Reply to: New bathroom suite

[DirtyDog]

I'm in the market for a new one. Budget of about a grand, including tiles, under floor heating, trim etc. Yours truly shall install.

Not really that keen on any of the crap that B&Q has to offer, nor Wickes.

Quick google shows lots of new online firms I've never heard of. Anyone got and recommendations?

I need close coupled loo, barf, basin n taps, heated towel rail, under floor heating, floor and wall tiles, shower screen.

TIA

Not reading the whole thread, but try PTS for the suite. We got our tiles from somewhere like TIle Warehouse (I think). Best of luck - I'm banned from doing the plumbing at home after royally messing it up one year.

[TheBigD]

I don't know Mrs Suity, but I get the impression she must be an extremely courageous lady. Either that or she has the patience of a saint.

Here she is...

[Mich the Tester]

I take it you are doing all of it yourself?

Hoh yes.

I don't know Mrs Suity, but I get the impression she must be an extremely courageous lady. Either that or she has the patience of a saint.

[RedSauce]

Chortle!

Suity, a grand for a new bathroom is derisory. For a start, go to Aston Matthews and get some decent fittings, including a metal bath. A plastic bath is the utter pits and will give you endless trouble with leaks round the seals.

WOHS - I spent half your budget on the shower head.

[OwlHoot]

The irony is that while suity's away in Jersey for the week, there are any number of tradesmen who are popping in every day - surely between them they could sort it out.

Chortle!

Suity, a grand for a new bathroom is derisory. For a start, go to Aston Matthews and get some decent fittings, including a metal bath. A plastic bath is the utter pits and will give you endless trouble with leaks round the seals.

[Old Greg]

Therein lies the rub. The regs change and if it's not something you do for a living, it's a PITA to work them out I should think.

Same reason most use an accountant.

The irony is that while suity's away in Jersey for the week, there are any number of tradesmen who are popping in every day - surely between them they could sort it out.

[Pondlife]

Not to wire up maybe, but there are a lot of restrictions. Certain lights fittings have to be used within certain zones (based on steam from showers/bath), there are also a lot of restrictions on how you wire up pumps and under floor heating (if it is electric) IIRC.

Therein lies the rub. The regs change and if it's not something you do for a living, it's a PITA to work them out I should think.

Same reason most use an accountant.

[RedSauce]

Bathroom electrics are no more complicated than other types, however it's illegal IIRC and you definitely have to get it certified even if not. If you are putting in an electric shower, I think you are definitely not allowed, because it connects directly to the main breaker.

Other than that, £1000 sounds pretty low if this is to include an entire suite and retiling & decorating the whole room. Not unrealistic, but certainly not luxury either. Worth splashing out more for premium stuff?

Not to wire up maybe, but there are a lot of restrictions. Certain lights fittings have to be used within certain zones (based on steam from showers/bath), there are also a lot of restrictions on how you wire up pumps and under floor heating (if it is electric) IIRC.

[BrilloPad]

every time I climb onto the missus, I get the same dread

Thats what viagra is for.

[mudskipper]

Dearest EO, thanks for the first laugh of my day

WSS.

[MaryPoppins]

Dearest EO, thanks for the first laugh of my day

[EternalOptimist]

Every time I step onto an Airbus I wonder if my pump is still in use.

every time I climb onto the missus, I get the same dread

[BigRed]

If only we had the same protection as electric and gas fitters, in fact even builders are getting in on it now. Before people say our work isn't life threatening my first programming was calculating the stress loads on the bolts on an hydraulic pump for the first Airbus. It was the one that moved the flaps and slats The designer who checked it had a naive faith in computers giving the correct answer because he wasn't into this technology stuff. Every time I step onto an Airbus I wonder if my pump is still in use.

[Dactylion]

I expect a competent person will be along shortly to tell you a 10kw shower on 2.5mm cable will make for interesting times

It's OK - Suity has a spool of old bell wire left from his last DIY.

Apparently if he twists a lot of them together it'll be "alright"!

[d000hg]

Electric heated shower is the problem not an electric pumped shower

Oh yes, that was what I meant, thanks.