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UTH

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177 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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dirtbiker said:
Looking great! Keep it up! Always nice to see people getting on with things, progress is very slow on our house redecoration due to small people!
It feels like progress has really slowed as we near the end. We have the final bathroom to be finished, then carpets in the final spare room and some painting, but even those bits have dragged 6 weeks longer than we planned.

Sheepshanks

32,528 posts

118 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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UTH said:


Can I ask a couple of questions please - is that holder for soap etc built into the shower riser? We're stumped what to do for the wet room we're having built apart from having a naff looking wire shelf in the corner (no depth for a recessed shelf available).

Also the toilet being recessed into the vanity unit - does that work OK, do you catch your arm on the unit as you sit down etc?

UTH

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Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Sheepshanks said:
Can I ask a couple of questions please - is that holder for soap etc built into the shower riser? We're stumped what to do for the wet room we're having built apart from having a naff looking wire shelf in the corner (no depth for a recessed shelf available).

Also the toilet being recessed into the vanity unit - does that work OK, do you catch your arm on the unit as you sit down etc?
The photo is deceiving……shampoo and shower gel is just balanced on the taps, so not really a holder as such

Recessed loo is absolutely fine, no chance of catching your arm at all.

For the shower, our permanent solution is this, hooks nicely over the top of the glass: Kegii Shower Caddy Hanging - 2... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09BZ4H84Z?ref=ppx_pop...

dirtbiker

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165 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Sheepshanks said:
Can I ask a couple of questions please - is that holder for soap etc built into the shower riser? We're stumped what to do for the wet room we're having built apart from having a naff looking wire shelf in the corner (no depth for a recessed shelf available).

Also the toilet being recessed into the vanity unit - does that work OK, do you catch your arm on the unit as you sit down etc?


We went for some of these from Amazon in the same situation, do the job nicely: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B097D4GGP3/ref...

We also have the same vanity unit in our ensuite and can confirm it works just fine, no issues with bumping it. The sink is pretty narrow though so bear that in mind if you're planning on having a cupboard above it (we have a mirrored medicine cupboard style one and it's not the easiest to brush your teeth!

Sheepshanks

32,528 posts

118 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Thanks both - the bottles really do look as if they're sitting in a tray!

Those corner shelves do look quite neat.

TimmyMallett

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111 months

Wednesday 2nd March 2022
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Booze shelf looks nice, is that an offcut of 20mm worktop?

UTH

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Thursday 3rd March 2022
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TimmyMallett said:
Booze shelf looks nice, is that an offcut of 20mm worktop?
It's a custom cut piece of oak. If that's the right term?

pmanson

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252 months

Monday 28th March 2022
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Sheepshanks said:
Thanks both - the bottles really do look as if they're sitting in a tray!

Those corner shelves do look quite neat.
We’ve got a few of these in various bathrooms and they work really well (no drilling of tiles etc)

ShowerGem Bathroom Organiser Shower Caddy - No Drilling, No Suction Cups or Screws - As Seen on Dragons Den - Rust Proof, Easy-Clean, Neat and Tidy Bath Shelf, Rack and Storage for Everything https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JG6JZQ8/ref=cm_sw_r...

UTH

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Monday 9th May 2022
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Little update, the cats have been pissing us off lately to the point we decided we needed a door put in the kitchen archway to be able to shut them downstairs at night.




Mr Roper

12,985 posts

193 months

Monday 9th May 2022
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Excellent thread.

Love the wine store!

UTH

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Monday 9th May 2022
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Mr Roper said:
Excellent thread.

Love the wine store!
Me too! Although filling it to capacity is remaining elusive.

I've got some nice lighting in there now, must remember to post a photo or two at night

dirtbiker

1,165 posts

165 months

Monday 9th May 2022
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Sliding door looks very smart - nice solution!

samdy

207 posts

71 months

Monday 9th May 2022
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How do you find the sliding door. Is there anything to stop the bottom of the door from rattling on the wall if for example the cats try pushing on it?

UTH

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Monday 9th May 2022
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samdy said:
How do you find the sliding door. Is there anything to stop the bottom of the door from rattling on the wall if for example the cats try pushing on it?
Yeah there’s a very small little black “thing” screwed into the floor that runs in a groove cut into the bottom of the door if that makes sense?

Mike_k

90 posts

93 months

Tuesday 10th May 2022
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can i get a link to the sliding door fixings that is just what i need but not found any suitable

good work looking good

UTH

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Tuesday 10th May 2022
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Mike_k said:
can i get a link to the sliding door fixings that is just what i need but not found any suitable

good work looking good
Fairly sure it was this

https://www.vidaxl.co.uk/e/vidaxl-sliding-door-har...

UTH

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Wednesday 22nd June 2022
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Just putting a 'before' picture here as I'm hoping for quite a radical change over the weekend


UTH

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177 months

Saturday 25th June 2022
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First coat of paint done. Got to do it all again tomorrow. Urgh


UTH

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Sunday 26th June 2022
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Second coat done.
Next weekend sorting some wooden cladding and a couple of nice outdoor lights


dirtbiker

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165 months

Monday 27th June 2022
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Good effort, that's really freshened things up!