Just had a visit from 9 folks from the council as they are going to change my bathroom into a wet room. It was expected to take 11 days and I expected dust and fumes etc. I have now been informed because these are airy house and have been rebricked there is asbestos which they can't get rid of from the bathroom, so the kitchen ceiling has to come down whilst the asbestos team remove it and the ceiling replaced.
I have given them a key and I will go to my sisters, certainly until that part is done. They tell me it will be worth it and there will be no risk as it is all enclosed and they have 2 polytunnels to take out the asbestos.
Well if anything will trigger off my IBS this has!
1st February is the date the asbestos team is coming in. Aaaaarrrrrrgh!
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Hi cofdrop, what an upheaval for you! Lucky you have your sister to stay with. Treat it as a wee holiday!
Let the workmen get on with the job & before you know it you'll have a wonderful new wet room.👍
Glad to hear you can stay at your sisters while that is being done. That is an expensive thing to get rid of asbestos good job you are not having to pay for it . I found out when I sold my house that there was asbestos in a cupboard but as it was not damaged it was ok to leave it. Hope you enjoy your new wetroom xx
Thank you for your support. Just had a call from them. The asbestos team will come on the 1st and 2nd Feb. Will remove ceiling, asbestos, replace ceiling and plaster.
The date for the wet room has changed to the 8th and they will paint the kitchen ceiling at the same time. This gives me a little bit of a break in between jobs.
Starting with yet another infection, so I think it is affecting me at the moment more than it really should.
I had my bath taken out and a split level shower put in which meant stripping the bathroom back to the bare bones.....A tip i would give you is to ask a family member to go in and damp dust the whole house and hoover every inch of it before you go back home as the fine dust and dirt gets everywhere
No matter what they put up fine dust will escape, as I found when one of my bedroom ceilings came down after a water leak and that was nearly all damp!
Doing what Mandy surgested would be the best thing to do
Seems like there's no gain without pain C. But overall, it will be good to know the asbestos is gone, and a joy to have a new wet room. But I understand how you feel, 100%. When you have a chronic illness, especially one like ours, the thought of fuss, disruption and chaos is just too much to handle. I hope it all goes smoothly and you suffer no further symptoms from it.
glad to hear you are getting your wet room will be so much easier for you . I know it a big upheaval but worth it in the end , we had loads of work done by the council over last few years so understand where you are coming from our lot could make a couple of days work last a week , soon as they got there in the morning they had half hour tea brake before they did any thing , one lot was packing tools up at 2 .30 because they was finishing at 3.30 lol they had to have a tea brake from 3 till 3.30 then go home
Hi cof, I don't know if it is me or the site but this is my third attempt to post on here!
Having a wet room put in is an excellent development and getting rid of asbestos at the same time can only be a bonus! So, grit your teeth and look to the (easier bathing) future. xx
Thank you all for your helpful comments. I will be sad to get rid of my bath as it is one of the big old iron baths and is helpful with the arthritis but as it takes an age from agreement to get the job done, I have to think of the future.
A few years ago they put in a new kitchen at the same time as re-wiring the whole house and that was a nightmare. Surely this won't be worse than that, except that my health has worsened and although I didn't tolerate inhaled Tobramycin one month on and one month off, one of the cf cons thinks it might be worth a try changing inhalers and trying inhaled tobramycin one week on and one week off. It is now trial and error with me, so I am hoping for an improvement in such frequent infections.
Cofdrop * BIG HUG* poor you...what a palava...but it will all be worth it in the end...I know someone that had a new wet room put in ( they are a private house but got a grant to get the work done) and they were delighted with it afterwards. Its good to get it done now, its always possible they may stop or cut back on giving grants for these kind of jobs...so at least you will have your lovely new wet room
Thank you - I know you are all right, that it will be worth it in the end. I know someone who had a wet room insalled and they had to take down the wall but it was a shock when they told me the kitchen ceiling was coming down because of asbestos.
I am glad the council are doing it as they are very hot on safety. They will indeed cover everything peege and tjhey use two tunnels - the asbestos goes in one from the kitchen and operatives take it from the outside one. Apparently if I stayed in the property they would only be abvle to use one. It's the clean up which is concerning me and when they come back a week later to do the wet room it's the dust and fumes which will be of concern. Still needs must - best to do it now than to wait until I am even more decrepid!
When I moved in to my house 14 years ago, it had a "wet room?" I changed it (at my own cost) to a bathroom. They wouldn't know a "wet room" if they fell over it! This stupid expression started in the U.S.A. where "wet rooms" are big rooms where the "wet" part is confined to a small area only. The English version just puts a shower in a normal size bathroom (after removing the bath) so everything gets "wet." I've no doubt that this is different in private housing, but tight wad councils will do anything to save money.
Not everyone has that experience, cof. In fact I don't know of anyone else who has not been very pleased and thankful for the work done. Look forward to it being over.
Hi cofdrop, I had a wet room put in my mother's house recently with a Disabled Facilities Grant. The Council &their appointed builders were fantastic. The Council expected a very high standard of work and the builders were keen to meet this, as they want to stay on the list of approved builders. Afterwards the Council guy came to inspect & sign it off, &ensured my mother was happy with everything.
She stayed downstairs each day &the builders sealed every door etc and damp/dusted thoroughly each day before they left. I could not fault them in any way.
One tip is, if you'd like to choose flooring, tiles, taps etc to suit your own taste, you can pay a bit extra for a higher spec. We asked &the builder brought some samples the week before. It wasn't a lot more & her wet room is now the poshest in the house! I hope you have as good a result.
Everything doesn't get wet - the shower floor is sloped slightly with a central drain, so there is no problem there.
Thank you sweetheart. That's very positive as with most of the replies and makes me feel less daunted.
I agree when it comes to safety the council are very hot on that even if it is 'not at my own cost'.
I have seen one done and agree the floor has a slight slope. The flooring is all non slip and goes a little way up the wall instead of the skirting boards. I could choose from the tiles and flooring they had and the basin will be free standing. The tiles are the large ones and I am happy with them. I haven't got a flair for visualising my choices befofe it's all put together. I will just be pleased all the pipes will now be boxed in.
I am so glad it all worked out well for you Mum and I bet it has made a huge difference to her.
For the 2 days when they come in to take down the ceiling and remve the asbestos I am going to my sis. That way they can use the two tunnels. I have given them a key. The following week work starts on the bathroom and I will probably go away a bit then, leaving them lots of tea, coffe and biscuits to go at. Not easy toilet wise when you have IBS. I need all my nebulising stuff out of the way and I usually air dry it in the kitchen, so best for me to sod off.
There is no ch in there so they agreed for me to buy a heated towel rail and they will connect it to the central heating. I will also buy a cabinet to keep it clutter free.
Thanks again to all of you with positive, helpful comments.
Sounds great I am sure the upheaval will be worth the end result, I would love to have a wet room. However coping with the upheaval would be hard. I think I would be tempted to get some of the special masks, N95 I think which will fully protect you, not just from dirt and dust, but from NTMs. I think that could be a risk when an old bathroom is stripped back and as a bronchiectasis sufferer it would not be good to add an NTM to your repertoire. As others have said if someone else could go in and deep clean for you first that would be ideal. If you were to go back to your house to collect something during the work I think you would be very wise to wear a mask.
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