Building a bathroom from start to finish (Ep.12) Building a house by myself

[@paulekstorm-hughes1894]

I have built two bathrooms myself, another one will be done in a couple of years. I follow the BKR standard rather than GVK. A number of years ago BKR changed their requirement for wetroom plasterboard to just a recommendation. Considering thenorice difference between standard and wetroom plasterboard it makes absolutely no sense to me to use it. As I see it, If, in the event that there is a leak through the waterproofing layer, then you have bigger problem and replacing the plasterboard is probably inevitable anyway. Note, my house is of concrete construction rather than wood. Perhaps my view would be different if it was a wooden construction.

[@mindsparx1]

100% agree, i have done bathrooms with standard plaster and they are still in use.

[@jefffch]

Dude, you're a legend !

[@465maltbie]

Nice to see some of the differences to what I am used to. Thanks for sharing. Charles

[@rawimir]

I was waiting for this episode. The Swedish bathrooms were a mystery to me. Now, I know :)

[@StenEriksson]

Yup, build a waterproof container inside the building and install a bathroom inside that. All and any water inside the bathroom will drain to the drains in the floor.

[@jordy46682]

You seem like an entrepreneurial person. I think what could make you some money (and something I would definitely pay for) is longer detailed videos showing very precise guidelines for some installation processes. It goes very quickly so it's sometimes hard to understand exact what is happening!

[@mindsparx1]

Funny that you mention it, I'm sitting here sketching out an idea where I'll show simple tips on everyday things you come across when renovating, but it'll be free of course.

[@jordy46682]

@mindsparx1 honestly if its in depth enough I think a lot of people would pay (or make it part of a series for Patreon / KZbin members). It's so hard to find practical information that used to be passed down through the generations. And although I'm not a fan of profit for profits sake and pricing people out of learning that information, people do need to be compensated for that time and effort! So much of what you do is so obvious and second nature to you that it's difficult to follow / truly understand! (For someone like me... 🙈)

[@wyohman00]

Those are interesting work pants. What are they called? And please start wearing dust masks for MDF and concrete/mastic mixing.

[@raskolnikov9067]

Standard work pants here in Sweden. There are several manufacturers. Blåkläder and Fristads are the most common.