Tiling

It has taken me three and a half days, but it was worth it. There are a few parts that I wish I had thought through better, but I am generally happy with the finished product. One of the difficulties in doing a renovation, is that you find that you are having to do extra prep work to make sure that everything is 'square' and 'plumb'. Once this is done, the actual tiling is pretty easy. I hired a rotary cutter from Diamond Hire to make the tile cutting easier and accurate. I have also invested in a Dremel - a small electric hand tool that cuts, which was great for the areas where the drains go.

The plumber will now install the shower head and taps, as well as the toilet. Once this is done I will get the shower screen measured and installed before I complete the project by painting the walls, reinstalling the mirror and detaling the grout.

My next post wont be for a week or so.

Happy Renovating.

Sonia

Waterproofing

The waterproof membrane has taken slightly longer as I needed to wait for the render to dry fully, before starting on the first coat. This product is just like a thick paint, but is fairly smelly and as you can see from the picture, is a 'lovely' shade of green. I have given this area three coats, as I do not want the water seeping through to the downstairs lounge.

The next step is the exciting part ----- TILING!!





Happy Renovating!!



Sonia

Progress At Last

Now that Christmas is over, we have been able to get our plumber to come and do the necessary work so that we can move forward with our ensuite renovation.


The old vanity has been removed and the new one installed. The spigot for the shower has been raised so that my husband, who is over 6ft tall, can now stand under it comfortably.


The first job has been to build a small partition wall between the shower and vanity. This has been reinforced with cement fibre sheeting which also gives a smooth, even surface to tile on to. This wall will prevent the creation of a void between the two areas, which previously was very hard to clean between.
I have used bondcrete on the surface of the shower walls, before the render has been spread over the top. Further rendering of the top of the new wall and the existing recess wall, will need to be done and left to dry for two days before the next step.

The next step is to waterproof the entire shower recess thoroughly, so that it does not leak into the downstairs lounge room.



Happy Renovating!

Sonia