After a couple of weeks where progress has been slow, things are moving again. It was great to finally see how the major design element in the bathroom looked, have been trying to imagine it for weeks. It has lived up to expectation which is a relief.
The glass splash back wall in the bathroom is looking good, but there were some learnings on the journey from templating to install:
- Templating takes time as every thing that is being attached to the wall needs to be allowed for in the template
- Even though toughened glass was used, sheets of glass wouldn’t be strong enough if they had several cut outs, eg around the vanity, so smaller panels were used in some places, but think it has worked and doesn’t look too bitsy
- we never picked up on the plans that the window above the bath didn’t extend the full length of the bath surround, so we had to look at how we managed the transition from bath and tiles to glass, maybe not as elegant as we would’ve liked, but pretty good given the restrictions on what could be done with the glass
- the perils of glass company mergers that impacted on the project, a piece of the glass was “lost” and delayed the install and then had a domino effect on other trades lined up to follow with their piece, so we have had to wait for another slot in their diaries
- install takes several days with fixing glass to the wall being first. Channels to fit the shower glass walls laid day 2. Next siliconing before shower glass walls go in.
Plumbing and final electrical over the next week, so really looking forward to moving back into the new space, timeframe is now in days not weeks or months.
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