MJ's little flock

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[LozzyR]

That is quite lovely. We need to redo our master bath as well with something like this.

Thank you! There are a couple of things I’d do differently but otherwise we’re pretty happy with them.

 

[BY Bob]

Thank you! There are a couple of things I’d do differently but otherwise we’re pretty happy with them.

What would you change? What should I watch out for?

 

[Shadrach]

Tackle.

 

[LozzyR]

What would you change? What should I watch out for?

In the main bathroom we have a shower-bath and I got a converter that diverts the water to either the shower-head or the bath tap. It drips like crazy so we have to keep a bucket under the tap. If I did it again I would get two separate sets of taps.

Also, the toilets we chose we got as they are higher so less far to sit down when you’re old and frail. However, that’s not the best sitting position, plus the s-bends are really narrow so they can block easily, which is a real pest.

 

[MaryJanet]

We’ve got something very similar.

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I can't tell much from your photo on my mobile's little screen, but that looks like the kind of tile surface I had in mind. But otherwise it's quite different fron what I'm imagining. The floor space is a rectangle and I was imagining no shower cubicle at all, just a big wet room with a shower in one corner, the bath along one wall, and a long gutter drain along one wall. A basin somewhere too. Which is not how you'd do it for a family, but it'd very safe for old people. And the house will be lived in by old or middle aged people without children for the next 50-80 years (assuming my beneficiaries age out), so the bathroom will work until it needs replacing.

 

[MaryJanet]

When you get to that stage I am happy to share what I learned. I am very happy with mine.

That's very kind. At this time, that project is about a decade away.

 

[MaryJanet]

I love the way she braced the top for safety. That's quite a little engineer you have there.

She certainly placed her confidence in those pavers holding up! Or maybe in her ability to dash away faster than the pavers could cave in?

 

[MaryJanet]

Chickens have projects just like the rest of us. She is making more progress on her project than I am on any of mine. It is admirable. She looks better while doing it too!

Wellll, chickens look better than almost anything, so that's a very unfair comparison in my opinion.

 

[BY Bob]

In the main bathroom we have a shower-bath and I got a converter that diverts the water to either the shower-head or the bath tap. It drips like crazy so we have to keep a bucket under the tap. If I did it again I would get two separate sets of taps.

Also, the toilets we chose we got as they are higher so less far to sit down when you’re old and frail. However, that’s not the best sitting position, plus the s-bends are really narrow so they can block easily, which is a real pest.

Very helpful hints. Thanks!