TheMitchells

Welcome and enjoy! Hopefully you will find it useful and interesting - I certainly do. The advice is great and humour widespread. ?

https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/product/glazing-channel-8mm-glass-polished-stainless-steel-717136 https://www.kerolhardware.co.uk/shower-u-channels/shower-u-channels-for-8-10mm-glass.html Certainly plenty of wall mounting tracks to buy if needed. thats why I use this Forum - great advice and probably saving me a couple hundred pounds. Thanks!?

That looks great. I have sent a question to the seller to ask if it includes the wall mount track. And I shall definately go for the self clean types. thanks - gives me the confidence to use Ebay or Amazon.

That looks really good at £84 for the size we need. And as they have 99.8% positive feedback, I am very tempted.

The builders should be prosecuted as it is fraud but I doubt the poiice would be interested. however, it is worth pursuing and trying to get them to take action. I am sure someone with more knowledge than me shall be along soon.

The shower enclosure is now tiled and will be grouted in the next day or two. So we are looking for a shower screen. The local BM has one in their catalogue for about £350 and is 8mm thick, 1950mm high and 1000mm wide. Similar to this one. But on a couple of posts it was suggested to go to a glass merchant and get one made up. How easy is it to get the wall trim and support bars if we went down that route? Or would it be far easier to just go to the BM and order the correct one there? I have not asked for a price for just the glass but would expect it to be less that £350. any thoughts or advice?

Yikes! What a mess. Hopefully someone on here can offer some help. Good luck. Is this something those tv programmes could help with - Rogue Traders?

I hadnt looked at their LED lighting as the OH would get it from his usual suppier and £59 is a silly price - He'd laugh if I told him that. yes, the trims do seem a little expensive but as anything, the price will come down as more manufactures sell them. Will let you know if we decide to encorporate them. ?

ps - that photo is NOT my ensuite! ? I wish!!

I was looking online at tile trims for the ensuite that we are renovating. I am thinking that a square edge tile trim would be nice, to make a feature of them. however, I just saw these - LED square edge tile trims! Has anyone used them and are they any good? I am wondering how they are powered? Would they need a transformer somewhere?? Any hints on how I could use them to give a little wow factor in my fairly boring ensuite..... https://www.premiumtiletrim.co.uk/product/squarelight-led-square-edge-tile-trim-by-dural

@Nickfromwales you recommend on this post, Ultra tilefix Pro primer. https://www.pureadhesion.co.uk/ultra-tile-proprime-it-enhanced-water-based-acrylic-primer-1-litre.html Can you tell me if you always use this and is it just to make sure the tiles dont fall off? we used Aquapanels on the walls and the Knauf website doesnt say anything about using a primer. is it 'belts and braces' or is it needed? thanks.

We got our tray in too yesterday following the advice here. although we didnt use the primer.... Cringe....? seems completely set and no movement. Now just have to decided on which tiles to use - there is too much choice! Picture to follow.....

we went for the Genisis 40mm tray (1600 x 900mm) and it is huge and weights a ton! goodness knows how we will get it up the stairs. all I know is that once it is down, it will not be coming back up again! I shall let you know what it is like once we get it fixed in place and start using it. We have to get the walls plasterboarded first and the drain hole made. then its ply, glued and screwed onto the floor before we can get the tray in. Maybe by next week......

when I mentioned RWH to an architect (in the good old days when I thought we had a plot...) he was quite dismissive of using them for the hosue toilets, even though he is veyr keen on 'eco' builds. he said in his experience with the few he knew, everyone said you spend more money on cleaning products as the toilet goes brown quicker and so it wasnt worth it. I would have liked it for the garden if nothing else but if we did it, it would be a homemade version with advice from here.

saw this at our BM and also their aquaboard - wasnt yellow so not sure if its the one recommended here. but Moistsure looked okay and was a little cheaper than the aquaboard. will get one or the other once I have decided on the tiles. Just to add to the decision making - I have been looking at those wall panels. that would be much less work for me; (I tile, he fixes wall panels....) but I'm not sure about their look. will have to take another look and make my mind up - tiles or boards. I know there are several fans of them here.

Pictures to follow as we get started on it. shower is ordered, looking at shower trays now. will use plywood, glued and screwed on top of the chipboard floor, then the tray, with flexi tile adhesive, using @Nickfromwales's CT1 method of securing. then I shall start thinking about the tiles. I'm hoping it doesnt take as long as another bathroom renovation on this site......??

What exactly do I ask for in the shop? and can I get them at any old BM?

so it looks like either; use green plasterboard and tank or use hardie or similar cement fibre baord and dont bother tanking. I think I'll got for the second option so I dont have to learn how to tank the room. I do recall @Nickfromwales saying its not as easy as it looks. thanks for all the advice. I'm sure I'll be back with more soon.??

Screwfix sells this one - around the same price as the BM one. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mira-flight-low-rectangular-shower-tray-white-1600-x-900-x-40mm/7521x but there are no reviews yet. its stone resin which looks better than acrylic.

We are hoping the noise should be okay as the pump goes in the attic. Wasnt aware of the problem with cold water if stopped briefly. I am hoping that doesnt happen. Maybe its an older model - they certainly should not give cold shower! no matter how brief!

sounds good - I just tile over it??

For the walls of the shower area, I planned to use aquaboards then apply tanking (Aquaseal waterproof tanking system) (https://www.bcprofiles.co.uk/aquaseal-wet-room-system-4-5m2-kit/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3oHZyumk4AIVy7vtCh0FsgOqEAQYASABEgL0afD_BwE) . The shower tray will be set against the tanked walls using @Nickfromwales special method as on several other posts before tiling the walls. Do I need special waterproof plasterboard and if so, recommendations please? If not, can I use the cheaper green ones and just tank them well? thanks.

Okay, for our ensuite renovation - we have decided on the Aqualisa quart digital shower where we can have the control unit to the side of the enclosure so I can turn it on and off, without getting a wet arm. https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/aqualisa-quartz-digital-shower-concealed-qzd-a2-bv-14-2672-28388 So now, we need a shower tray. we are looking at 1600 x 900mm with a small shelf at the very end which I will tile. The room is 1660mm wide. Blanchards (my local BM) has a catalogue of QX bathroom Products which has a Genisis 40mm tray in the size we want, with a 5 year guarantee, http://www.qualitex.co.uk/Bathroom_PDF/index.html?pageIndex=200#p=204 They do have other types with a 10 yr guarantee but they don't come in 900mm wide. Has anyone any experience of these or any recommendations for better ones. The tray will sit on the floor and the drain will go straight down, through the ceiling of the kitchen, where the pipe will run on top of the kitchen units, into the SVP. That way, we dont have too much of a step into the shower.

Fab barn - pics of dog please too. looking forward to hearing all about the renovation. Cant help with any advice, sorry, unless its gardening related but will enjoy ?seeing how you get on. Welcome to the best advice forum on the web!

https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/mira-vision-digital-shower-concealed-101380-26419 is this it??