3.6m Omlet Chicken Run for sale, Brand New in Boxes, Milton Keynes (MK19)

[Willow]

I'm just starting to plan out my ensuite as I need to change the doorway to go into another bedroom so want to make sure I know what I'm planning so the new doorway doesn't end up in the wrong place. The bathroom probably won't be done at the same time although might depend how easy making good the original is after doorways are changed...

 

I read http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=71043 so tiles not panels and shower with enclosure not open wet room so it's warmer to shower

 

Any other advice/thoughts from those that have done this recently ? you all have such good advice

 

The room is quite big with room for large bath, separate shower, sink and loo. I'm hoping to get two sinks side by side. I fancy a spa type bath but it wouldn't get cleaned more than once a week would the nozzles get dirty/blocked ? I found designing the family bathroom a few years ago much easier as it was quite small so my options were a lot more limited.

[Rhapsody]

When I used to live in civilisation we had a 'P' shaped spa bath/shower put in the ensuite, like this..

http://www.bathstore.com/_application/bathstore/products/baths/showering-baths/

 

It was fab, looked good and I cleaned the gubbins by filling the bath with cold water and chucking in a couple of Milton tablets every couple of week.

 

Good luck with your project

[Cinnamon]

You are welcome to pop over & have a look at ours

Big,double ended extra wide & deep bath, a walk in shower, & a large winged sink in a vanity unit - I love it!

[Olly]

If you are thinking of moving the loo, check (or get your plumber/builder to check) which way the joists run - if it's against an outside wall it's probably ok, but my plumber friend tells me that time and again, people decide to move it to the other side of the room and don't appreciate that the joists need to be cut away to make room for the soil pipe.

 

My other top tip - get the plumber to fit little valves on every outlet pipe, so they can easily be isolated by a turn with a screwdriver, I'm not describing it very well but they are quite commonly used. If you need to change a tap, you can just turn off the flow to that pipe without having to turn off and drain the whole thing.

 

I'm hoping to get my bathroom redone next year, so I'll be reading this with interest. I'd like underfloor heating and an extractor fan next time round!

[Cinnamon]

Underfloor heating is FANTASTIC - I would recommend it to anyone,along with a nice,big metal heated towel rail

[abwsco]

Sarah, would you be willing to post any pics as mine is still in the planning stage until my dad's estate is sorted (always thinks that sounds like he had loads which he didn't!)

 

I'm hankering for underfloor heating, a humungous towel rail and an extractor. Oh and moving the bath and ripping out the old airing cupboard. Also, moving a stud wall and am thinking a raised floor as it might be easier to do that for laying pipes etc.

[Egluntyne]

It might be easier to lower the rest of the house. Just kidding

[abwsco]

It might be easier to lower the rest of the house. Just kidding

 

LOL's

 

Actually, DH just went when I told him what I had in mind!

[Willow]

Ohh Sarah I think I will take you up on your invite to come and see your bathroom ! that sounds nice.

 

I've had a bit more of a think today and decided that as I am a mostly shower but I like a soak in the bath ever so often I'm going for a regular bath - but deep and wide.

 

So wondering about fancy showers has anyone got one ?

 

OH is a bit at my plans. He doesn't think we have room for two sinks, I know we have as there is a double width kitchen cupboard beside our existing sink. (Our existing bathroom is pure 70's with cheap additions like the kitchen cupboard that was there when we moved in and is so flimsy it sags under the weight of all my lotions and potions )

[whoopsie]

We are in the middle of rejigging our bathroom and have got some great deals from Trueshopping.

[Shirl]

We had a spa type bath in our old house and the kids loved it, it didn't get used/cleaned very often and it was fine.

 

I personally am not keen on underheated floors. We had them in the old house but didn't bother this time around.

 

Not sure what type of shower you are thinking of? We have one that is traditional with a fixed head and seperate shower head like the hand held type so you can rinse around easily. If you have fixed heads you can't rinse the shower walls/door very well (I know because we have one of those too). You need to decide if you are having a concealed shower valve or not. Obviously if it's concealed it needs to be able to fit into the wall and they are fairly large. You can get some lovely traditional shower valves that aren't concealed.

[Jules.]

I cleaned the gubbins by filling the bath with cold water and chucking in a couple of Milton tablets every couple of week.

 

I like the cleaning tip. We have the same kind of bath & its murder to keep clean.I'll get some tablets tomorrow

[Space Chick]

I cleaned the gubbins by filling the bath with cold water and chucking in a couple of Milton tablets every couple of week.

 

I like the cleaning tip. We have the same kind of bath & its murder to keep clean.I'll get some tablets tomorrow

 

I do that with my Spa bath too. Asda do sterilizing tablets for 75p for 56 which are brilliant. I use 2 tablets at a time

[sadietoo]

Another vote here for underfloor heating....Do you have trouble with limescale...we do here and I spend hours trying to de-scale everything..not sure how a spa bath would cope..don't think Milton tablets would shift limescale (please correct me if I'm wrong...I've tried every descaling product on the market!!) I really wish we'd fitted a water softener.

[Willow]

I have a water softener but even with that there can be a problem with scale.

 

I know I want a separate shower to the bath - we have a combined one in the main bathroom and I hate climbing in and out for a shower (don't know why exactly as it's no different to climbing in for a bath )

 

Everyones comments have been useful to help me decide what I want and I definitely want a deep bath for soaking but ideally not one that is going to take gallons of water. I was interested in these deep tubs http://www.omnitub.co.uk/index.html but it doesn't look like it's easy to go see them.

[Lesley]

It might be easier to lower the rest of the house. Just kidding

 

LOL's

 

Actually, DH just went when I told him what I had in mind!

 

We have a raised shower tray and a cover which just pulls off to make it easier to get to the pipework underneath.

Another fan of underfloor heating here - it makes the whole room warm. We also have a heated towel rail running off the same system. It was all here when we bought the house.

[abwsco]

I have a water softener but even with that there can be a problem with scale.

 

I know I want a separate shower to the bath - we have a combined one in the main bathroom and I hate climbing in and out for a shower (don't know why exactly as it's no different to climbing in for a bath )

 

Everyones comments have been useful to help me decide what I want and I definitely want a deep bath for soaking but ideally not one that is going to take gallons of water. I was interested in these deep tubs http://www.omnitub.co.uk/index.html but it doesn't look like it's easy to go see them.

 

Why did you have to post that link Patricia as I now want one like that

[Willow]

I've been looking in a couple of bathroom showrooms (not smart upmarket ones, B&Q and Bathrooms4all) and I cannot believe how much basic shower cubicles are We actually need to do two bathrooms in the next year or so, an en-suite which was going to be shower, loo, sink so relatively easy to plan mine which was going to be the fancy one. I suspect mine may take even longer shame it is overdue from the tiles it was last done in the 70's which is such as waste as it's quite a large room. The current look isn't enhanced by my attempt to cover some grey hairs that left spots of brown on the carpet

 

Why did you have to post that link Patricia as I now want one like that

Actually after looking at anything slightly different in the showrooms that is looking much more reasonable I enquired about showrooms and got a nice reply, basically you can only see them at her home in Somerset.

[abwsco]

I've not even started looking properly yet. Plumbworld are good so I've been told but I've no expereince of them.

 

Looks like I won't be getting an Omni if the only way you can see one is by going to Somerset-lol

 

I did find a shower head when browsing the www that was £3700 Oh and a wooden bath at just under £7000

[Cinnamon]

I remember drooling over the most amazing green glass bath when we were refitting.

I was all set to extend the mortgage & get it,but himself said no

[Willow]

I remember drooling over the most amazing green glass bath when we were refitting.

I was all set to extend the mortgage & get it,but himself said no

 

Would have looked wonderful, as long as you polished it after every use one of my sisters has a blue glass basin that I love but it always has white marks on it and her water isn't nearly as hard as ours !

[abwsco]

How are you doing with your planning Patricia? I've still not got any further than looking online so am going to have to bite the bullet soon and go into a showroom I think.

[Omletina Kyckling]

In my previous life, we did the ensuite (but it was really small) and saved a fortune buying stuff from Plumbworld, the shower cubicle was a fraction of the cost but still really good quality!!

[Willow]

How are you doing with your planning Patricia? I've still not got any further than looking online so am going to have to bite the bullet soon and go into a showroom I think.

 

I'm currently overwhelmed with choice and as my builders were unexpectedly available i had to make a decision on where to pierce the doorway without a plan

 

So since I'm committed to the doorway position I think I'd best plan the new ensuite for what will be my ES bedroom asap so they can build the walls for it It's all moved a bit quick - at one point we had the hubby of a forum members just clearing up from the great job he did on the sofits and his truck and my builders for the inside work and their three vans/trucks. If I'd managed to get the plumber out as well and all for school time I could have completely annoyed the school run mums by taking up half the road

 

I've been waiting for my builder since the summer, unfortunately he knows I'd never get anyone else to do this job as he has a wonderful carpenter so I'm totally on his timetable (and when the carpenter is here rather than his place in Florida...)

[jill the potter]

In a word (well 2 actually) glass bricks! They can make a walk-in shower as big or as small as you like at half the cost of a shower tray and glass walls. We made a huge walk-in shower for less than £400. It is basically in the corner of the bathroom with a slightly sloping floor to the drain. Clear glass bricks with a couple of rows of bronze coloured ones. Everyone who has seen it thinks it has cost a fortune!!!