Hammersmith · W6

Marble Family Bathroom

A dated family bathroom in Hammersmith, stripped back and rebuilt in marble. The old sanitaryware, tiling and fittings came out, the plumbing was altered to suit the new layout, and the wet areas were prepared and waterproofed before a tile went up. The marble was then set out so the veining runs balanced across the walls and floor, which is the slow part of a room like this: every cut around a corner, an outlet or a piece of sanitaryware has to land where the pattern still reads. New bath, shower, basin and toilet followed, with lighting, accessories, sealing and a freshly decorated ceiling. The whole room was delivered in ten days, and it is a fair example of the bathroom renovations we carry out across Hammersmith and West London.

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Area: Hammersmith · W6
Duration: Ten days
Work: Bathroom renovation

The transformation

Before & after

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Marble Family Bathroom after — Marble Family Bathroom · Hammersmith · W6

Marble Family Bathroom before — Marble Family Bathroom · Hammersmith · W6

How it was done

The full transformation, stage by stage

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Stage 1: The starting point
The customer wanted an elegant but practical family bathroom: comfortable for everyday use, with a luxurious feel from marble finishes, modern sanitaryware and carefully coordinated fixtures.
The old bathroom, dark and dated
The old tiled bath surround and its patterned border
Stage 2: Strip-out
Sanitaryware, tiles and fittings out, the old floor up, and the walls taken back ready for the new layout.
Old suite still in as the chequerboard floor comes up
Bath out and the wall stripped back
Stage 3: Waterproofing, plumbing and marble
The plumbing was altered for the new layout and the wet areas prepared and waterproofed before a tile went up. Then the marble, set out so the veining runs balanced across the walls and floor, on levelling clips so every joint sits flush.
Marble going up on levelling clips, veining set out
Bath back in, walls tiled and the floor down
Stage 4: The finished bathroom
New bath, shower, basin and toilet, lighting and accessories, grouting and sealing, and a freshly decorated ceiling. Ten days from the first day on site to handover.
The finished bathroom: marble walls and floor, bath with screen and shower

The part you don't see

Marble that reads as one piece

The hard part was setting out and cutting the marble so the veining looked balanced and consistent across the walls and floor. Every cut around a corner, a plumbing outlet or a piece of sanitaryware had to land where the pattern still reads. Waterproofing, plumbing, tiling and fitting also had to be sequenced tightly to finish the whole room in ten days without compromising the quality of the finish.

What went in