A Shower Room Fit-Out in Horsham, West Sussex
A customer who had stripped out their own bathroom brought us in to fit the new one. The work covered new pipework, a shower pump and valve, a fully tanked and tiled shower area with a recessed niche, shower boarding, a new radiator and the full suite.
The Brief
Client Requirements
The customer had already taken their old bathroom out and wanted a reliable installer to fit the new one to a proper standard. This is a job we are glad to take on. Some people want the full job from strip-out to finish, and others prefer to handle parts of it themselves and bring us in for the work that has to be done right. Here the customer dealt with the removal, chose their own suite and later laid their own flooring, and we took care of the installation in between. The priority was a shower area that was built and sealed correctly, with a clean, hard-wearing finish that would last.
The Challenge
The important work on this job sat in the shower area, where getting the build-up right matters more than anything you can see afterwards. The new shower valve needed housing and concealing, the pipework had to be run to suit it, and the water pressure needed help to run the shower properly. On top of that, the whole wet area had to be fully waterproofed before any tile or board went on the wall. We also had to dovetail our work neatly with the parts the customer handled themselves, so the finished room came together as one job rather than two.
Step-by-Step Transformation
Stud Work at Both Ends of the Shower
We built stud work at both ends of the shower to house the new shower valve and carry the new pipework, setting out the walls so the valve sat exactly where it needed to be and the services stayed hidden.
New Pipework, Shower Pump and Valve
We ran new pipework in to suit the shower, fitted a new shower pump to give a strong and steady flow, and installed the new shower valve. With the first fix in and tested, we could move on to making the area watertight.
Tanking the Wet Area
We tanked the walls across the shower area so the whole wet zone is fully waterproof behind the finish. This is the step that gets skipped on cheaper jobs, and it is the one that stops water tracking behind the walls and causing problems later.
Tiling and the Recessed Niche
We tiled the end wall of the shower and formed a recessed niche for bottles and soap, giving the shower a tidy focal point and somewhere practical to store things.
Shower Boarding, Radiator and Suite
We fitted shower wall boards to the other two walls for a clean surface that wipes down in seconds, then installed the new radiator and fitted the vanity unit, WC unit, toilet and basin. The customer laid their own flooring to finish the room.
Result: A Watertight, Hard-Wearing Shower Room
The finished room is tidy, practical and built to last. The tiled feature wall and recessed niche give the shower a proper focal point, the wall boards keep the other two walls low maintenance, and the green furniture with chrome fittings pulls the room together. The part you cannot see is the part that counts most. The wet area is built and sealed correctly, so it stays sound for years rather than looking right for one and causing trouble the next.
Featured Products
The room was finished with green fluted vanity and WC units, a corner basin and a back-to-wall toilet. The shower wall is laid in cream large-format tiles with a recessed niche, and the two remaining walls are lined with grey shower boards for an easy-clean finish. Chrome brassware includes the shower valve, riser rail and overhead, set within a sliding-door enclosure, with a white column radiator completing the room.
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