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We have gutted the bathroom back to bare brick. But to find a good quality toilet and bath is a nightmare. I think I have sorted it and then someone says that's not the right type etc.
For a 1700 x 700 or 750 bath I was going to either buy Carron, Twyford or Duravit. I want a strong one that doesn't creak etc.
For a toilet I have been looking at Duravit, Armitage Shanks, Twyford. I want a close coupled but one that doesn't go all the way back to the wall as the soil stack is running along the floor from the toilet on the left out to the outside wall and the water pipes will be running from the left wall all the way along the wall to the right to feed the bath/shower. So the pipes will need to run behind the toilet and then we will box in.
Are rimless all they are cracked up to be? Ideal Standard do one which seems good but it isn't rimless as they state that customers prefer their system as the rimless ones allow water to pray on floor when flushed. Then there's the ones that can be coated to stop bacteria forming etc. My daughter likes the square shaped bowls. But I would like a good quality one that doesn't lose it's glaze after a few years. She has a water meter so would like dual flush too.
We have bought a Grohe shower that mounts on the wall with two feeds.
I was then looking at a sink with cupboard underneath but would like a full size bowl. A friend gave me a new big sink which is a pedestal so we may use that. Money is tight as we helped our daughter buy her 1st flat but didn't realise it needed the amount of work done on it. We have rewired totally and had a leaking roof which we didn't know about and re-plumbed.
We were going to move the toilet over to the outside wall so we could utilise the longer space by side of the bath but its a lot of work and expense to do this so it was back to the drawing board.
Although we are footing the bill as she now has no money, I don't want to buy cheap as she will have problems ahead if poor quality. There's no point in paying a plumber to fit inferior goods.
The kitchen we re-wired and then we ripped out the old cupboards and all the wiring and plugs are in the wrong place so another £500 to be paid out to amend positions.
We are also having the boiler moved to another wall by a Gas Engineer. Then the kitchen can be sorted, designed and fitted.
It is all a nightmare as I am going blind.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have found out that the boiler cannot be too close to the window and plugs have to be far enough away.
thanks
Sue
For a 1700 x 700 or 750 bath I was going to either buy Carron, Twyford or Duravit. I want a strong one that doesn't creak etc.
For a toilet I have been looking at Duravit, Armitage Shanks, Twyford. I want a close coupled but one that doesn't go all the way back to the wall as the soil stack is running along the floor from the toilet on the left out to the outside wall and the water pipes will be running from the left wall all the way along the wall to the right to feed the bath/shower. So the pipes will need to run behind the toilet and then we will box in.
Are rimless all they are cracked up to be? Ideal Standard do one which seems good but it isn't rimless as they state that customers prefer their system as the rimless ones allow water to pray on floor when flushed. Then there's the ones that can be coated to stop bacteria forming etc. My daughter likes the square shaped bowls. But I would like a good quality one that doesn't lose it's glaze after a few years. She has a water meter so would like dual flush too.
We have bought a Grohe shower that mounts on the wall with two feeds.
I was then looking at a sink with cupboard underneath but would like a full size bowl. A friend gave me a new big sink which is a pedestal so we may use that. Money is tight as we helped our daughter buy her 1st flat but didn't realise it needed the amount of work done on it. We have rewired totally and had a leaking roof which we didn't know about and re-plumbed.
We were going to move the toilet over to the outside wall so we could utilise the longer space by side of the bath but its a lot of work and expense to do this so it was back to the drawing board.
Although we are footing the bill as she now has no money, I don't want to buy cheap as she will have problems ahead if poor quality. There's no point in paying a plumber to fit inferior goods.
The kitchen we re-wired and then we ripped out the old cupboards and all the wiring and plugs are in the wrong place so another £500 to be paid out to amend positions.
We are also having the boiler moved to another wall by a Gas Engineer. Then the kitchen can be sorted, designed and fitted.
It is all a nightmare as I am going blind.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have found out that the boiler cannot be too close to the window and plugs have to be far enough away.
thanks
Sue
