Bath installation

[Burnar]

Hi folks,

Doing a mini bathroom reno and am hoping someone can give some guidance in relation to bath installation.

Most of the job is pretty simple, re-tile, new benchtop and taps etc.

I have a shower which I want to put a tub underneath.

This is in Perth, so concrete slab and brick walls.

I assume my timeline will be something like this:

• demolish shower door/sides/mini brick wall etc
• remove wall/floor tiles where bath will go
• lay bricks to support sides of new tub
• waterproof concrete slab and brickwork...?
• have a plumber connect the tub to the existing floor drain and fit tub into mortar bed...?
• same plumber adds tap and piping in wall under existing shower stuff...?
• tiler goes crazy on new tub brickwork and all existing walls
• bathroom looks shmick

Hopefully you can see where I am the most unsure.
Am I missing anything else?
Do I need the new drain to line up with the existing drain perfectly or can the plumber work around this?
Do I have to plaster my brickwork or anything before tiler comes along?

Thanks in advance!

 

[wylie]

Photos would be good but I'm guessing the plughole for the new bath and the drainage for the shower will not line up. When I was looking at baths for our new bathroom reno I noticed many have space under the bit where you sit so that a flexible hose can be run from the drain to the waste in the existing shower.

Our new bath is sitting on our back patio and comes with such a flexible pipe but we won't need it.

You'd be best to go to a bathroom shop and choose a bath with this style of set up. It is easier for us as we have a second floor bathroom on timber floor and car parking underneath, so all plumbing can be reached and changed easily. Not so easy on a slab, so you need a bath with a bit of flexible pipe able to be run to the existing drain. At least this is how I understand it to be after my research.

 

[Scott No Mates]

Waterproofing and sparky? Are you touching the ceiling or painting?

 

[Burnar]

Thanks Wylie, will look into flexible drain pipes.

Can you elaborate Scott? I assume I need to waterproof around my new bath area. What is required for bricks and concrete?

I don't see my new bath needing any electrical work.

I won't do anything to the ceiling.

I guess, depending on where I end up tiling, I may need to paint any left over wall. But that's not really what I was asking about.