Well, as you can see, I'm now back in Scotland and this was the sight that greeted me on my return - a half finished bathroom. The Bath is not yet fully installed because it has to be returned to the Manufacturers as it is damaged and the plumber has had to re-plumb in my old toilet because the new one leaks. So this is the chaos that I am going to have to live with for a while.
The floor is covered in cardboard to protect the underfloor heating cables which have been laid. However, this should improve tomorrow as my contractor is coming back to start laying the floor tiles up to just in front of the toilet. He can't lay them any further until the new toilet is installed. In fact, this is the last job that he can do until the replacement bath and toilet arrive. What is a success however, are the tiles and the new inset Power Shower. They look great! Just what I was looking for as the tiles have the look of Travertine without the huge cost, the contractor likes them so much that he's decided to get them for his own bathroom! Having the shower inset into the wall also looks very luxurious, just like the hotels I have got used to living in during my many work travels! The shower is pretty powerful, which is just what I was wanting, the only downside is the pump, which they have had to install under the bath (see picture below) . It is very noisy at the moment, but hopefully when the bath is boxed in the noise level will be reduced - at least I hope it will!
The new sink unit is a complete success too. I ordered one which was fractionally narrower than the old one which means we don't have to cut it into the bath like the old one had been! It's always hard to visualise something when you are ordering it from a brochure, but this definitely turned out better than expected!
The bathroom walls will be painted white to make it as bright as possible. When I got home Saturday the first thing I thought was that the old light fitting (which is actually quite new) lets the new bathroom down and that really inset halogen spotlights would be a much better solution. My contractor laughed when I told him this today because aparantly both the plumber and the electrician both said the exact same thing! So he's getting the electrician to quote me for that too. I think it will make a big difference so I'm willing to pay the extra. Can't wait until the bathroom is fully complete!
oh, it's going to be gorgeous when it's finished! Wonderful!
Posted by: liannallama | June 09, 2008 at 07:46 PM