Full Bathroom Renovation: From a Green Bathtub to a Walk-in Shower

1. The old bathroom

Patterned tiles from another era, a green bathtub and pipework that had done its time.

2. Demolition

The tiles, the bathtub and the old renderRender (plaster)A layer of mortar (sand, cement or lime, and water) spread over brick or concrete to give a wall a straight, sound surface ready for paint or tiles. all come off until the brick shows.

3. New pipework

With the walls open, new water and drain pipes go in, routed to where the new fixtures will sit.

4. Floor

A new floor slopedFalls (drainage slope)The gentle slope built into flat roofs, balconies and bathroom floors so water runs to the drain or gutter instead of pooling. toward the drainFloor drainThe outlet in a floor where water drains away on roofs, balconies and in bathrooms, with a grate on top and usually a trap below., so shower water runs away instead of pooling.

5. Rendering

The walls are rendered again and made straight, ready for the final coat.

6. A final coat of render

A last coat of render leaves the walls smooth and straight, so the tiles sit properly.

7. Tiles and fixtures

Large wall tiles, a dark floor and a feature wall in the shower area.

8. The shower

The bathtub became a floor-level showerWalk-in showerA shower with no tray and no step, level with the rest of the bathroom floor. The water drains through a floor drain or a linear channel drain. with a glass panel and a heated towel rail.