2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

Handleless

vanity, $585,

fromBunnings.

+ Plumbing merchants have a good selection

of taps and fixtures but can be quite pricey.

Your plumber should be able to get you a

discount and advise what products are good –

there are a lot of cheap imitations out there.

+ Another option is to decide what you like,

then visit somewhere like Bunnings. They’re

often cheaper on items like toilets and vanities

because of their size and buying power.

+ No mains pressure? Then it’s time to upgrade.

Mains pressure taps and valves are generally

cheaper so some of the cost will be recouped.

+ Remove all old pipework. It’s not worth

savinga fewdollarsbycoveringoldpipeswith

newgib,tilesandfixtures,onlytoripit allout

againwhentheoldpipesburst!

UnedaPlumber,Christchurch.

FindChrisonbuilderscrack.co.nz.

+ Double-checkallmeasurementsofyour

bathroomfurnishings,aswellaswherethey

aregoingtofit.Forexample,you’llneed

tocheckthatyourvanitydrawerordoor

doesn’thitthetowelrail,ortheshower

doordoesn’thitthetoilet.

+ If purchasingtilesyourself,allowforupto

30 percentextraforthetiler’soffcuts.

+ Avoidcostlyshoppingmistakesby

planningfirstthenbuyingproductstofit.

BetterBathrooms,Auckland.

FindAdamonbuilderscrack.co.nz.

+ Plan ahead.A goodbathroom

renovator willusuallybebookedout

at least 2-3monthsinadvance.

+ A fully tiledbathroomisexpensive;

you could do yourowntiling,buta bad

tiling job is veryvisibleina bathroom.

+ Don’t skimponhiringwaterproofing

professionals– wholebathroomsand

adjoining roomsmayneedstripping

back as a resultofimproperwork.

20/20 GlassPlus,Tauranga.

Find Andre onbuilderscrack.co.nz.

ANDREMASSEY

BATHROOMRENOVATOR

CHRIS HALL

PLUMBER

ADAMPEARCE

BATHROOMRENOVATOR

Floatingvanitiesinwoodenfinishesarethetop

pickfor2019.Insteadofblondwood,darker

huesoftimberaretrending.

Vanities&storage

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MICOBATHROOMSTIP

“BEWARE OFOVERFILLINGOPENSHELVESWITHPILESOFPLUSHTOWELS,
SCENTEDCANDLESANDBEAUTYBOTTLES;THISISMOREABOUTTHE
AESTHETICTHANTHESTORAGE.WHENITCOMESTOPLACESTO
TUCK AWAYESSENTIALS,FLOATINGCUPBOARDS–IDEALLYWITH
INTERNALLIGHTING–ARETHEWAYTOGO”

+

Michel Cesar

Moode vanity,

from $3705,

from Bath Co.

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PRODUCT

PICK

ClearliteNikau

vanity, $2030,

fromPlumbing

World.

Painted vanities

add a hit of colour.

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