Bathroom reno with outdoor clawfoot bath

[Wendy56]

A comprehensive bathroom renovation featuring an outdoor clawfoot bath set among a tropical garden.

• The project
• Tools and materials
• Steps
• More inspiration for your bathroom project

The project

My dream bathroom was just that - in my dreams for seven years. I daydreamed, drew and dreamt about exactly how it would look, starting with the centrepiece - my clawfoot bathtub, nestled amongst tropical foliage in an outdoor garden, with large pots, pavers, river pebbles, lights and garden screens from Bunnings.

I managed the project and outsourced to tradies for carpentry, electrical, tiling, etc. I began by removing the bath, window and partial wall to allow access to the garden. It’s now a dreamy "zen den" enjoyed by all the family. 

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project (from Bunnings):

• Floor tiles (Johnson Mars)
  
  
• Wall tiles (Johnson Mars)  
  
  
• Shower screen
  
  
• Black tapware
  
  
• Grey pavers
  
  
• Polished river stones
  
  
• Black fibreglass pots
  
  
• Black garden screens 900 x 1800mm
  
  
• Matrix panel
  
  
• Special lighting for the panel
  
  
• Indoor paint (Resilience)
  
  
• Outdoor paint (Hammer Grey) 
  
  
• Guttering
  
  
• Hardiflex
  
  
• Silicone
  
  
• Glue
  
  
• Grout.  
  
  

Tools used in the project:

• Demolition hammer
  
  
• Hammer drill
  
  
• Circular saw
  
  
• Grinder
  
  
• Tile cutter
  
  
• Holesaw.

Steps

Step 1

Removed old bath tub, sliding window and partially removed wall to allow doorway access to garden.

Step 2

Removed the old tiles and re-sheeted the walls. Updated the plumbing and fitted new tapware. Installed the outdoor plumbing for the clawfoot bath.

 

Step 3

Tiled and waterproofed the floor and walls. Built the new shower recess and fitted the glass shower panel. 

 

Step 4

Updated the lighting and sockets. Then painted the interior walls, ceiling and exterior walls. Fitted the new window and the door to the garden.

More inspiration for your bathroom project

Workshop member Darren carried out a comprehensive bathroom overhaul, taking the room from the 1950s to a luxurious modern space.

Community member homeinmelbourne started with demolition work and completed a luxury D.I.Y bathroom renovation with new bathtub.

Check out our Top 10 most popular bathroom projects for more great ideas, and How to plan a bathroom renovation for plenty of helpful advice.

[Dave-1]

Evening @Wendy56 

That looks great! What a difference you have created!

A couple of questions of course How long did the project take?  And what was the most terrifying part of it verse the best part?

Dave