This room really speaks for itself both in design and functionality.  We were given a basic specification for the job which included a requirement to move the wall between the bathroom and adjoining bedroom to create more space to allow for a separate bath and shower.

The room was an odd shape which caused a number of design issues, for example the room was L shaped and the WC was located in the very short and narrow part of the L - the soil stack could not be altered in any way as it ran up through the middle of the house rather than outside.  This meant that the small part of the L had to be retained as the "WC corner" but wanting to install a bath and shower meant that the bath had to be a corner bath - if not careful, you would have to climb through the bath to get to the WC! 

Then to further complicate things, our customer had a baby....not the crying variety but a large wall hung sink which they had seen and fallen in love with - it was in fact lovingly referred to as their "baby" - this thing is huge (90cm wide) and it's weight cannot be described without re-living the process of fitting it during which there were a few choice words....

After a number of attempts and screwed up pieces of paper, we managed to find the right components to do the room justice and we had a plan down on paper which was viable.

Then we were asked for a radio, so we specified a split unit where the radio tuner resides in the loft with the speakers and a small remote eye mounted in the ceiling - you even get a remote control with it just for a bit of extra fun.

Then under-floor heating, so we specified a Warmup cable system with their new XSTAT thermostat which makes programming so easy - it is just like a mobile phone with the up/down, left/right and select - all menu driven.

Then our customer asked for recesses - to be tiled and lit! - and it went on, the result though? - A simply stunning room (we think our customer chose some fantastic tiles) and an ecstatic customer.

Once again, our cameraman has managed to get himself in the shot - a claimed mistake, unavoidable was the word....we assure you that if he continues it is he who will be shot!

AWI designed, specified, supplied and installed this bathroom.

From start to finish the job included:

• Removal of the existing suite, wall and floor covering
• Demolition of the stud wall
• Re-construction of the stud wall including thermally and acoustically insulating in line with building regulations including dry-lining of the bedroom side of the wall to remove the cost of skimming - this is a modern way of creating a smooth paintable surface which only involves filling the joints where the plasterboards meet
• Re-wiring to remove the socket which had now become part of the bathroom and moving of the light switch for the bedroom; Wiring to add a new RCD protected shower circuit; Wiring to add a new RCD protected circuit which provides a switched supply to the LED lights in the recesses, the radio which is in the loft (small white speakers on the ceiling if you look carefully) and the under-floor heating; Wiring to add a shaver socket near the sink
• Preparation of the walls including re-dry-lining
• Construction of two recesses including installation of LED lighting - to be tiled as per pictures
• Construction of a false stud in the corner where the WC is located to "bring" the WC out centred between the bath and door wall
• Construction of a false stud in front of the window wall to increase the window-sill depth to something more usable
• Re-plumbing as required to support the new layout
• Installation of PVC ceiling cladding
• Installation of a 5 * IPx4 mains voltage halogen down-lighters
• Installation of a chrome remote motor extractor fan ducted outside
• Installation of a stereo FM radio including remote control and white ceiling mounted speakers
• Walls fully tiled (ceramic mosaic tiles) including contrasting feature tiling within the recesses
• Floor fully tiled (porcelain tiles) including installation of Warmup under-floor heating system
• Installation of the new bathroom suite including large corner bath with seat, pentagonal Coram shower enclosure Triton T300SI Wireless remote-pack electric shower (the main part of the shower "the white box" is located remotely (under the bath in this case) leaving an elegant appearance within the shower - even better for technophobes - the control panel in the shower uses wireless connectivity to drive the white box), giant massive large very heavy (we think that makes the point!) Porcelanosa Noken wall hung basin with under-slung towel rack, corner WC and accessories