{"id":21858,"date":"2016-04-27T11:06:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T10:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=21858"},"modified":"2016-12-31T17:31:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T16:31:29","slug":"diy-bathroom-redesign-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/54.155.211.39\/blog\/2016\/04\/27\/diy-bathroom-redesign-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Bathroom Redesign on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you read my previous post on DIY Bathroom Redesign<\/a> you will know that we didn\u2019t really have a choice about replacing our bath because it leaked and water went through the ceiling! Not being able to afford to plan a budget for the bathroom (because there was no way we could save that amount at once in time) my husband assured me that it was possible to do it a bit at a time, just needing to save reasonable amounts of money to do so. If I am honest we could have done it even cheaper but time was also a factor for us (as my husband hadn\u2019t done it before, was doing it on his own, and I am quite a time-demanding wife and like to spend lots of family time together!) – and so we often ended up buying things from B&Q when we could have shopped around and possibly got things cheaper. B&Q are pretty good and had most things we needed though. The whole project has possibly taken us a little over a year – and we have also had what we pretty much wanted (so again some things could have been got cheaper).\"Bathroom<\/a><\/p>\n

Bathroom on a budget, over time with a family<\/u><\/h2>\n

In this post I have written about what we did, why we did it, and the order we did it in since my previous bathroom post (when I say we – I did pull off a few tiles, make an unwanted whole in the wall, and weigh the bath down!). We only had our bathroom to use, and for the most part we were a family of 6 (and then 5). The only time things were really difficult is when there was no bath\/shower at all – but luckily the kids have swimming lessons and we washed there (I took my swimming costume and jumped in the showers too!). My husband did all this by just thinking about things and\/or using Google – we no way knew what we were doing, and take no responsibility if you copy us and it goes wrong – but this is what we did. We bought things as we went along – but this does mean that our bathroom isn\u2019t from one \u201csuite.\u201d Also have an idea of what you want might be better because for us we did need to find money for things unexpectedly – but still a lot less than trying to do everything at once. It also meant we could get rid of waste materials at the home recycling center (aka the tip) in our car – although our bath was made of steel and that, the toilet and sink were taken from our front garden before we had a chance to load them in the car!<\/p>\n

The Budget Bathroom Process<\/u><\/h3>\n

After the extractor fan was installed my husband decided to start with stripping back the paint on the woodwork and repainting all the frames. This meant that he could still use the bath to clean up after glossing. Before applying the 2 layers of gloss, 2 layers of all-in-one knot block wood primer & undercoat were applied, the radiator removed and the ceiling painted: This was because we had read a lot about working from top down, the light was also replaced for a square one.\"Bathroom<\/p>\n

The tiles were taken down to a level which meant that the bath could still be used (with a couple of rows to allow for splashes from the children). Then the old shower was taken out. More tiles were taken down but a hole was accidentally made in the wall (due to the way that the tiles had previously been secured, oh and because I was \u201chelping\u201d). This was fixed by using new plasterboard. This was protected whilst further work was done by covering it with our old shower curtain.<\/p>\n

Due to the size of the bath we needed we had to wait for delivery (as we could only find a square one for the unusual size online). Therefore, to make the best use of time, the door was replaced whilst waiting. Our previous door opened into the bathroom, using up a lot of space – we replaced it with a folding door. This needed painting and installing.<\/p>\n

The time crucial stage<\/u><\/h4>\n

The stage where the bath was removed was the most difficult for our family, and when my husband needed the most amount of time to crack on and do things. That is because our shower is over the bath and taking it out meant we only had the sink to wash in. He thought carefully about what he needed to do before he started this stage and it was the only point whereby we needed to make sure we had enough money for the materials we needed to complete this stage.<\/p>\n

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