Bathroom Renovation Guide
Bathrooms are one of the smallest rooms in the house and they are also the most expensive to renovate. Bathroom renovation is a task that, if done well, can add value to a home and a great space full of design and light.
Bathroom design
Bathroom design is the first area of your bathroom renovation that you need to get right. Simply replacing the existing bathroom with a single design may not be enough. The key to great bathroom design is to design it with the people who are going to use it keeping in mind. However make sure that your bathroom design also has a common usage factor. For example: If you were designing a bathroom for families, you could still design a bathroom with easy access to the bath and shower. This will ensure that the design also works for people with limited mobility. This means that your design has wide market appeal if you decide to sell your home or if you are renovating for a profit. The great bathroom design also uses the space well, taking into consideration the location of the light or window, the size of the fitting and the drainage options. Make a plan to fix the scale and size of your room. Mark the existing drainage points and then the water inlet points. Write a wish list of bathroom fittings that you need and want with your size. Now marry the two together and see what fits. Note: Most bathroom drainage and water inlet points can be moved but this comes at an additional cost.
Bathroom remodel
If you have decided to do the work yourself or are part of the work then it is time to rent a skip bin and take out the old bathroom. If your house was built before 1980, you may have fibro bathroom wall linings with asbestos and will require a lot of care. You will need some full body disposable overalls, eye protection and quality dust masks. Check with your local building authority or council about regulation on bathroom asbestos wall lining removal.
Remove everything except plumbing. If you are plumbing the bathroom, you will not have to turn off water for the entire house. In addition, you will need to heat the floor tiles and a bed of sand and cement.
Bathroom renovation and construction
Bathrooms must be properly constructed from the ground up to ensure the finished job is correct and correct. This will also make the bathroom's design and look great.
Bathroom renovation process
Install water and drainage pipes and electrical wires.
Install the wall lining and ceiling and then install the bath hob and bath.
Waterproof the floor and bath and bath recess.
Fix the floor fall with sand and cement ready for tiling.
Lay the floor and wall tiles and then grout.
Install new bathroom vanity, fittings and taps - install new electrical.
Paint ceilings and final clean.
Step One - Plumbing & Electrical
At this point all new plumbing has been installed for clean hot and cold water and drainage. Caution needs to be exercised when positioning the new plumbing so that the plumbing fitting is correct when the tilling is finished. For example: To center a fitting in a shower recess you must pay attention to the wall board, the glue of the tile, and the thickness of the tile so that the fitting is centered once the tile is in place. The same thing applies for installing drainage pipes for toilets; The wall lining and tile thickness must be taken into consideration so that the pipe is in the correct position when installed after pipe tiling. Also without any new power cables broadly connecting them to the mains power.
Step Two - Install Wall and Roof Linings
Install your 6mm wall lining Be careful to nail every 150mm fibro board without nailing in new pipes and electrical wires. The best way is to measure and mark the pipe and wire layout on your new wall board as you go. The most common is the plasterboard, the screw (or nail) on the roof lining. However if you are laying your tiles from floor to ceiling, do not install the cornice as it is best after tiling. If you are not tiling for sealing then go ahead and install the cornice once the wallboard and sealing linings are installed. If your bath is not freestanding, you can now frame and install the bath. Make sure the bath is installed correctly to the thickness of the tile and glue. Be sure to check all lining and pipes before you continue with the renovation of your bathroom.
Step Three - Waterproof Your Bathroom
Waterproof around your bathroom floor, shower recess, and shower. When waterproofing the floor be sure that the waterproofing comes 100 mm above the walls. The shower recess should be 100 mm waterproof above the shower rose outlet. In addition, the bath should be waterproof to just above the lip of the bath and up to 100 mm on the floor. Install a 25 x 25 mm aluminum angle with quality silicone at the door and waterproof in the lip. Your entire bathroom should be in the tank now, so all the water will be gone
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