lead time on the tiles which complicates things. Plus not sure who would pay for that.
The bog can also be done but again, a lot of breaking. I guess everything could be redone but it'll add to the cost one ways or another and will delay things. We've been out the house since 1st April and that costs a lot too.
thepritch said:
I’m not defending the builders, but I assume they have made some decisions purely to line positions up with edge of tiles - some people think lining edges up is the be all, end all in design and don’t think beyond that.
Also it seems they may have also positioned the mirror at the edge to save a cut on the tiles. If centered the edges would get quite thin and perhaps tricky to do without tiles breaking?
Whatever, yes, it’d wind me up too!
Tbh, they're good and do as asked. But if I don't ask, they do whatever and they don't think. They should have known the a bog with seat 40cm from finished floor is too low. It doesn't help that one guy positioned the bog frame and another did the tiling. Should have been same guyAlso it seems they may have also positioned the mirror at the edge to save a cut on the tiles. If centered the edges would get quite thin and perhaps tricky to do without tiles breaking?
Whatever, yes, it’d wind me up too!
With respect to the tile cutting. That's just coincidence. The cut out for the cabinet behind the mirror was made before the tiles were laid
Depends if it's wet or electric
My bathrooms are small so I opted against UFH on suspended floors and will make do with mats and a towel rail for heat.
On downstairs bathrooms we have solid floors with wet UFH which was easy enough to do but then we were doing the whole ground floor. So a bit more pipe and a bit more screed was not a problem.
My bathrooms are small so I opted against UFH on suspended floors and will make do with mats and a towel rail for heat.
On downstairs bathrooms we have solid floors with wet UFH which was easy enough to do but then we were doing the whole ground floor. So a bit more pipe and a bit more screed was not a problem.
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