rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Here’s a clue, look at the sink... Edited March 26, 2021 by rh2205 Pressed wrong button 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Is it David Blunkett complaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 The hole in the wall? Not aligned with the tiling? Is that a second sink in the box? Should there be space for 2 sinks on the wall? Got no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Sink too low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Happy its not only me who is struggling to spot whatever it is ... sink does look low tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 The sink is squint? the sink isn’t centred on the tile? the plumber didn’t remove the packaging from site? There isn’t any roses covering the hole coming through the wall? There is no local isolation under the sink? The sink hasn’t been sealed to the wall? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Thats the bedroom? 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tap tails should have been higher to be less visible? It does look a bit low, has it got a dual function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 There's nothing wrong with it. Assuming you can stretch to reach round behind you for the loo roll . Or you don't mind wet loo roll. Cos that's where my crew would store it. Specially with the sink full of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshine Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Gav_P said: Not aligned with the tiling? Now that you have pointed that out, i can't un see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) Haha yes there are numerous little errors, turned out using big ish porcelain tiles on walls involved planning furniture around it, because the tiles could only take certain cuts around some things without breaking so you had to centre them around things like the tray etc. It was actually the tap tails that really bugs us, what’s the point of buying an expensive chrome bottle trap with the water water pipes coming out below it!! New bathroom so all pipes for sanitary ware were set in situ for the sink not because that’s just where the pipes were!! Edited March 26, 2021 by rh2205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) @ToughButterCup am I being too fussy???The sink manual didn’t show the water pipe placements to such effect but rather set above the water outlet.. Edited March 26, 2021 by rh2205 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 This is the problem with expecting trades to “know” what you want if you have not specified exactly what you want. When I used to do bathrooms I mocked up everything and got the customer to ok it before I fitted anything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 I agree it does feel like no one considered the height of the floor would end at, even though I raised it as we have a 2m tall person in the house. Anyway nothings ever perfect the tails are the only really irritating detail. I wasn’t happy that the flush plate was set higher than I would of liked which adds to the effect of things looking the wrong height, but hey to me the tails actually look like a diy job & we paid a professional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 @joe90 are you saying it’s our mistake then? Even though they had all these bits before they started? Why would you buy a chrome bottle trap and a sink without a cabinet otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Not really a crime against humanity compared to the f**k ups I see from most plumbers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 You haven’t seen what’s behind the wall, a tonne of jointed clipped together plastic pipes with loads of joints for the entire house. We just wanted it done literally even though maybe long term it’s not the best plumbing arrangements throughout. We just don’t want visible screw ups now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 It not being centered on the tile would annoy me more than the tails. I've lost count of the number of times I've looked at my build and said "why the f*** would you put that there?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Does your porcelain vendor sell a half height furniture unit that would fit under there and cover up that horrendous pipework ..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 32 minutes ago, rh2205 said: @ToughButterCup am I being too fussy ? No. But we are in that group of people who , because of our individual experience, can't un-see stuff. Your bathroom wouldn't be my style choice, so my examination was cursory. Had we wanted large tiles of the sort you had, I'd have been all over it like a cheap suit. And so just as commited to it as you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 No idea went to some cheap online porcelain store, hardly likely to find a compatible piece given the heights set now ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 @ToughButterCup thanks for the support, hindsight’s wonderful, I’d have ditched porcelain tiles and the overall style in a second if Id realised what we were getting into with the complexity of grout lines and not to mention the pain to install. Obviously the bathroom is also just way too big but we just went with the architect who looking back probably rushed lots of things & you know what I guess there was only so much we could manage and correct as we didn’t have the luxury of time and just wanted a house ready to live in without it taking 5years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rh2205 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Also trying to find tiles in lockdown has been a pain that kind of process just doesn’t work with everything shut so we just gave up without thinking things through. Wish we’d gone with the initial white walls and wood effect floor & normal sinks with cabinets, easy and very neutral less likely for screw ups & cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, rh2205 said: No idea went to some cheap online porcelain store, hardly likely to find a compatible piece given the heights set now ? What are the dimensions of the basin ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, PeterW said: Does your porcelain vendor sell a half height furniture unit that would fit under there and cover up that horrendous pipework ..?? Or even a semi pedestal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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