ok wow where to start so much help thanks all
Where is the toilet?
I would do a classic black and white bathroom which suits older homes.
I would replace the basin, have the tiles and bath tub resprayed in white (leave the black stripe in the tiles).
Tile over the floor in a black border tile and white insert to finish the look and match the black stripe.
toilet is next to my laundry by the back door that you have to go through the kitchen to
theres not exactly enough room for a toilet in there as when the door opens its basically touching the wall and the towel rail just misses it
I wouldn't tile over the terrazo floor. They are rarely exactly level, usually slope up at the corners. We have had them repolished before and they do come up nicely. Couple of hundred should see it repolished if needed.
mine is like you say a good clean would help it, it probably doesnt need a polish
Definitely needs a shower to rent out. But apart from the colour it looks to be in pretty good condition. No, excellent condition.
However because it's old (original?) it's likely that doing anything like drilling the wall to install the shower will make a huge mess, like tiles falling off. After which it'll need a full reno.
Will it rent as is? What difference to rent will a show add?
It might be possible to install a shower external to the wall without disturbing much might be the best option. By that I mean put a junction on the bath taps and run the pipes vertically, visible. Nice chromes ones might look original and period.
yes apart from the not my favorite colour choices its in very good condition
having a shower there would be more convenient might not add any rent but make it easier to rent, it does have a shower in the laundry
yes about 50 - 60 years old and original, i do have a plumber mate that could do it for me but that external idea sounds even better even though id like it all hidden away its going to be cheaper easier and less chance of a mess
I actually like it, don't even mind the colour, especially in a house that matches. You should be able to get a combination that joins in where the bath taps are and runs upwards to another set of taps and further up to a shower head. You will have to attach it to the wall somewhere up further.
You could have the bath resurfaced white, but I don't think it will make or break whether it is rented or not, whereas no shower will be a deal breaker for many.
haha sounds like your showing your age, it doesnt appeal to me at all
i agree i dont think having a blue bath would be a deal breaker to not rent it
Amazing- this is EXACTLY the same as my mother in law's bathroom in a 1950s house in Edwardstown, right down to the sink, tiles, trim tiles, towel rail, blue bathtub. I wonder if they had the same builder?!
Anyway, I have contemplated many times what to do to her bathroom, so here's what I think you should do to yours:
- Put in a shower head with shower over bath. Be careful not to damage pink tiles as they are difficult to find these days
- Put in a nice glass shower screen
- Paint ceiling and walls white, put in a 3 in 1 fan light combo, keep the ceiling vent if it's not in the middle of the room
- DO NOT paint the tiles, or the bath... it's very retro and very cute, it should be left the way it is and just made more functional for a modern setting.
Good luck!
vent is in middle with light coming through middle and its quite big so would need to be removed
im tossing up between a glass or curtain shower screen glass would be the go but curtain would be a cheaper easier option
Actually, if the bath is in good nick, I also wouldn't coat it. I just realised looking again that the bath and basin match, so don't change either, but you might be able to get something (CLR?) to get the brown water stain off the bath, without damaging it.
I agree that everything else should be crisp white to counter the bright colours.
yes its all good nick a good scrub should clean it up nicely
I'd leave it unless you are going to do a full reno. I love the floor. Tiles are a little bright but in such good nick it would be a shame to mess with them.
Just get a new vanity (with legs to get away from uneven floor) and new bath taps. I'd only do the shower if you can do the nice external chrome ones (as suggested). Otherwise you need to rip a wall off.
the house is stone so wouldnt be ripping a wall off as such
yeah im thinking along basically leaving it as is now and just giving it a good clean with a new mirror, lick of paint, external shower thing, 3 in 1 fan light and maybe even a new shaving cabinet
i know what i would like to do if i was doing a full reno
i was looking to just freshen it up but i can see it will blow out by doing a bit here and there and if i painted the wall tiles i would have to tile the floor and if i done that id have to put a new vanity in and then resurface the bath
otherwise things would look out of place
and by doing little as possible now i may be able to reno it later and not of wasted alot of money that i would be throwing away
You could have one of these fitted without having to remove the tiles for access
http://www.reece.com.au/bathrooms/products/bastow-georgian-exposed-bath-shower-set, would save a lot of work.
Once that was in it's not hard to fit a screen and/or a shower curtain.
yep thats sounds good but wow $747!!
thanks all, have given me some good advice and now my mind is churning away with all these thoughts
but it still may be cheaper than opening up the wall to get the plumbing in if you were to go that way.
