This toilet room in the project proved the most complicated to bring to a functioning state. It involved separate work for new wall, window, toilet, sink, lighting, plumbing and piping. And all that after the floor had been mostly reboarded. The mirror from a second hand collector, now the front of a built in wall cupboard, has helped to complete the room's requirements.
The sink cupboard was built to house an 'under the bench' sink and not be too wide. The bench itself is a combination of two types of timber joined, shaped, sanded and painted up. The cupboard sides are of scrap wall cladding. The spout and taps were set into a tiled wall area to save space. This sink had to do more than just provide for hand washing. It will be used for tooth-brushing as well. Alternative sinks being retailed, that suited the size restrictions, were designed for a totally different sort of decor. It was inevitable that we created the unusual in a place like this. Even now the doors of the sink cupboard still require constructing. That will happen in due course.
One very real challenge was cutting through a double brick exterior wall and setting in a new window. There was much study done for where to attach the flashing and other waterproofing measures.
An unknown factor was when a plumber could come and much was completed without knowing when that would be. When he came he did a first class job. Peter likens the plumbing work to a piece of art since the space available to join new pipes seemed too tight. So for it all to come together the way it did has been a great encouragement and a relief for Peter.
This toilet room in the project proved the most complicated to bring to a functioning state. It involved separate work for new wall, window, toilet, sink, lighting, plumbing and piping. And all that after the floor had been mostly reboarded. The mirror from a second hand collector, now the front of a built in wall cupboard, has helped to complete the room's requirements.
The sink cupboard was built to house an 'under the bench' sink and not be too wide. The bench itself is a combination of two types of timber joined, shaped, sanded and painted up. The cupboard sides are of scrap wall cladding. The spout and taps were set into a tiled wall area to save space. This sink had to do more than just provide for hand washing. It will be used for tooth-brushing as well. Alternative sinks being retailed, that suited the size restrictions, were designed for a totally different sort of decor. It was inevitable that we created the unusual in a place like this. Even now the doors of the sink cupboard still require constructing. That will happen in due course.
One very real challenge was cutting through a double brick exterior wall and setting in a new window. There was much study done for where to attach the flashing and other waterproofing measures.
An unknown factor was when a plumber could come and much was completed without knowing when that would be. When he came he did a first class job. Peter likens the plumbing work to a piece of art since the space available to join new pipes seemed too tight. So for it all to come together the way it did has been a great encouragement and a relief for Peter.
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Hello, that room is indeed big. Looks like a very nice peaceful place to live.
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