How we work

    Our wet room installation process

    Nine stages, in the same order, on every job. The sequence is what keeps a wet room watertight — skipping or compressing a stage is where installations fail.

    How does a wet room installation work?

    A wet room installation runs from survey and written quote, through strip-out, floor preparation, first-fix plumbing and electrics, drain and former installation, tanking and flood test, tiling, second fix, and final handover with documentation. On site it takes 7 to 12 working days.

    Stage by stage

    What happens, and when

    1. 1

      Survey

      We lift a board where possible, check joist depth and direction, locate the soil stack, assess the existing waste and confirm what the floor can take.

    2. 2

      Design and written quote

      Layout, drain type, tile format and fittings agreed in writing, itemised, with the tanking system named rather than described as 'waterproofing'.

    3. 3

      Strip-out

      Existing fittings, tiles and floor covering removed. Anything unexpected behind them is reported and priced before we proceed, not absorbed silently.

    4. 4

      Floor preparation

      Deck replaced with rigid tile backer board, joists checked and stiffened where required, so the finished floor cannot deflect under load.

    5. 5

      First fix

      Plumbing and electrics run: shower feed, waste to stack, extraction, underfloor heating matting and lighting circuits.

    6. 6

      Drain and former

      Recessed former set into the floor and the drain body connected, with falls checked with a level before anything is covered.

    7. 7

      Tanking and flood test

      Primer, reinforcing tape at every junction, then the membrane across the full floor and up the walls. The floor is flood-tested before a single tile goes down.

    8. 8

      Tiling and grouting

      Floor and walls tiled, junctions siliconed rather than grouted, drain flange finished flush with the tile surface.

    9. 9

      Second fix and handover

      Fittings, screen, rails and seating installed, second flood test, then handover with product documentation and guarantee.

    What you get in writing

    Documentation

    • An itemised written quote naming the tanking system and drain specification.
    • Confirmation of what is included and what is explicitly excluded.
    • A start date and a realistic working-day estimate, with the factors that could extend it.
    • Manufacturer documentation for the tanking system on completion.
    • A written workmanship guarantee.
    • Where the work is council-funded, the format of quote and specification your occupational therapist requires.
    Living with the work

    What it is like having us in

    Bathroom work is disruptive by nature. We dust-sheet the route in and out, use dust extraction on cutting where practical, and clear the site at the end of each day. Skips and material deliveries in tenement streets are arranged with the parking situation in mind rather than assumed.

    You get one point of contact for the whole job. If something changes, you hear it from us before it becomes a surprise on the invoice.

    Common questions

    Process questions

    A standard wet room installation takes 7 to 12 working days on site. Timber floors, structural repairs and bespoke tiling add days; reusing the existing drain position removes them.

    You do not need to move out where the property has a second WC. Where the wet room is the only bathroom, the room is out of use for most of the installation, so most households stay and plan around it.

    Yes. The tanked floor is flood-tested before tiling on every installation and again before handover. Testing before tiling is the only point at which a membrane defect can be repaired cheaply.

    Workmanship is guaranteed in writing, and the tanking system carries the manufacturer's warranty, which is only valid where the components are used as a single system. We provide the product documentation on completion.
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    Areas we cover

    Where we work across Glasgow and beyond.

    Planning a wet room in Glasgow?

    Tell us the room, the floor type and what the wet room is for. You get a written, itemised quote — no pressure, no call centre.