A man saved himself thousands of pounds with B&Q bargains that he used to transform his "rotten" bathroom.
Content creator Will Evans moved into a new home with his partner and found his bathroom had leaked through to the floor below. However, instead of forking out thousands of pounds for professional repairs, the 26-year-old content creator managed to get the job done on a strict budget of just £750.
Will told money community LatestDeals.co.uk: "The bathroom was a mess, leaking and all rotten when we moved in. So we had to get it sorted asap so we could move into our new home. The shower tiles were not tiled in properly and therefore the shower water leaked down the back of the shower and onto the chipboard floor, rotting it out completely. When we moved in, we turned the shower on and the water went straight through the floor into the living room below!
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"We got a quote from Wickes for a professional bathroom installation but it would have set us back £5,000. We managed to pull off the entire project for just £745 which we are very proud of.
"Along with help from my partner’s Dad we pulled off all the old plastic tiles, deconstructed the old shower frame and removed the shower tray to see the damage underneath. We took out the toilet, radiator and sink to inspect the rest of the floor. The floor was completely rotten underneath the shower, black and decomposing.
"We did some research and went for a low-budget design to fix it. We luckily have a builder in the family who had a lot of experience and skills to help us and provide us with advice. We used the internet to look for options that were cheaper.
"We bought materials and items from a number of places. The new shower came from Victoria Plumbing for £200 and the cabinet cost £50 from B&Q. We got new lino for the bathroom, which cost a total of £150 from King’s Carpets in Barnstaple. We also re-used some of the items to keep costs down. We kept the old shower tray, towel rail and toilet.
"When fitting the new waste pipe for the shower we quickly learnt that it wouldn't be a straightforward job. The previous plumber must have done a dodgy job as all the pipe work was in the wrong place. Therefore, we had to re-install the waste pipes as well. However, a friend did this for us for free.
"The job of the en-suite took us 2-3 months mostly due to us both working full time as well as my partner’s Dad working full time too, this meant we had less time to get jobs done. It was also winter which made it harder to do work in the evenings when it was dark."
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