shower tag
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Refitting shower lining Just ripped out the 20 something year old hardiglaze shower, am going to line with gib aqualine and then fit 3 sided acrylic liner, which is 1850 high What to do with the 500mm or so gapbetween liner and ceiling, just paint with acrylic or turps bas |
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Shower Trays - Quality vs Cost? Our house had a new bathroom installed roughly 5-6 years ago (pre us owning it). The shower base has now developed cracks and gone soft - whether due to a bad install or bad product - yet to find out. It now needs replacing before more damage |
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Cost of wet room shower Yes, I know - how long is a piece of string, but has anyone installed one recently and what to look out for. I got quoted over $7K to remove a bath and install a low entry Englefield shower unit which seems a tad excessive. But the bath has to go as I can... |
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Pricing ideas for replacing shower linings I have 2 full sized sheets, seratone? floor to ceiling and full width which is something like 1.5 m. They are rotting at the bottom and both need replacing due, I think, to water getting between the board and the plastic fitting strip at the bottom where ... |
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Shower Booster Pumps - Any Good? They work very well, friend of mine got one recently, from these guys. He cylinder is 135l, there were 4 people in house then. |
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Shower mixer.how do I get the isolater valve off one of the pipes if it has seized? The valve is busted but I can't get the darn off the cold water hose to replace it. No amount of muscle power has shifted it. Is there some trick to releasing these things that I don't know about because I'm ab... |
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How to clean the glass shower door? Any bright ideas? Tried jif but doesn't get rid of the film on it |
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Shower water pressure Looking at installing a hot water booster pump into the bathroom. I saw this on trademe, and looks ok. http://tinyurl.com/p69bvtz Can anyone give me any |
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Shower Cleaner I am looking for feedback/recommendations for a good shower cleaner. I have 2 sides which are glass. The base is acrylic and the walls are lined. There are no tiles. Cheers in advance |
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Tiled shower question Not gardening or DIY but here goes. Would you expect to see water seeping out from behind the silicone sealant around the floor/wall joint? It is a tiled shower with a ledge about 400mm x 100mm across one end. There is also water coming from t |
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Replace shower rose with hand shower guys, any thoughts on how much it may cost to: (a) replace shower roses in two showers with hand showers? i am guessing i will be able to buy the hand showers myself without requiring the plumber? so it is mainly the installation cost ia |
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Plumbers- Shower cartridge replacement Guys- the shower started leaking a few days back. We've stopped the water by closing the shower head between settings. Today I removed the old cartridge and replaced it with an identical one. Damn thing is still leaking. Asked the guys at Mico whether I n... |
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Shower set replacement Hi, Can I put a different shower rose, hose and bracket in my shower or do I have to buy the same one. The one I want to replace is split along the hose. Cheers |
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Glass shower door Has anyone had experience with having an after market finish put on their glass shower door to stop soap scum etc? |
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Shower dome DIY install Anyone had any experience of this? I see you can buy a DIY kit with the product purchase for $9. Installation cost seems to be around $135 to $150. Just wondering how easy the dome would be to cut to size. |
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Plastic shower wall liner coming away How can I get some glue behind a it, it has come loose at the bottom. Any idea's out there please. |
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Why does the S-bend have to be underneath a shower My shower base is installed on top of a concrete slab and there's a depression cut in the floor for the S-bend right under the outlet. It's almost impossible to clean out. Why can't there be just a right-angle and the pipe run to an S-bend outside? |
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Replacing seratone shower with tiles At the moment we have a 30 year old seratone ( or similar ) lined shower with a ss tray, that has just started to leak and needs to be upgraded. How involved/easy would it be to replace with tiles and would the job need a building permit? TIA |
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Seratone as shower liner question. If the bathroom is lined with aqualine/ water resistant cement board product, do you need to put 'spacers' between it and seratone or can you just glue it on? Diagrams that I've found indicate you need a 6 mm gap between wet-floor vinyl up the wall and se... |
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Shower cleaner cheap? Currently I use Shower Power which I have to say is brilliant but SO expensive. Any suggestions welcome, including non commercial. Thanks in advance. |
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What is MAINS pressure? and is RAIN shower anygood No and yes so yes. |
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What to do with silicone gone mouldy in shower Hi, we renovated our bathroom and within 6months we noticed the silicone lining has gone mouldy. :( Has anyone experience this? Would be greatful with some pointers on how to fix this issue. Thanks in advance. |
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Shower base uneven Builders / Plumbers Ideas please. Shower base appears out of level, water sits in a corner when shower turned off. Also base has movement when putting downward pressure with foot. house has concrete floor ie no manhole. Shower installed , say, 3yrs. Thank... |
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Draining from Shower/ Bath House has a concrete floor,shower and bath are raised but not a great deal about 4-5 inches .As there is not enough room(height) fo a grease trap?,s bend i presume there is just a pipe to the drain? As the shower is in a line with the bath would the two c... |
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Shower dome Anyone done a self install on a 1m x 1m square shower dome? how easy was it . I have done a bit of building before so not clueless. thanks in advance |
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Shower dome or not? So what are your thoughts on these domes. Do they work, we are putting in a new shower in our en suite. Your thoughts please. |
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Making shower floor and walls out of vinyl I need to install a shower that has no big step to get into it. I was thinking of laying new vinyl over the whole bathroom floor (which is tiny). andsloping the vinyl towards the shower outlet. There's no room to install a conventional sho |
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Ok new shower enclosure or wet floor? Hi I have to take the formica etc off the shower wall and replace the wood round the tray.(80s).Would you put in a shower enclosure or wet floor !Anyone done this and how does it measure up cost wise!as I will have to pay builders plumbers etc. Id a |
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Atlantis shower with sliding door ? If you have installed an Atlantis shower with a sliding door, how well has it worked! Does the door still glide easily! Any problems with cleaning, leaks, or anything else we should know about before putting one into a new bathroom! Thanks in advance. |
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Need tip pls: old style shower over bath fitting they do usually have that bend in the bottom to allow the pipe to exit the taps and then lay flat up the wall although if the rose is pointed roughly where it should be and that lower bend is still there they will bend quite easily, place it across |
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Shower Witch Has anybody tried this product! very keen to hear results. |
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Great water saving tip - shower with buckets, then put the water on the garden.We get about 3 buckets of water from the 2 of us showering.Have a square basin, we put under taps, and 2 buckets we move around to suit.Every bit of water saved in this drought helps.Roses got a treat tonight.Also, have water b... |
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I need help with my shower water temperature I don't know what is wrong with my shower. The water pressure is great when the cold water is running. I lift the handle and turn the dial to hot and the water pressure goes weak. When I am in the shower is it extremely difficult to get the temp |
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Shower doors rubber seals, where to buy them? Where can I get rubber seals replacement in Wellington! Any idea! |
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Shower door repairs? I have tried google without success. Can someone please give me the name of a company that repairs shower doors! A part of the roller has broken off and I can't find a replacement. I live in South Auckland. Thanks. |
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Best Shower Head Hi, I have a low pressure hot water cylinder.Current shower pressure is not to bad. Is there a particular kind of shower head i should be looking for! |
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Adding shower to bathroom Can anyone give me a rough estimate how much it would cost to add a basic shower to a downstairs bathroom. Bathroom currently has basin and toilet. No walls or anything would need to be moved. Thanks |
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Mould in/on silicone sealer in shower How do you remove mould that has appeared in/on the silicone used to seal the bottom of a shower! Thanks |
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Do I lay vinyl in bathroom b4 shower install? What is the standard practice! Am installing a shower and vanity etc. |
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Shower over bath slippery Hi people, I have a shower that is over the bath and the bath is very slippery and dangerous.Does anyone have any ideas on how to make it less slippery!I have one of those mats with suction cups underneath but it not working when you stand on it.Cheers |
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SHOWER DOME ? ANYGOOD Thinking of getting one.What are they like do they work |
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Glass shower doors where or how do you treat these so they are easy to clean and do they have to be treated before they are used |
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Walk in Shower on a Concrete Floor We are trying to put a walk in ground level shower in our bathroom on a concrete floor does anyone know if this can be done were useing tiles on the floor and walls but would like to make sure we do it correctly So We don't have a mess Thanks |
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Cracked shower tray Thought I would update this thread It turns out it was the shower tray, not the plumber at all.The tray had become 'detached' from it's base (was glued to a mdf base) and therefore had flex causing it to fail. Supplier |
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Shower Witch alternative Go to bunnings (and some new worlds) and get the $9 method shower cleaner, it is the best you will find. Any one who cleans a shower now is a fool, spray this on and leave it, no scrub, no rinse and it will be the cleanest shower you have ever had. i have... |
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Replacing Feltonmix Shower You can still buy the mixers and seal kits, which im guessing is what you mean with M10 having the same shower. Friends have recently replaced the seals in theirs that was leaking. |
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New shower lining coming away from wall. I've had a full bathroom makeover, wasn't cheap. After four weeks i have noticed that the shower lining is coming away from the wall. It has been glued on by builder. It's on the side that the tap and shower head is on. Any advise would be grateful accept... |
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How to remove shower fan grid cover to clean? Hi - anyone successfully removed a plastic “eggcrate” shower fan grill/grid to clean it? Think it’s probably Manrose brand. A cross-hatched plastic grid - very dusty. Outer frame need to stay put, and we don’t know how to remove the inner grid tha... |
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How to remove faceplate on topliss TB1 shower We have an old topliss shower mixer. It is starting to leak a little. I am wanting to remove the faceplate to assess options in terms of space in the wall/pipe position etc. I have the handle off but can’t seem to remove the faceplate. I assume I need t... |
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Wet & Forget Shower Witch? Has anybody found that using Shower Witch for a few years has made plastic parts in their shower brittle? One of our showers has had Shower Witch used and the other hasn't. In the shower where we used it the plastic parts like the soap tray and foot rest ... |
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Soap Scum On Shower Door this is the only thing you will ever need, i have tried almost everything and this is leaps and bounds ahead of anything else, 5-6 weeks i have been using it and have not even wiped the shower and its spotless |
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Black mould in room behind shower An update, tiles around where it was leaking from were removed and everything left to dry for a couple of months, waterproofing put back down where the tiles were an new tiles put back in, all was fine for a couple of months but water started to show up i... |
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Gluing down a new platic shower tray. Got given a shower to install by a client. I think it has been laying around for a while. There was no glue with it. What is the best glue to use on the tray? I was thinking of 3 in1 silicon ? What do you think? |
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Shower Door Glass - Repurpose ! I'm currently thinking out-loud and out side the square. can I have the glass out of an old shower door cut to size etc and repurpose as a top for a coffee table ? i.e. can I get a glass place, with the right tools etc to cut it to size and "bevel / smoot... |
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No cold water in shower Hi all We have a Methven mixer in an older shower which has suddenly decided that its not going to give us any cold water. If we take the cartridge out the cold water gushes out of the base no problem. So we purchased a new cartridge and guess what |
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Removing hair buildup from shower wastepipe have a slow draining shower waste, (old type) non removable waste cover, whats the best way to remove hair , which is what i suspect is blocking it. |
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Installation problems with new shower I have had an Atlantis shower installed, but it looks as though the installer has set it up wrong and now there is very little clearance between the bottom door and the shower tray. Has anyone else had similar problems? |
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Shower only 'hot' on the hotest setting? Hello. Sparky came round the other day and replaced element and thermostat in hot water cylinder. He emptied the tank to do this and flushed the lines. I now find that I can only have a hot, cold or tepid shower. Previously my shower was set the the 4 ocl... |
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Plastic flap shower door base Hi I wasn’t quite sure how to describe it but we have a curved shower door and running around the bottom is a small plastic flange about a 1.5 cms deep that prevents any leaks through the bottom of the door . It’s looking pretty grungy despi... |
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Replacing Shower Sealant Who would I get to replace mouldy existing sealant around shower tray. I presume a plumber wouldn't be interested in such a small job. I don't think it is a job for an amateur.? |
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Painting Inside a Shower Anyone successfully done or tried this? I see it can be done. I am freshening up the bathroom. It's looking fab with a coat of paint etc. I Don't want to spend any money with big cost's at the moment, but maybe in 5 years time looking at a completely new ... |
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Shower rose. Is this a quality product? Water dama Hi. I've got rotted chip board floor in my bathroom. The leak would occur only when the shower was on. I'm not positive that it was the rose or if water was getting in between the wall lining and bath tub. But water would leak out between the back of the ... |
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Shower door adjustable wheels Anybody know where to get another adjustable wheel with bolt and nut that fits on the bottom of a curved shower door. Got the shower cubicle off trademe but don't know who the agents are, could be Asian made |
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