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Bathroom refit

Bathroom refit

Bathroom refit

Replacing a dated bathroom with a level-access shower room that is easy to live with and to clean.

Location

Hackney, London

Year

2024

Duration

5 weeks

Type

Rooms

Type

Rooms

01 — The starting point

What the owners

wanted to change

An old bathroom with a bath nobody used, tired tiles and ventilation that let moisture settle.

02 — What we checked first

Floor build-up for a level shower, waterproofing, drainage falls and ventilation.

Trades involved

Plumbing

Waterproofing

Tiling

Electrics

Ventilation

Before, after,

same viewpoint

Photographed from the same spot, so you can judge the work rather than the camera angle.

Bathroom refit — before the works
Bathroom refit — after the works
BeforeAfter

FIG. 01 — Before / after

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03 — How we approached it

Three moves,

in this order

Each decision was explained and agreed before the work moved on.

01

01 —

We stripped back to sound walls and floor and checked the drainage route.

01

01 —

We stripped back to sound walls and floor and checked the drainage route.

02

02 —

Everything was waterproofed before a single tile went down.

02

02 —

Everything was waterproofed before a single tile went down.

03

03 —

Fittings and finishes were chosen to still work in fifteen years.

03

03 —

Fittings and finishes were chosen to still work in fifteen years.

04 — The result

Finish by finish

Bathroom refit — main room

FIG. 02 — Main room

Bathroom refit — detail

FIG. 03 — Detail

Bathroom refit — junction

FIG. 04 — Junction

Bathroom refit — material

FIG. 05 — Material

Bathroom refit — overview

FIG. 06 — Overview

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ASHLAR

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Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

ASHLAR

/

Careful work on existing buildings, every choice explained before a single wall moves.

Structural work

Renovation

Finishes

+44 20 7946 0321 · hello@ashlar.co · Greater London

© 2026 Ashlar Ltd.

Legal notice

Privacy

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