Not too bad actually. I'm a plumber by training and it's all done in PEX which is quite easy to work with.

Here it's still mostly visible

Customer prefered it that way as well

Nah, it was a nice ceiling for sure, but it was adding too much of a warm tone to the bathroom. The cooler tone overall is a lot nicer to look at.

Yeah and why is it so dirty looking

Tile - mortar - water proofing - primer - plaster board (wet space rated) - plywood.

Normally I wouldn't use plywood there but it was under the old tiles and plasterboard so I just left it in place.

Agreed about the drain. We have the same problem in Canada and I think it's because the insurance companies, restoration companies, and builders are conspiring here to keep it that way.

But I would prefer that the shower was self contained and had its own drain. The wet baths I constantly deal with when I travel are one of my pet peaves.

I just asked someone here about this a while back. Didn't get a good answer to explain the difference.

Is that common In Europe?

Bathrooms where there's no division between the shower and your toilet and sink suck ass. Why would you want to hose your entire bathroom down every time you take a shower? What do people have against shower curtains or doors?

Ideally the toilet would be in a completely different room from the shower, but a shower stall is the bare minimum.

The thought of stepping barefoot on a surface where a toilet may have overflowed is too much for me. More power to you of that's your preference though.

The pipe carrying water sits inside a larger protective sleeve. If it ever leaks, the water runs into that sleeve and drips out the ends onto the floor instead of soaking into the walls or structures.

You can then disconnect both ends, pull the damaged pipe out, and slide a new one in. No joints hidden behind the walls, and leaks in the middle of the pipe are super rare - you'd basically have to drill into it. The manifold above ceiling has a an access panel.

So did the mold