Day 1: Demo Day
The much-awaited Demo day for our new project in South Perth. After waiting a long time for tenants, the owners and real estate to find a common ground, demolition time started with a bang! First all the hardware: toilet bowl, shower head and taps and shower screen were removed and placed carefully away for re-use. Everything else was ripped out, especially the floor and wall tiles! Messy much? Not really!! Our team had dust control in place and did minimal mess. Took the team of 2, half a day to remove and dispose of tiles in skip and it was an apartment on the third floor…
Day 2: Repair of walls and floor
Day 2 of the project started with a bright, sunny day! All the surfaces were prepped the day before to make it easier for the next day’s work.
By the end of the day, all the walls and floors are repaired, screeding had been done and the wet-area plasterboard was up. But what is screeding?
Screeding is the application of plaster/mortar to a floor or wall that will make it even throughout. This makes tiling easier as it creates a smooth, flat and levelled surface to put tiles on. Everything was on time and on schedule. We had the tiles delivered the day before. The builder was making great headway. The agent and strata were happy with the job so far. They were being kept apprised of each stage and progression every day with small reports and photos of the day’s work
Day 3: Waterproofing walls and floor.
This is the day! The walls and floor are being waterproofed. The plastered walls and floor have dried up nicely and are ready for the next step. Waterproofing has to be left to “cure” for 24 hours before anything can go on top. If we miss this “curing” process, the bathroom will have water issues down the track: water damage to walls, high moisture levels in the bathroom… So this step is ESSENTIAL for any shower reno. We will also supply the owner with a waterproof certificate for peace of mind after the job has been completed. Slowly but surely, we were getting to the end.
Day 4 and 5: Tiling process – the most time-consuming step of them all.
This bathroom was not that big so tiling took about 2 days to complete. We used large-format 600 x 300 tiles that would make the laying straightforward. We start with the floors. The lines are marked out on the walls – we used a laser line marker as a reference and works on the floor can start.
We start from the back and cut tiles as we go along.
Day 6:
Hardware back in their right place and finish off with a good clean and wipe down. Silicone done all around
Door and shower screen re-fitted… And off to the next bathroom reno. Watch this space!
