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Bathroom remodel

Case Study: Bathroom Reconfiguration and Specialist Upgrades

This project focused on a comprehensive bathroom refurbishment, involving plumbing & electrical modifications to resolve functional issues and enhance the client’s living space. Providing a private bathroom for a family member and a separate space to store shoes that cog up the hallway.

Project Scope and Functional Redesign

The primary drivers for this renovation were to remedy a leak in the shattaf/shower douche unit and to improve the home’s utility by removing the ‘Jack and Jill’ dual-access feature. By eliminating the second doorway, we successfully partitioned the space to create a dedicated cloakroom/shoe cupboard and a more private, functional single bathroom. This reconfiguration maximized the available floorplan to deliver a new, tailored storage solution.

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Electrical and Plumbing Upgrades

The renovation included complex electrical work to ensure safety and regulatory compliance. The existing lighting system was consolidated into a single circuit controlled by dual switches. Our team expertly isolated and divided this legacy system to establish two individual, independent lighting circuits—one for the main bathroom and a separate circuit for the new cloakroom. This precise re-wiring ensures full compliance with modern electrical standards and provides independent control for the segregated areas.

In the plumbing specification, client safety and ease-of-use were paramount. The isolation valve on the shattaf unit was required to be highly accessible and simple to operate. We rejected the original unit and procured a replacement featuring a superior, ergonomic handle. The new isolation valve was installed in line with industry best practice for functionality, correctly positioned on the right-hand side of the toilet.

Finishing Solutions: Efficiency and Aesthetic Integration

To meet the client’s preference for minimal disruption and to avoid the cost and time associated with full re-tiling, we deployed high-quality shower panels. This method provided a seamless, waterproof finish that was selected to harmoniously integrate with the existing tiling, delivering a premium look with enhanced project efficiency.

Project Metrics: Delivery and Investment

This comprehensive refurbishment was executed with controlled precision, demonstrating our ability to deliver complex projects efficiently:

  • Timeline: The project was completed in approximately one week from start to finish.
  • Cost Breakdown (Excluding VAT):
    • Materials: £1,200
    • Labour: £2,800
    • Electrics (including lights and extractor fan): £400
    • Plastering: £300
    • Joinery: £300
    • Total Project Investment (Excluding VAT): £5,000
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Bathroom

Bathroom refurbishment

Refurbishment of a bathroom for one of our existing clients on a tight budget.

Our customer asked us to get involved because they wanted a second opinion on the plumber who claimed moisture was just getting in behind the back of the tiles. On closer inspection the Bath Plumbing supply and basin waste had both been leaking for years Meaning the entire floor needed to be replaced. We completed the work for the customer in 3 1/2 days fitting in around the time when their tenants were on holiday and the property vacant.

We could’ve purchased a cheap bathroom Selco, but we got a decent quality item from Michael Pavis at a reasonable price which included an anti slip floor.

We fitted a hansgrohe bath/shower mixer tap so it would keep the pipes exposed and provide a robust solution given the quality of the product products that hansgrohe produces

We used a an aqua panel so there was less maintenance required in the future and no grout to clean between tenancies.

Able to keep the toilet as it has been replaced by Plumber in the last 12 months.

We still have the boxing to do on this photo

Joiner installed the Bath and used CLS timber to make larger feet areas to spread the load from the bath. The bath also included 6 feet rather than the normal five.

The leak had been so bad the insulation in the wall was absolutely sodden wet, acting like a sponge.

If the customer had listened to the Plumber, they would have wasted £250 regrouting the tiles. All the while their property would have been damaged further, luckily it wasn’t so bad that we had to replace the joists. We did however have to replace the floor with an 18 mm moisture resistant chipboard.

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Nottingham Refurbishment & extension

Quality finishes

This was a large contract which involved building onto a 1930’s house.

We built a large open plan kitchen diner downstairs with a boot room, playroom and for home working. Upstairs we created an additional en suite bedroom .