Bathroom Converted to Shower Room in Wyken Coventry

This is a very ordinary bathroom in a home in Wyken Coventry. The size of the bathroom is 179cm wide by 208cm long. The client required that the bathroom be converted to an easy access modern shower room and that the toilet by moved by 10cm – 20cm off the wall to provide more space while sitting on the toilet.

The image below shows the original bathroom, and two stages prior to the finished shower room.

The original bathroom layout is very traditional with a toilet then pedestal basin and a bath with a shower.

After discussing various layouts with the client this was the shower layout that provided the must amount of function for the client and freed up floor space. The floor plan shows the toilet in a new position away from the left hand wall. The basin has been moved from the window wall to the right hand wall. This will allow for a mirror to be fitted above the basin. The shower is a 1200mm x 800mm quadrant curved shower.

How long does it take to convert a Bathroom to Shower Room?

How long does it take to convert a bathroom to a shower room?

The correct protocols that must be undertaken to correctly convert a bathroom to a shower room include

Remove the existing bathroom suite and wall tiles.
Plumb the room moving the water pipes and waste pipes to the correct new location.
Move the radiator pipes to the correct location changing to chrome
Bond or plaster board the walls to create a flat surface to tile
Fit and level the shower tray and silicon seal against the touching corresponding walls
Over Ply the floor
Tile the floor
Tile the walls
Grout the walls and floor
Fit the toilet, basin and thermostatic shower
Fit the shower screen and Towel warmer
Silicon Seal all areas.

To complete the above tasks takes roughly 8 days in total.

Stage 1, removing the existing bathroom and tiles going back to brick as shown in the image below

Plaster board the bathroom walls to create a flat surface in preparation of tiling

New Shower Room

The Shower room was finished with a Travertine effect light grey wall tile with dark grey feature. The toilet is an easy clean modern toilet. The client requested a Shataff Bidet Douche Shower Toilet Spray with thermostatic regulator

The shower Tray and enclosure is a 1200mm x 800mm quadrant curved shower tray and screen. The shower wall has a darker tile panel creating a feature wall.