Home DIY

Pretty much what rive gauche said. The holes in the back are for securing the sink to the wall to stop it falling over. They are not designed to support the sink. That's the pedestal's job.
I fitted a toilet which was about an inch too low to line up with the outlet which went through a wall. I found an off cut of plywood, placed the toilet on it, drew round the shape and then jig sawed the packing to size. A lick of white gloss and the job was a good 'un.

Done and done, just fitted a piece of wood arond the pedastal/basin plug and bolted the sink to the wall. All the weight is back on the pedastal.

I did see a few wall mounted sinks at the local DIY shop, the big difference is the size on the holes at the back, they're a lot bigger and not close to the edge of the pottery so its less likely to get cracked. I wanted to drill a larger couple of holes in my sink but I didn't have a 14/16mm masonry drill bit.

How do you make window sills? Atm I have an open cavity. Slate then cement over the top?

Is that from the B&Q DIY book? I have that somewhere, damn useful thing.

Oh and when I said sill I meant what they call the "window board" in that ^ diagram. It's the bit on the inside that I'm missing, it's going to be tiled but I need something to stop it all from falling into the cavity.

Collins DIY Encyclopedia- great book. I've done pretty much everything in my flat by referring to it.

^ ha my teenage sweetheart's dad (Albert Jackson) co-wrote that book, it's really good- I still consult it on occasion.
His house was fucking immaculate.

Solid days work, still looks the same. Arse.

Finished off the last of the tiling, including the beam over the mirror, grouted everything, and cut the ceiling out.

I've dropped the shower rose connector and all the ceiling hangers, so that will have a 165mm void, 25mm over the minimum for the light fittings.

I need to wire, stick the ceiling plasterboards up, tape and fill, paint, then I just have to fit a shower door and other little bits and bobs.

No cat swinging for you.

Neil, who installed your mirror?
I need to get a huge mirror installed, but I'd rather find a supplier that come and glue it to the wall too, so that if it breaks during installation it's their problem

No cat swinging for you.

I have a range of cats, the smallest one swings well in the en-suite.

Neil, who installed your mirror?
I need to get a huge mirror installed, but I'd rather find a supplier that come and glue it to the wall too, so that if it breaks during installation it's their problem

I'll dig out the details and PM you- very reasonable, and they were very quick.

Cheers. Is it just bonded?

Yep, they turned up with a couple of tubes of "bonding agent" in those skeletal pump grip things, and some packing pieces to level it up.

talking of which, is anyone using mirror fixings anymore? intending to install mirror ca 140 x 60 cm next week or week after. all the interwebz are talking about gripfill etc. but I want to give myself possibility to reuse the mirror if I change my mind about the size/format.

I'm thinking of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-mirror-fixing-kit/46116

btw. dammit's bathroom coming along nicely :)

I don't see why those fittings wouldn't work.

That said, is it a rare/exciting mirror?

I'm getting another mirror to put over the basin, and I'm just going to glue the bugger on as it's so much simpler*.

But that's going to be a generic (cheap) mirror, if you've got something with some value to it then that is of course different.

*Yes, and then grout round the fucker- does grouting ever end?

oh this thread is really about diy, wowzers

That's what we want you to think

http://www.ct1ltd.com/mirror-adhesive-the-strongest-mirror-adhesive-available.html

I had this recommended to me.

Mind you my old bathroom mirror was stuck on with 4 big foam pads. I was amazed it stayed on for 10 years.

I've been told certain adhesive fillers will eat into the silvering on the back of the mirror over time.
But then Kingsland Glass told me justusegripfillmate.

Use the correct glue for the mirror, its not any old mastic that you use.

The mirror in the shower is going to be a bugger to keep clean as you will have to squeegee it down after every shower. Do you have any ventilation?

I quite enjoy giving the shower a quick squeegee after use- but then I used to enjoy hoovering up the Chrismas tree needles as well, so I am prepared to accept that I may be a bit odd.

I'll be putting in an extractor that's powered by (but with it's own fuse and interupt switch) the lighting circuit.

Any recco's for that gladly received as I don't want to bleed all the heat out of the room when it's not in use.

The problem with the full length mirror in the shower is you have to catch sight of yourself naked - sometimes without any mental preparation
The spectacle will not improve with time
The solution? Move before you stsrt To sag

There's an extraction/ventilation company called Kiltox in Hither Green, they'll sell all the ducting and connectors you need and can advise on the correct fan for room size etc.
I've used Vent Axia Silent fans a couple of times recently about £50 online you can hardly tell they're on. But with the dropped ceiling I'd go for an in line fan so you don't have an ugly white plastic thing in your ceiling.

I was going to chuck it in the wall- the ring beam prevents going out at ceiling height, which would be the most convenient thing to do with the dropped ceiling.

As it stands the ceiling void will just contain lights.

Perhaps get a fan with a built in humidistat. You can then set the timer to a fairly short time and the fan will only contiue to run if the room remains damp.

Right- shower doors.

Having had a look around the decent ones seem to be many £.

The opening is 76cm wide, and is going to need to open inward.

I can order the glass from the same place that I got the mirror from, but does anyone know where to order the fittings from- hinges and so forth?