Bathroom update.... need more help

[Dupont666]

Right.... after getting a load of quotes and then talking with another PHer about it, have decided to go back to my original idea and fk the bath.... I live there and dont use them, im having a walk in shower instead.

So been looking around and have seen the prices of the walking showers go for circa £600 (enclosure and tray) then probably another £300 for the showery bits and then came across this:

http://www.bathroomevolution.co.uk/item--ZWX-LEFT-...

and to get a better idea of the shower itself it can be seen here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Walk-In-Shower-Enclosure...





Now this seems very cheap to me at £500-570 for everything as apposed to circa £900 i would be paying.

What do you guys think to it?

Not bad? going to be dodgy quality? shower column plain ugly?

[Dupont666]

I plan on staying in the property for a good few years and figured that as i dont like baths, the OH doesnt as she is from Finland and they dont have baths.... whats the point of having a bath cause as pointed out to me, every time i use the bathroom i will always wonder what if for a walk in shower.

as for selling later... if i do, then i can always do a move around again or just wait for the right buyer, since i live in a young professional area, its not like they are going to be difficult to shift.

[Dupont666]

Simpo Two said:

It looks nice but how solid is it? Are the chrome bits really chromed metal or just plastic with a silver coating?

To pick up on Phil's reply, I'm a bath person. I like to lie down and relax. The idea of having to stand up and have water sprayed over me like a carwash is quite horrendous.

Never really been a bath person... sure its good when i have had a sports injury, but its something that was the older generation thing.... that an the fact the bathroom is tiny and the shower only means i liberate 20cm more space at least to move the stter round and the basin to have its own space rather than the cramped section its in now.

[Dupont666]

Simpo Two said:

Fair point - but do check those fittings. It's horrible to pick up what you think is heavy chrome plated metal and finding it weighs 1 gram and goes 'tac' when you tap it.

They were emailed about an hour ago for them to confirm what they are made of

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Eggle said:

I would think VERY carefully about that enclosure. It is basically a very small shower area with a wasted bit tacked on the end. I looked at these and decided there wasn't enough room in the open part to move around, taking into consideration the footprint of the whole lot. We went for a 800 x 1200 quadrant in the end.

Ok cheers for that.... will have a look at some more

[Dupont666]

anyone know where i can get a base/tray from and maybe using this as the walls:

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet...

obviously not that price or size but you see the tray there.... more like using:

http://www.simplyglassblocks.co.uk/index.html

what do people think of that?

obviously i will have to calculate the chunkiness of the blocks and so lose a little width.

[Dupont666]

NDA said:

gtr-gaz said:

You could always go for a wet room of course but, that would cost a lot more!

We've just been quoted £8k for a wet room. Seems a bit pricey, but I have no idea what the going rate is.

my bathroom 1600mm by 2200mm is costing 2.5-3k for labour and everything else is on top of that so about 5-6k all in