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Hi
Vitrolite tiles where made by pilkingtons in the 1930s. They are blue and green on the photos. Blak and pink in the ladies!
They are glass tiles and where used alot in America. They sell second hand for upwards of £200 each which is why we went to the trouble of removing them.
I went to a house a couple of weeks ago that had a 1930s upgrade. They had a bright yellow bathroom with a shower with several heads and three taps. My guies was hot, cold and sea water. It looked like a torture chamber! Lovely floor tiles as well but probably asbestos.
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Vitrolite tiles where made by pilkingtons in the 1930s. They are blue and green on the photos. Blak and pink in the ladies!
They are glass tiles and where used alot in America. They sell second hand for upwards of £200 each which is why we went to the trouble of removing them.
I went to a house a couple of weeks ago that had a 1930s upgrade. They had a bright yellow bathroom with a shower with several heads and three taps. My guies was hot, cold and sea water. It looked like a torture chamber! Lovely floor tiles as well but probably asbestos.
G
Some further information taht may help.
I was trying to sourse replacment units during the initial stage of the restoration works. We looked at fibre glass copies and also Coad Staone of all things.
My search took me to Antique Baths at Ivybridge in Devon. Although they couldn't source, they did end up being the contractor that carried out the restoration.
They swung it because they new that the taps where not bad faded crome as I had thought but 'white metal' which was popular in the 30s. They re buffed tem up and now they look fantastic.
I was trying to sourse replacment units during the initial stage of the restoration works. We looked at fibre glass copies and also Coad Staone of all things.
My search took me to Antique Baths at Ivybridge in Devon. Although they couldn't source, they did end up being the contractor that carried out the restoration.
They swung it because they new that the taps where not bad faded crome as I had thought but 'white metal' which was popular in the 30s. They re buffed tem up and now they look fantastic.
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Those taps look very good indeed, and thanks for the recommendation too.
Mmm, yellow! I predict a return to colour...and I think I know what you mean about the appealing geometric style of 30s vitrolite. I like the sound of that torture chamber! A thirties bathroom would be great here, and would match that little cloakroom. There was one, and I have a photo of it, so could reproduce. The original bath was sold last year by the previous owner, he offered it to me but at the time my thoughts were unformed and I said I didn't want it: something I bitterly regret now.
It could. Same old same old though innit, where's the line dividing patina and squalor?
Here's a bit of squalor, cheer you all up. In truth I'm so deeply depressed about this room I know I'm clutching at straws with the sink coating to try and make it a bit better. The room's below ground, with the well in the floor, concrete poured inappropriately over the floor, and all the lime plaster crumbling off the walls.
garnett said:
Mmm, yellow! I predict a return to colour...and I think I know what you mean about the appealing geometric style of 30s vitrolite. I like the sound of that torture chamber! A thirties bathroom would be great here, and would match that little cloakroom. There was one, and I have a photo of it, so could reproduce. The original bath was sold last year by the previous owner, he offered it to me but at the time my thoughts were unformed and I said I didn't want it: something I bitterly regret now.
Moo said:
It could. Same old same old though innit, where's the line dividing patina and squalor?
Here's a bit of squalor, cheer you all up. In truth I'm so deeply depressed about this room I know I'm clutching at straws with the sink coating to try and make it a bit better. The room's below ground, with the well in the floor, concrete poured inappropriately over the floor, and all the lime plaster crumbling off the walls.
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Don't think that damp'll be fixed by a damp course
Rather pluck hair from the tail of a horse
And after it's dry, in a year, maybe faster
Take yourself off and learn to lime plaster!
Der de dum dum, der de de dee...
Don't think that damp'll be fixed by a damp course
Rather pluck hair from the tail of a horse
And after it's dry, in a year, maybe faster
Take yourself off and learn to lime plaster!
Der de dum dum, der de de dee...
oooh nice taps. ive acquired a 'thing' for antique taps over the past few months , probably because i have spent the past few months searching for some.
i am off to pick up some nice old edwardian aston mixer bath/shower tap on stand pipes tonight , cant wait , i am all excited.
i shall load up some pics when i get back.
i am off to pick up some nice old edwardian aston mixer bath/shower tap on stand pipes tonight , cant wait , i am all excited.
i shall load up some pics when i get back.
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An interesting urinal:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2855526.html
- Goldfish in the actual urinal. That can't good (or real?).
But Hull some fine period examples of urinal finery:
http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/october2002/a_right_royal.php
Unfortunately they no longer have goldfish in the cisterns. Or fortunately, depending on your point of view.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2855526.html
- Goldfish in the actual urinal. That can't good (or real?).
But Hull some fine period examples of urinal finery:
http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/october2002/a_right_royal.php
Unfortunately they no longer have goldfish in the cisterns. Or fortunately, depending on your point of view.
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Why do you men get to have all the fun with these pissoirs whilst we ladies just wait in a long queue?
Good news on the taps Rob! Pics!
Why do you men get to have all the fun with these pissoirs whilst we ladies just wait in a long queue?
Good news on the taps Rob! Pics!
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Moo said:
JoceAndChris said:
For beams you want to bring back
from worm eaten or gunk that is black
don't sand blast, replace or dip
but seek out that elixir - Klingstrip
Der de dum, der de de dee...
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:lol: First class Wiggs!
If we're going to try and incorporate all the advice for doing up a period property, though, it will be an epic poem indeed!
If we're going to try and incorporate all the advice for doing up a period property, though, it will be an epic poem indeed!
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"Equalise ground levels, dig a french drain
Clear those gutters before winter rains
Scrap chipboard floors, replace with oak,
Make an honest repair, or Gareth will choke"
Dum de dum de dum.....
(Look, we're going to have to agree on a tune, or this will never work)
Clear those gutters before winter rains
Scrap chipboard floors, replace with oak,
Make an honest repair, or Gareth will choke"
Dum de dum de dum.....
(Look, we're going to have to agree on a tune, or this will never work)
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Reglazing a sink is a job some can't miss
Old urinals too, I'm not taking the...
dum dee dum dum
Old urinals too, I'm not taking the...
dum dee dum dum
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Some say that novices who come here seeking advice
are ridiculed and treated like lice.
Others though, have learnt that the trick
is to start your post off with a pic.
Dum Dum de dum dum...
are ridiculed and treated like lice.
Others though, have learnt that the trick
is to start your post off with a pic.
Dum Dum de dum dum...
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Some make a fuss for their frills and their finery
Others spend eons constructing a vinery
Some must have sheep baaa-ing under the ha-ha
For others gutters can make them go ga ga
When stripping paint the lead fries your brain
But when it's all finished we'll start right again
Dum de dum de de de
Some make a fuss for their frills and their finery
Others spend eons constructing a vinery
Some must have sheep baaa-ing under the ha-ha
For others gutters can make them go ga ga
When stripping paint the lead fries your brain
But when it's all finished we'll start right again
Dum de dum de de de
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http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Toilet-With-Coke
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My creative gene has gone awol, funnily enough it got more distant the more red wine I had! Anyway, sorry I can't contribute to the creative pool here, but I do have a tune suggestion "Didn't We have a Luvverly Time the day we went to Bangor" - a sublime choice I'm sure you'll agree!
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she wasn't inyamin said:
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