Eventually I too also decided that this plan would really work in we moved the internal wall from our bedroom to accommodate some extra space in the bathroom. I must say I love the feel of having a shower and then stepping out into a nice warm cozy spacious bathroom wrapping yourself with a nice warm towel that has been on a chrome towel warmer it just feels so nice especially during the cold winter months. I like to do a bit of training and I train every single day so this is a room that I actually use every single day without fail.

The extra space now allows us to put a shelving unit towel warmer on one wall with lots of room for us to move without having to negotiate any other objects in the bathroom. It’s quite interesting how moving a wall slightly can make such a big difference.

We’ve also decided to use ceramic tiles in the bathroom also we have picked out the color and are expecting them to be delivered in the next couple of days. I’m hoping that once we get everything delivered and all the parts that we need to have this job done over a weekend. I’m also hoping that the wife will like the style and design once we are completely finished. I have also ordered a new shower enclosure that should fit perfectly into the whole new design of the room itself. Once everything is done I may actually publish some pictures here on the site so you can have a look at and see what you think.

Last week Tom called me and told me that they were working in a local hotel doing some renovations. The hotel is about five floors and they have just started on the first floor, which had been completely shut off to the public. It’s not a massive hotel quite small in fact. He had originally hired a crew to work on some of the plumbing in the rooms of the hotel. When I got there I was amazed at the amount of work that had already been done… one thing I must say he’s really good at this type of work and leading projects from beginning to getting everything done. He has contacts everywhere and it’s amazing the team of guys drop everything to work with him because he’s so pleasant to deal with and everybody seems to get along like an extended family.

Anyway, I got to the first room and lo and behold I have to work with one of my favourite subjects are present some heated towel radiators. These were actually quite nice and very simple but quite stylish. I started to work on the first towel radiator and it was installed quite quickly. It was really just a matter of hanging it on the wall the walls have already been tiled with a ceramic tile that was quite nice. The utilities and room had already been put in place and it was just a matter of me connecting all the plumbing together. Nice and easy job to be almost something I have done 100 times before.

Once everything was done in the first room I wanted to make sure to run some tests. I do have standards in order to make sure everything was working I was able to test out the towel warmer and I was quite presently surprised at the amount of heat that these towel rails actually give out. It’s no wonder every time I visit a city and use the hotel I always find them very warm. I guess it also depends on the make and manufacturer of towel warmer is being installed in a bathroom. There are many cheap ones on the market but it was nice to see Tom actually purchase quality products, which to be honest is the type of thing I would expect from him.

So about an hour later my sister arrived with a handful of catalogs and magazines that she had been collecting for the past couple of months which the long-term plan of doing something similar to what we were doing. She told me she’s actually thinking of replacing the shower completely on putting in a bathtub. She had the measurements of her bathroom with her and with a little bit of work and possibly pushing one of the interior walls out slightly she actually has enough space to fit both of them in. Pushing out the exterior wall will make her son’s bedroom slightly smaller. But, it’s not really going to make much difference however it will make a big difference to the overall style and design of her bathroom.

We started to look through the various magazines and catalogs and my wife spotted a heated towel bar that was very unusual looking. We have been looking at many websites and I have seen so many heated towel bars that I think I know every single manufacturer and design out there. Funny thing was some of the ones that were available in one of the magazines were really quite attractive on the design elements really added to the overall styles of the bathrooms. We had a quick look at the website just to see what prices they were as it’s something my sister wished to have a look at. To be honest they were very reasonable and the fact that they had overnight delivery we decompressed my sister who I sent home about one hour later with all her magazines and catalogs and let her deal with her husband. I’m sure I’ll hear from him in the next few days.

So I’ve been doing a little bit of research on the Internet and also check out some local suppliers to see what is available. I particularly like chrome radiators because they add a nice style to the overall feel and design of a bathroom. I’ve come across many designer radiators and some of them are a little bit wacky and a bit beyond what I would actually like to put in my own home. But, I also need to contend with my wife as she particularly liked one of the designer towel rails but their dimensions would not enable it to fit comfortably in their bathroom.

It’s funny the amount of styles and different types that you can find it there I suppose the Internet has made more and more of these available no longer do we just rely on what is available in a local DIY stores we can now view many different styles and types from all over the world in minutes. It’s also interesting because it allows us to see the pricing difference across the world many of these items in a local stores can be purchased online much cheaper because they have less overheads I guess or is it simply that our local DIY stores are overcharging.

Anyway it’s on with getting this project started until next time cheers.

One of the first areas I definitely want to look at is our bathroom also want to add a few features and change a few things. One thing I’m not crazy about is the shower as it was in place by the builders before we moved in and before we had any say. Because we got this house because somebody else had pulled out and on the work that was previously done they would not change. This is definitely one of the things on my agenda because I think they installed probably the cheapest unit they could find at the time. Overall sometimes the bathroom as cold and we have to remove the old towel radiator and probably install a new one. At the moment there is no heat coming from this and although I have tried my best to fix the one that is in the bathroom is of absolutely no use. We have enough space to fit a couple of bathroom towel rails as well as heating up your towel when you are in a share my wife generally uses them for drying clothes during the wintertime when it is cold and dumped outside not really what you should use a towel warmer for but try telling here that.

I’m also thinking of replacing the sink unit assists a game is a little bit small and I have no idea why this was put in in the first place. It’s crazy you think me just begin to DIY would’ve been here at the time when all these were done but unfortunately because the previous owner decided not to purchase the builders of the time would not change this stuff. And also we only have a young family and no money to spend on extra fittings that at the time to not seem to be needed.

I’m hoping in the next two days to purchase the shower unit and the towel rails that way I can hopefully get these at good value from our local home improvements merchant. Interesting amazing the value you can get to where I shop because I remember a few weeks ago a friend of mine Damien called over as he was looking to replace some radiators in his home we were able to save him some money by simply looking in a couple of different merchants and as ever the one I generally use came in at better value.