Tonight we began planning the bathroom. The impetus is my family coming to stay for my birthday at the end of March. Can we tear out the whole bathroom and finish it in less than 6 weeks (taking into account we are away skiing for a week somewhere in between)?

This is as good a time as any, and we can't leave it much longer, it is now 20 years old with the most disgusting peach suite and tiles, and a grimy peach carpet! YUK!

Things to do? Well...

- first we need to have a plasterer come in and skim over the Artex on the ceiling
- we will tile over the tiles rather than rip them out, (apart from around the window where we will need to completely remove to stop encroachment)
- we need to choose wall and floor tiles and a new suite, (I'm thinking a calming limestone spa effect and a white suite)
- we already have a fantastically powerful shower, but we need to conceal the pipes so the wall will have to be boxed out here
- then we're keen on a concealed toilet cistern and concealed sink pipes so we are planning to build a frame to house a wall hung toilet and a semi-recessed sink (if we could find a ready-made unit to fit the space we would use one)
- toilet and sink need plumbing in
- bath needs to be plumbed in, tiled and sealed over a weekend so we don't lose the ability to shower for more than a day or so
- wall and floor tiling needs to be completed
- towel radiators need to be re-hung and re-connected to central heating
- not to mention accessories, shaving sockets, mirror, extractor fan, lighting...

We have approximately 108 hours if we work 12 hour days at the weekends and 144 hours if we can manage 2 hours a night after work for an average of 4 nights a week!

We are not averse to getting people in such as tilers and cabinet makers, but organising and briefing these people also takes time.

Some inspiration...

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