© Tile & Bathroom Place Ltd 2011 Case study  This is an example of one our recent installations, with photographs to show how we achieved the transformation:   A victorian house had a main family bathroom with a cast-iron roll top bath and a bath/shower mixer, original wooden boarded floors, oversized basin and pedestal, and high-level WC.  Problems: • The floor boards were in a poor condition so could not be retained as a feature, but we did not want the room to seem colder by tiling. • The bath/shower mixer tap was not practical for showering under, as water was splashed on the floor and it went through the cracks in the floorboards - guests always ended up borrowing the shower in the master ensuite and the main bathroom got minimal use. • There was no storage for loo rolls, bleach, and toiletries • The basin and pedestal was off-centre to the window which looked odd.  • The bathroom housed the boiler cupboard which we did not want to disturb.   Goals • Incorporate a separate shower within the main bathroom. • Add general storage as well as somewhere to put shampoo bottles and candles for a relaxing bath.  • Overall look to be simple, clean lines which are both stylish and practical.   Result With some creative designing, we restructured the walls to the bathroom, by reshaping the stud wall between bathroom and corridor, allowing us to fit in a separate shower enclosure. The new corridor layout necessitated the formation of a new bedroom doorway in an original external brick wall, and the associated structural works. Underfloor heating was installed underneath the floor tiles to ensure the bathroom is always warm and comfortable. The lathe & plaster ceiling had to be over-tacked with plasterboard to allow for the installation of downlighters and new extractor fan-light. The original roll-top bath was retained and the outside painted to give it a new lease of life and make it fit in with its more elegant surroundings. This was no mean feat as it was extremely heavy and took five men to move back and forth. Recesses were formed within the stud walls of the shower and adjacent to the free-standing bath, stylishly allowing shampoos and candles to be positioned in convenient places.   Some of the ‘extras’ that were added include a waterfall tap which is a little bit different and an interesting feature, a big overhead shower with an additional handset for when you don’t want to wash your hair, and a mirror with demista pad so it never steams up after showering. Floor and wall tiles were matching, enabling a feature border to be positioned vertically in the shower enclosure and on the bath wall. The border tiles were edged with a chrome trim to maximise the effect. The border tiles added colour and interest and co-ordinated well with the under-basin cupboard. So you can see that we can take care of the large, practical aspects of reshaping a room to accommodate extra facilities, as well as the small details, such as steam- free mirror, feature tap and recesses for candle-lit baths!!