Re-Tiling a Leaking Marble Bathroom in Ferring, West Sussex
This bathroom was leaking, and by the time we saw it every tile on the floor and the walls had come loose. There was no patching a job this far gone, so we took it all out, dealt with the water damage, tanked and re-tiled the whole room, and fitted the marble suite.
The Brief
Client Requirements
The customer had a leak that had spread across the whole room. The tiles were lifting off the floor and the walls, which is a clear sign the problem was underneath the surface rather than on it. They wanted it stripped back and put right properly so the leak was gone for good, and the room finished to the high standard a bathroom like this deserves.
The Challenge
When tiles come loose across a whole bathroom, the waterproofing and the substrate have failed, usually because water has been getting behind them for a while. Stripping the tiles back confirmed it. There was black mould on the walls and a damp, water-stained subfloor where the leak had been sitting. On top of that, the floor had electric underfloor heating running through it, so the strip-out and the new tiling both had to be done carefully to protect the heating. This was a full reset of the room, not a repair, and it had to come back looking like the premium bathroom it was.
Step-by-Step Transformation
Strip-Out and Finding the Leak
We removed every loose tile from the floor and the walls and took the room back to the substrate. That exposed the black mould on the walls and the damp patch in the subfloor where the water had been tracking, so we could see exactly what we were dealing with and treat the cause rather than tile back over it.
Drying Out and Making Good
With the source dealt with, we let the area dry and made the walls and floor sound and ready to take a new waterproof layer, working around the underfloor heating so it stayed intact.
Tanking the Wet Area
We tanked the shower area and walls so the whole wet zone is fully waterproof behind the new tiles. This is the step that had failed and let the leak start, and getting it right is what stops it happening again.
Re-Tiling Floor and Walls
We re-tiled the floor and the walls in the marble-effect tiles, setting them out cleanly across the room and over the underfloor heating so the finish is flat, even and watertight.
Fitting the Suite
We fitted the suite, the double vanity unit with its marble top and twin basins, the toilet, the traditional heated towel rail and the shower, finishing the room off to a high standard.
Result: A Premium Bathroom, Watertight Again
The finished room looks the part again, marble walls and floor, a walk-in shower behind glass, a traditional towel rail under the window and the double vanity in place. The difference is underneath. The wet area is tanked, the tiles are bonded to a sound substrate, and the leak is gone at the source. It reads as a luxury bathroom, and this time it is built to stay that way.
Featured Products
The room is finished in large-format marble-effect tiles across the floor and walls, with a walk-in shower behind a glass screen and a chrome rainfall and handset shower. The suite includes a white double vanity unit with a marble top and twin basins with traditional taps, a close-coupled toilet and a traditional chrome heated towel rail. Electric underfloor heating runs beneath the new floor.
Project Gallery
Photos of the leaking bathroom re-tile in West Sussex, from the loose tiles and water-damaged walls and subfloor through to the finished marble finish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Sort a Leaking or Failing Bathroom?
If your tiles are lifting or your bathroom is leaking, the reliable fix is to strip it back, deal with the waterproofing at the source and re-tile onto a sound base. We can tank and re-tile the whole room and fit your suite to a high standard. We offer a free consultation and quote, and every job is backed by our two-year workmanship guarantee.