Brixton · SW9

Bathroom Renovation

A tired bathroom in Brixton, stripped back and rebuilt as a clean, practical family bathroom. The old bath, basin, toilet and tiling came out, and the plasterboard around the shower area was replaced with moisture-resistant board to give the new tiling a sound, dry background. New plumbing followed, then the bath, basin, toilet, radiator, mirror and accessories, with the walls and floor tiled throughout. The ceiling was finished in moisture-resistant paint, the door prepared and repainted, and every last piece of the old bathroom taken away. Two weeks from strip-out to handover, and a straightforward example of the bathroom renovations we carry out across Brixton and South London.

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Area: Brixton · SW9
Duration: Two weeks
Work: Bathroom renovation

The transformation

Before & after

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Bathroom Renovation after — Bathroom Renovation · Brixton · SW9

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How it was done

The full transformation, stage by stage

Every photo below is from this job, in the order the work happened. Tap any one to see it full size.

Stage 1: Strip-out
The customer wanted the bathroom stripped out and replaced with a clean, modern and practical family bathroom: new sanitaryware, wall and floor tiling, a new radiator and fresh decoration. The old bath, basin, toilet and tiles came out, and the plasterboard around the shower area was removed where it needed replacing.
Stripped to the studs, with the old boards removed around the shower area
Stage 2: Boarding, plumbing and tiling
Moisture-resistant boards went up in place of the old plasterboard, giving the tiling a sound, dry and level background. The plumbing connections were completed for the new bath, basin, toilet and radiator, then the walls and floor were tiled throughout.
Floor tiles going down on levelling clips
Walls and floor tiled, pipework waiting for the sanitaryware
Stage 3: The finished bathroom
New bath, basin, toilet, radiator, mirror and accessories, the ceiling finished in moisture-resistant paint, the door prepared and repainted, and every old fitting cleared from the property.
The finished bathroom: bath with glass screen, vanity basin, toilet and mirror cabinet

The part you don't see

Replacing the boards without disturbing the structure

The plasterboard around the shower area had to come out and be replaced with moisture-resistant board without unnecessarily disturbing the surrounding structure. The new boards needed to give a strong, dry and level background for the tiling to sit true, and the plumbing positions, sanitaryware and tile layout all had to be coordinated within the footprint of the existing room.

What went in