Thread: Another bathroom reno being done (retro style)

Pics from various angles

The toilet seat was the hardest to find. It is original 50's. They still make them new, $166

We spent a fair bit of time deliberating over position of facilities.

The window had only one outside wall to be on

The shower had only one corner to be in

The bath really could only be below the window.

The toilet I was not having next to the bath. I cannot relax in a bath with a pan next to me.

We are a strict seat and lid down house, so the toilet is not too bad eh?

When we build the back extension there will be a second toilet that will be 'outside' use, not ensuite style.

Closeup of the lights

pretty cool Peter. Those side mirrors and lights on the medicine cabinet actually look quite good too, your wife must be well pleased. Are you going to put a bead around the cabinet to seal it against the wall?

Congratulations on actually getting it done.

I did the laundry at the same time, and the pantry extension.

They are not quite finished, just a small bit of painting.

The kitchen is still to come.

Pic 1 is as you walked towards the laundry, with dunny on right
Pic 2 is in the laundry
Pic 3 is other side of LH wall of laundry, being the RH wall of kitchen in this pic

This is the laundry and pantry almost finished now

Pic 1 shows the trough and the linoleum tiles, same as bathroom
Pic 2 shows the laundry cupboards. A real bonus as there were none before
Pic 3 shows the tiling behind the trough
Pic 4 shows the wall that was the LH wall of the original laundry, and was also the RH wall of the kitchen. The wall section you can see in the RH of this shot is basically the back of the new laundry cupboards. There is a new cavity slider on the LH side of this opening, and the fridge is recessed into the RH side. The pantry is inside this small room which is about 2 x 2 metres. With the fridge recessed in, the upright freezer inside, and the hot water service inside, it is reduced to 2/3 of the total room size.

The opening in the wall had a 240mm F17KDHW lintel fitted above.

Now in the whole process, I totally replumbed, rewired, fitted windows, wall studs fitted as required, replastered, put down tile underlay, retiled, fitted all fittings, hobs, bath, doors, 1 new wall, assembled everything, painted everything etc all myself.

The only external contractors were the electrician who did the screws for connections, the linoleum tile layers, the cabinet maker for cupboards and the shower screen fitter.

Total cost to do all this including using all brand name Australian made fittings (except a 2/H cistern and pedestal basin), Australian made products (except linoleum), materials and contractors. I have added it up as $18K conservatively, so maybe $19K including forgotten small bits

I have to laugh. You have picked the only small item that still has to go on. I have the bead, just have to paint and fit it.

The wife has pretty much designed it all. She wanted the side lights to help with preening.

We got the medicine cabinet made old style with the door in the middle with two side infills. I like this style too, as a cabinet with two doors having a join in the middle is real irritating, plus you can hide things around the sides. Did you know 40% of people at a party will look in the hosts medicine cabinet.

The shower screen is certainly not retro, but it is unobtrusive, and fits in well.

Originally Posted by martrix

pretty cool Peter. Those side mirrors and lights on the medicine cabinet actually look quite good too, your wife must be well pleased. Are you going to put a bead around the cabinet to seal it against the wall?

Congratulations on actually getting it done.

Another small modern thing we did was to fit pop up plugs in the basin and bath.

Did you notice the toilet roll holder. Suction cap jobbie. So easy to fit, and solved the problem of not having a wall to hang the spool off.

Howards storage world have a heap of suction cap fittings for bathrooms. Great if you are in a rental and want extra towel rails or soap holders.