6'x8' shower room with walk-in... anyone got pics of theirs?
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Yeah, that's exactly the same reason why we went for this one http://www.uk.roca.com/catalogue/collections/#!/ba... it comes in various sizes, has a good 'square' profile so you aren't wasting space that isn't usable basin, and with a semi pedestal, rather than exposed waste, it doesn't look 'cloakroom' at all!
cRaigAl205 said:
Haha, the tiling under the sink?! There is an access panel to get into the plumbing, hence the tiling 'squaring' off. Due to the compact layout its not that noticeable, and looks worse in the photo, but I appreciate your point! 
The tiling in general is a bit crappy but noticeably so between the sink and bog where the tiler hasn't even bothered attempting any kind of symmetry and just stuck in 2 random size bits of tile. The corners are the same - instead of cutting off the tile and using the remainder on the next wall to keep the dimensions uniform, they haven't and instead just stuck 2 tiny slivers of tile in the corners. Did you pay someone to do that for you? The grey grout doesn't work either - just makes it all look full of dirt when it isn't.
Edited by All that jazz on Tuesday 26th January 07:26
zygalski said:
view from the door looking left:
bath behind the door on the right of the room:
with the sink in the middle at the far end:
Finally finished!bath behind the door on the right of the room:
with the sink in the middle at the far end:
Pocket door
Basalto Black floor tiles
Topps Tiles Mokara White walls
New window & frame fitted
1700mm walk-in shower with 1100mm single panel
Topps Tiles Mokara Grey wall tile feature wall
New flat ceiling & spots
Pocket door from inside
Edited by zygalski on Tuesday 5th July 17:50
would agree on the shower... I have an integrated shower and it was this one:
https://www.flush-bathrooms.co.uk/phoenix-thermost...
with 2 shower heads, modern version of these:
https://www.flush-bathrooms.co.uk/phoenix-traditio...
Don't think I spent anymore than £300 and its solid metal, none of this BS plastic with chrome that comes from bathstore.
https://www.flush-bathrooms.co.uk/phoenix-thermost...
with 2 shower heads, modern version of these:
https://www.flush-bathrooms.co.uk/phoenix-traditio...
Don't think I spent anymore than £300 and its solid metal, none of this BS plastic with chrome that comes from bathstore.
hobbiniho1 said:
looks really nice although it is let down by the cheap white shower
I agree with this too. A nice contemporary job ruined by a £40 Screwfix 'special'. 
I'm intrigued as to how the door works. It appears to slide into a recess in the wall from the interior and exterior pics, but how did you manage to get inside the wall to install the runners/guide rails without removing the wall?
All that jazz said:
hobbiniho1 said:
looks really nice although it is let down by the cheap white shower
I agree with this too. A nice contemporary job ruined by a £40 Screwfix 'special'. I'm intrigued as to how the door works. It appears to slide into a recess in the wall from the interior and exterior pics, but how did you manage to get inside the wall to install the runners/guide rails without removing the wall?
The wall was taken down & then built out on both sides, to both allow for the pocket door recess & mechanism & also the fit for the 1700mm shower tray. We didn't want a 20mm gap at the end.
I agree about the shower but we wanted something that didn't have a fixed head & was straightforward to replace, since modern units only seem to last a few years. Maybe we'll change it in future, but the bathroom cost about £9k & we had a lot of other work going on at the same time. We did all the flat roofs, gutters, soffits & fascias & also re-boarded the floor in the landing, re-plastered the ceilings & redecorated part of the house.
I agree about the shower but we wanted something that didn't have a fixed head & was straightforward to replace, since modern units only seem to last a few years. Maybe we'll change it in future, but the bathroom cost about £9k & we had a lot of other work going on at the same time. We did all the flat roofs, gutters, soffits & fascias & also re-boarded the floor in the landing, re-plastered the ceilings & redecorated part of the house.
Edited by zygalski on Thursday 7th July 06:21
£9k for one bathroom?
Holy crap.
Mine was fitting of a wetroom at £2.8k and the rest was spent on the goods I wanted including:
expensive sink made of pebbles
Floor gres tiles floor to ceiling
Accent tile stripe made of same pebbles as sink
10mm glass show screen
full tanking so waterproof
Wet zone area created
middle range toilet and taps/shower.
circular towel rail.
Still didnt get above £8k
Holy crap.
Mine was fitting of a wetroom at £2.8k and the rest was spent on the goods I wanted including:
expensive sink made of pebbles
Floor gres tiles floor to ceiling
Accent tile stripe made of same pebbles as sink
10mm glass show screen
full tanking so waterproof
Wet zone area created
middle range toilet and taps/shower.
circular towel rail.
Still didnt get above £8k
All that jazz said:
I am amused by the fact you chose to spend a lot of money on a sink full of beach pebbles but decided not be bother with any kind of shelf/holder for your shower gel/shampoos. Plus look again... that was before it was fully furnished with SWMBO crap, I think that might have been day 1 after it was complete 5+ years ago when we wanted the whole thing done before mirrors and other stuff got scattered around.
zygalski said:
Looking at it, I reckon the towel rail needs to be the other side of the shower enclosure where there is more space.
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