How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

EC1 bathrooms do at least a 20% discount on most brands too.

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This is a bit exciting!!

How bad an idea is engineered wood flooring in a bathroom?
We've got loads left over from the kitchen/utility project.
Builder says we'd have to oil it every year.
It'll look nicer than our other option which is vinyl wood effect.

Probably not the ideal choice but if you've got a load of it spare why not? If it knackers up in a couple of years then you just replace it and you're no worse off but if it lasts well then you'll have saved a decent amount of cash.

Thanks - we've got proper wood flooring in a couple of en-suites that's still ok so I guess just take extra care

Despite better judgement I'm really keen to go for matte black bathroom fixtures in the bathroom overhaul knowing full well they'll be a nightmare to keep free of limescale and watermarks...

Is there any treatment or product people have found to solve this problem? Perhaps some sort of coating to prevent limescale sticking?

2 years of black taps downstairs and no real issues or marks.

The better reason not to get them is that they are 100% a fad and will look extremely dated very soon.

If you're worried about limescale, get a water softener

Who knew that different manufacturer's tiles come out at different sizes and that the tolerance can be as much as +/-3-5mm?

Not me until this morning, and the worse the quality, the larger the discrepancy... Mine are fine quality-wise but two different makers means they aren't quite the same size... Who knew?

That is not uncommon...from bitter experience.

What if you seal the wood with yacht varnish?

Anyone plastic panelled the walls of a bathroom?

Water softner or water filtration.

@chrisbmx116 at a guess you live in a soft water area.

Previous owners here did. Used correx-type stuff, over top of existing tiles and done with very little care or skill.

Thankfully all taken away in a skip last week!

Aldi do a post shower spray that I'm finding works quite well. Maybe buy a Joseph spray bottle or a 100ml Aesop spray something to keep it in for aesthetics and coat everything each time you use the bathroom.

I think a water softener is the proper solution tho.

Just my 2p but...

.... where you let your guests piss ≠ where you spray water over everything

This isnt particularly useful but someone on here has - I think it will be in DIY or homeowners thread.

It might have been @Soul or @Dramatic_Hammer …

Let me know if you see any activity down there!

Will do!

And I don't think I've ever had a drink on the terrace at Bar5 but that picture looks bloody lovely, will give it a look in come spring

p.s. @Vesalius check out Barry Welsh is comming

Did lol

@lynx I used Bushboard Nuance panels in my en-suite shower…

Strong memory.

We used lustrolite. We’ve moved house now but it was good.

Wait did I get a full house?!?

😂

Nah East London, the hardest of hard water.

My wife and I have found somewhere that I reckon has lots of potential, and some really nice original 50s details. We'd almost certainly extend out the back but bizzarely the gardens are all offset, so our neighbour's window looks into our garden. It's just the pantry / cupboard under the stairs, but ideally we'd build up to that boundary wall, blocking their window.

Can I ask them to accept £500 to block a window up? What's the legal / planning skinny? I've read through 79 pages of this thread and I'm shocked to find this hasn't be answered. Just pink bathrooms and squabbling about hobs.

Don't judge the back end (matron), it's really a charming little house.

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