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Sloping is achieved in the prep. The floor where the bath was is recessed concrete. So just added blue metal dust to the screed and screeded with about 25mm fall to the grated end. So tiles just followed this with even gluing

Well, yes it should be, but kinda a case by case scenario. The money you save on a framed door may be lost on the channel grate, depending how long it is. Also I think in general if the room allows it that a pivot door screen is a more professional finish in most scenarios. I too like the...

Screen and mirror were $410 installed. Note it was from a supplier at work who did me a deal on it all. Bathtub sits against the wall, so no replacement of the wall required as once its out there will be an existing wall on all sides, albeit a little damaged if you are as sledgehammer-happy...

Could explain my choice. Ms boeman has her showers so hot I can barely touch it with my hands. I, on the other hand, have luke warm/cold showers... Weird, I know. Can solve the problem with the double shower head though, plenty of water everywhere to keep you warm.

I work in a management position at a large Perth builder. Tiles I got cheap from our regular supplier, tiling was a cheap cash job also from a tiler I have always used. Unfortunately cant help you there as they were personal favours. However, if you go to the larger tile supply shops, for...

Ended up getting it from the Bathroom Outlet (I think that is their name) in Osborne Park. Opposite Trend ceramics. By the time I got my cabinet maker, a stone offcut and a basin all through work, it was easier and cheaper to spend the $700 and get the whole kit (minus mixer and pop up waste)...

It is a contingency builders prefer to use in most cases. In the event of a blockage in a normal shower, you have the 150mm or thereabouts where water could start filling before spilling over into the bathroom. With a reflux valve, if there is a blockage, it acts so the excess build up...

You could, but most builders wouldn't. Even with a reflux valve, it is all about ensuring there is no threat of a water build up since there is no hob. So a channel grate collects it rather than your floor. Practicality is fantastic, I love mine and the house I built my parents with a...

The grates are pretty expensive. About $400 for a 900mm and that is builders cost. Reflux valve by the plumber is up to $1k. Would be the average to get a V/O for $1500 from builder for a hobless shower as an extra over to standard.

Well then you have had a run of bad luck with poorly constructed ones. Adequate fall, correct length screen and the right shower head and you have no issues. Don't think I have ever had a call back about someones shower overflowing/excessive "splashing".

Provided the screen is long enough, and the tiler puts plenty of fall in the screed down to a big channel grate under the shower, you shouldn't have a problem. If you look at mine, the grate under the shower is about 25mm lower than where you walk in, so the water falls nicely back into the...

Yep. Just a fall to the grate and stand behind screen. Doors cost money and closed in the room too much.

PPOR. I did contemplate it, but the bath just restricted it far too much. Was a tiny bath that I could barely stand in to shower.

So when I first got the property, I repainted, new door handles, new carpet, new blinds, mirrored-vinyl sliding robes. Sat pretty for 3 months saving. For the last week I have tackled the bathroom. 2050 x 1550, so not a lot of room. I did the gutting and jackhammering, used all my trades...