Bathroom update

I though it was probably about time for an update on the current build project, the bathroom. Well its progressing slowly, very slowly, as the floor took a while to sort out. It looked like it was going to be fairly simple to put the floor down as we were going for laminate, however, we hit a slight snag.

At some point in the past the floor has been wet, and by wet I means soaked over a long period, probably when the room was used as the original bathroom. I had already replaced a large rotten section, however, there was a join further across the room and this was the problem as it has swelled due to the water. The first laying of the laminate was a failure as the ridge made it feel like a trampoline! After trying to shave the wood down it was better but not perfect, so down went the leveling compound. Now, when something says it self leveling, don't believe it! I ended up with a big dent/divot in the middle which caused a problem when I laid the laminate (for the 3rd time), so down went more leveler. Unfortunately I think I went a bit over the top with it that time and ended up with a small mountain, which is just as bad as the dent/divot I had before! So after some sanding and settling, plus a ltiile bit of pinning of the laminate, the boards went down for the 7th and final time! Not its all good, no movement or bounce and with the toilet in and fixed, along with the shower tray, were all good.

The next challenge though is that I need to get the shower board in. This is not as simple as it sounds! While the floors pretty level, the ceiling is not and this leaves me with an option of either profiling the top of the board or cutting in to the ceiling. So the ceiling is getting it. Hopefully ill have it in and sorted by the weekend and then I can get the second board in and get the shower mounted. Ill probably leave the shower cubical until the tiles are done, or i may get it in and working so we could use it is we fancied.

Anyway, that's were we are at, and with the tiles sitting in the garage, ready to go on the wall, we should have been heading for the finish line. However, a broken finger has slowed things down again!