Bathroom & Laundry D.I.Y. Forum

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Hi, We have a Estilo 900 x 1830mm Chrome Semi Frameless Shower Screen. It says it's reversible but doesn't really say how.There's a very brief mention ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi all, I'm in the throes of dismantling my bathroom as part of a renovation on my newly purchased first home, originally built in the 70s. I'm goin ...

Finding My Feet

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I'm looking for advice on how to waterproof our bathroom wall. We've moved the shower from one side of the room to another which means it will end up ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi, long time reader, first time poster. I'm currently trying to install a collapsible bench for my laundry, as space is at a premium but there is u ...

Just Starting Out

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I want to make a broom/ ironing board cupboard in a space 25mm (w) x 65mm (d) x1600 (h). I was thinking of using 16 mm laminex whiteboard. As this boa ...

Just Starting Out

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Hi,I was wondering your recommendations on a bathroom/laundry combination vanity that would include space for a front loading washing machine, normal ...

Just Starting Out

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Hi, I have a question, we are starting a renovation and have an old double brick house. We are needing to frame a floor for a new bathroom. Our car ...

Finding My Feet

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We're currently in the middle of a bathroom renovation which includes building a false wall as a shower shelf. The false wall edge joint looks good at ...

Just Starting Out

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Gluing new cement sheeting over old pre painted cement sheeting ?

Getting Established

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Hello Community, Looking to replace flooring (installed on floor joists) in laundry due to water damage then will tile over the top after waterproof ...

Finding My Feet

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Hello! I have a space that is 1800mm wide with a wall on each side. I want to install an 1800mm shaving cabinet but due to space constraints, availab ...

Finding My Feet

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Hi, What is the recommended glue to use on the 3mm panello panels, ensuite walls. Is there a install guide to follow? Thanks

Kind of a Big Deal

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Walking around the store I happen to come across 2250 x 600mm 30mm Plywood Pine BC and realized that this would make a perfect laundry table. In order ...

Getting Established

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We had a small bathroom in a narrow short hall, and after removing the original 1950s doorframe were left with a doorway wider than the wall space, so ...

Just Starting Out

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Flatpax cabinets have wall mounting requirements for timber stud wall but mention to seek advice from hardware specialist if mounting into brick. W ...

Finding My Feet

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We're in the middle of reno'ing our laundry and the screed was sloped at roughly 1:100 to drain. This meant that across one of the doorways there is a ...

Building a Reputation

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Yesterday I did grout water penetration test: As shown in PIC 1, the left-side grout was mixed with a 1:1 ratio of water to Dunlop Primer and Additi ...

Just Starting Out

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Hi fellas, We are renovating an old bathroom, which had had timber floors. I’ve layed Hardie ceramic tile underlay on top (ctu) of timber floors. ...

Just Starting Out

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hi i am just wondering if we could put semi frame shower panels on a tiled floor.

Growing in Experience

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Hi, My builder has quoted me to build a frame for my European laundry, however the price is a bit steep considering it doesn't include cabinetry insi ...

Just Starting Out

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Hi all, I'm hoping to get some advice/info in regards to subfloor structure to support an elevated 'room within a room' idea I'm considering. We've ...

Just Starting Out

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Hello any ideas to make a door to hide pipes under sink and stored things. Be good to use the same varnished benchtop wood as the sink. Please see pi ...

Growing in Experience

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We pulled out the old toilet and laundry room and built ourselves a new ensuite for the master bedroom. MaterialsTapwear, fittings, basin, ...

Building a Reputation

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I was reading and watching Bunnings' "How to screed a shower base" and have a question here:Can the use of timber wedges make the shower screed prone ...

Topics with Label: Building and Construction

How to reverse Estilo shower screen?

How to create a curbless walk-in shower - best subfloor set up?

How do I waterproof shower?

How to install a collapsible benchtop?

How to add a broom cupboard?

Need recommendation for bathroom laundry combo vanity

How to build floor framing for new bathroom?

Is this shower wall ready to be waterproofed?

How to glue cement sheeting?

How to install solid timber flooring?

Can I install 2 shaving cabinets butted against a wall?

How to install Panello wall panels?

How to build a laundry table over your washing machine

Double bathroom barn door in small hallway

How to mount flatpax cabinet to brick?

How to design door threshold up to newly tiled area 85mm height with sloped tiled area?

How to stop grout water penetration?

How to create a fall in bathroom with Hardie tile underlay sheet on top of timber floor?

Can you install a semi-frame shower on a tiled floor?

Can you build a European laundry with Kaboodle?

What substructure underfloor support for an elevated room?

How to make a door to hide pipes under the laundry sink?

New ensuite

Can timber wedges make the shower screed prone to cracking?