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Bathroom Progress again

Well last evening saw more progress – but not much to show for it. Spend the evening getting the power supply for the shower finished and also did the last of the Pine Cladding so that I can do some varnishing. I plan to apply about three coats of Polyurethane silk finish varnish to protect the linings and that will have to start soon and in parallel with the vanity unit which is yet to start. I think that this evening will be a vanity unity focused evening 😉 Looks like we are on track for getting the bulk of the work done by the end if this weekend.


Above see the shower pump with power supply in place so it is now fully functional.

and above we see the pipe duct now fully clad appart from the small inspection hatch which is located at floor level.

Shower finished and new door in place

Another evenings work and two significant landmarks on progress with the Bathroom!!!

Firstly, the Shower is now completely finished ready for use. I still have to connect the power supply for the pump and I intend to make that the next job which will make the shower usable. The bath has been sealed to the wall with white silicon so fully waterproof. In the photo below you can also see the glass shower screen – in a fairly big job like this it is always good to reach a key stage and this is one of those.


Back to joinery work and fitting the door and that is another key stage. The house is starting to return to normal as a whole. For the last 10 days or so we have had all the material for this project stored in various other rooms It is amazing how much space the stuff occupies. Mary is spending her spare time cleaning the house more then usual – the dust produced by the bathroom project work gets every where!!

You can see some of Phils art work on the wall by the door!! A new wall seems to be a magnet for an arty person 😉

So the next job is to finish the door ( fit door catch and handle etc.) and then turn to the vanity unit which still needs to be constructed and have the toilet cistern and wash hand basin installed in it!

Bathroom Shower in Place

Now you can see the shower controls in place and the shower head feed attached. All of the pipe work for this is concealed behind the wall. So a nice neat job! I intend to get the bath sealed to the wall and the shower screen installed this evening. This will be an important stage in the development as it means that we will then be able use the shower and bath for the first time since we removed the old bath about 10 days ago. Of course this does not mean that we have been unable to wash!!! That would be unacceptable 😉 It is always an exciting stage in any project when things get to the finishing stage. Of course we are not done – still to build the vanity unit, install the toilet and wash basin – so a few hours of work still to be done. It has been great being able to spend evening on practical work – actually very therapeutic 😉

Bathroom – More progress ;-)

After another evenings work I was able to get the plumbing work finished. Its not difficult work at all but you do need to take care to ensure that each joint is properly soldered etc… The last thing you need is to have a leak after everything is in place when it can be more difficult to fix! Below you can see the shower pump connected to the hot and cold water supplies. This pump will automatically switch on when the shower valve is opened. So it only needs a 240V electrical supply. I decided to have it concealed in an area that will eventually be covered in! Hopefully, this will become apparent in the next few evenings!

Bathroom Saturdays progress

Well another productive day. Was able to get the Wet Wall fitted ( that is the white shiny material on the wall which surrounds the bath) and also the bath is now in position. Still some plumbing work to do though!! That will be today’s job after church etc….
The above picture shows the wet wall in place.
The bath is in place – but not fully anchored as yet. Last job of the evening was to drill holes for the taps and fix them in place. Next phase will be a plumbing phase with lots of copper pipe and plastic waste pipe to fix etc. The goal for this phase it to have the bath operational and ready for first use 😉 It is amazing how large the room feels when empty and how much smaller it felt when the bath was brought in.