Hi. If you have an existing drain via your shower, this can be converted to take care of a bath shower combination, even if you also need it to be a wet floor drain. A bath waste is normally a 40mm pipe, so if your existing pipe is a 32, you might need to do some conversion

Terrazzo. You may be able to find full one at a demo yard.

more challenges!! if there's only 1600mm available in the new laundry the wall sections can be about 700-800mm wide to allow for suitable door openings but this depends on the way the doors are installed as a cavity slider needs the whole wall section to be rebuilt and a standard 820 wide external door should be able to open towards the inside as this makes the door more weatherproof and safer when there are steps outside...and with a 520mm drop to ground level (plus the depth of any new flooring in the new laundry i suggest that there should be a step down to a 1m wide landing plus a single step on either side and with careful planning the new steps could have a finished riser height (including any tiles) of about 175mm without spoiling the existing slate? BUT what is the distance from the outside wall to the railing at the edge of the verandah and what's on the other side of the railing as this may need some extra care and on site inspection by the trades people will provide more precise dimensions for all the new work

I know there is a lot of speculation around whether leak detection technology is reliable. Waterproofers and tilers who have been in the industry for many years say its not, instead relying on their experience and knowlege rather than technology. As the leak detection experts (we like to think) you'd be hard pressed to find a warning sign of a leaking shower we haven't come across. Some of the most common indicators include: The carpet is wet or smelly. The paint is bubbling on walls. There are visible gaps in floor and wall joints. The floor or wall grout is missing. The silicone is dirty, black or mouldy. There are discoloured tiles or grout in or around the shower. The timber door frames or surrounding architraves are swollen. The bathroom door begins to jam. What are some of the other warning signs of a leaking shower people should look out for? For more on the warning signs of a leaking shower read our blog here.