Advice on refurbishing a bathroom

coleen

Hi I am looking for advice on re fitting a bathroom in a 1980s bungalow .
Current one is a coloured suite .
We also have 2 en suites so this bathroom would mainly be used when someone visiting wants to use the toilet or at various times when people staying.
There is only 2 of us in the house mostly and we use the en-suite and the electric shower.
This bathroom is 11 ft x 6 ft . It currently has a shower unit and a bath.
The bath is never used.
First question should we just get rid of the bath
Is there any disadvantage to not having a bath (I feel a bath will fill the space)
The shower unit is a Mira and is 30 years old not an electric one.
I feel even though it works we should fit a new one anyway .
What are my options here
What should I consider when buying a toilet and hand basin .
What cost should a plumber be to do the plumbing
Is a budget of 2 k realistic ??
We were thinking of removing the old wall tiles and floor tiles ourself .it is only tiled up the wall to 5 ft so need to remove them to do a full tile this time.
Any other thoughts
Has anyone done a similar job recently how did it work out

Joe1919

coleen wrote: »

First question should we just get rid of the bath
Is there any disadvantage to not having a bath (I feel a bath will fill the space)

When you start getting older (like myself), you will really enjoy adding the radox and having a long hot soak in a bath. If at all possible, I would keep the bath.

virgo69

If you don't already have a bath in the house I wouldn't get rid of the bath. Taking the tiles up is a hard dirty job, if you can get that included for a reasonable price I would. We took the tiles down ourselves and when there were problems with the new tiles after they were put up, the tiler told us the surface wasn't prepared properly.....go figure.

greasepalm

are tiles still used in make overs as i went for the plastic panels instead much quicker in getting them up and not cold to the touch.?

Joe1919

coleen wrote: »

We were thinking of removing the old wall tiles and floor tiles ourself .it is only tiled up the wall to 5 ft so need to remove them to do a full tile this time.

There is one big disadvantage in tiling to the ceiling. This often becomes apparent some years after tiling when someone complains that they are fed up at looking at the tiles. i.e. Its difficult to change the colour scheme in a bathroom because there is so much ceramic and tiling. Everything is fixed.
Now there is an advantage in that small space on the upper wall left untiled in that you can change the colour here, along with say the curtains and bathroom accessories and this allows for some change in the future if one gets fed up with whats there.
Anyhow, something to think about?

Calahonda52

is bathroom wheelchair accessible as of now....
I would retain a bath, as its importnat from a resale perspective if sold to a young family, since water charges we are now regularly bathing grandkids.....maybe a corner bath and then make a wheel chair accessible wet room of the rest.
2k wont do it

greasepalm

think 11 x 6 is too small for wheelchair access ours is about 12 x 9 and has loo basin and shower and extra wide door for access into wet room.

Calahonda52

greasepalm wrote: »

think 11 x 6 is too small for wheelchair access ours is about 12 x 9 and has loo basin and shower and extra wide door for access into wet room.

Tks, I don't know re size but I do know a proper wet room one adds value in a bungalow, hence my suggestion/question?

coleen

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Tks, I don't know re size but I do know a proper wet room one adds value in a bungalow, hence my suggestion/question?

The en-suite is a wet room and can fit a wheelchair it is as big if not bigger than main bathroom.
This bathroom won't get too much use but needs to be modernised.
I think we should keep the bath as OP said we may start using it when getting older! (Not too far off )

greasepalm

trouble is when your old and doddery and weak could you get in and out of bath unassisted?
the first hurdle is the biggest getting a leg over.