Case Study
Riverside Bathroom Suite
Two bathrooms rebuilt in an occupied apartment, with the tiling set out around the fixtures rather than after them.
Project Overview
A two-bathroom renovation carried out while the apartment remained occupied, which set the sequence for everything.
- The challenge
- Only one bathroom could be out of service at a time, and the original waste positions did not suit either new layout. The existing floor was out of level by enough to matter for a level-threshold shower.
- Our approach
- The bathrooms were done consecutively rather than together, each stripped to substrate first so what was behind could be seen before the new layout was confirmed. Waste runs were rerouted within the floor build-up, and the floor was levelled and tanked before the tile setting-out was drawn.
- The result
- Both rooms drain correctly, the tile joints run through from floor to wall to recess, and the apartment stayed usable throughout.
Scope of work
Strip Out
Each room was taken back to substrate and inspected. The original tanking had failed in one corner of the principal bathroom, which was only visible once the tiling came off.
Plumbing
Supply and waste were rerouted to suit the new fixture positions, with isolation added and an access panel retained for each concealed cistern.
Tiling
Floors were levelled and tanked, then set out so full tiles land at the shower threshold and cuts sit behind the door swing. Wall joints continue the floor grid into the recesses.
Sanitary
Wall-hung fixtures were set on properly fixed frames, with the shower laid to a working fall on a linear drain. Everything was tested under working pressure before sealing.
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Services Used
The disciplines behind this project.
Each of these was carried out by our own team, sequenced against the others rather than subcontracted separately.
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