Two Bathrooms, One Big Statement: A Wet Room Refit in Grayshott

When we first walked into this home in Grayshott, near Hindhead, it was two separate bathrooms sitting side by side, with a wall running right through where the bath is now. The space was there, but it was split in half and neither room made the most of it. The brief was simple: open it up and make it something special.

Back to bare bones

We started by taking everything out: the dividing wall, suites, tiles, flooring, pipework, all of it. We stripped the whole space back to the bare structure so we had a blank canvas to work with. It’s the messy part nobody sees, but doing it properly is what lets everything else go in right.

Building it back up

With the wall gone, we had one big room under the sloped ceilings to play with. We built new stud walls to create the wet room area and set niches into them. We tiled the shower side and plastered and painted the other, so each side matches the room it faces. Custom-made glass screens finish the walls off, keeping the space open and light while holding the water where it should be.

The whole floor area is a wet room, so we tanked and fell the floors properly and fitted linear drains in the shower areas. It’s the sort of detail you don’t notice when it’s done right, and you really notice when it isn’t.

Twin showers

There are two walk-in showers side by side, each with its own ceiling-mounted rainfall head, handheld shower and concealed thermostatic controls. Built into the shower wall is a floating bench, finished in the same black and white checkered tile as the bath platform, with LED lighting tucked underneath so it looks like it’s hovering.

The bath

The freestanding bath was always going to be the centrepiece, so we gave it a stage. We built a raised platform, tiled it in a black and white checkered pattern and ran LED strip lighting around the base. At night, with the main lights down, the whole platform glows. Wall-mounted traditional taps and a handheld spray sit above it, set into the marble-effect tiles.

12 niches, every one lit

Storage was a big one. Instead of shelves and cabinets cluttering the walls, we built 12 recessed niches into the walls and stud partitions, each with its own lighting. They’re in the showers, behind the bath and in the partition walls. They’re practical for everyday use and they look incredible in the evening.

Floors and heating

The whole floor is laid in wood-effect herringbone tile, which carries straight through into the showers so the room flows as one space. Underneath is underfloor heating, so it’s warm underfoot from the moment you step in. Getting herringbone to line up across a room with this many angles, steps and drains takes time, and it was worth every minute.

Lighting

Lighting is what makes this room. We fitted downlights across the ceiling and LED strips under the bath platform and shower bench, plus the lit niches. We also put a large mirror into the sloped wall with lighting running all the way around its frame. You can set the room bright for the morning rush or dim it right down for a soak at night.

The finishing touches

We installed two sinks in a white vanity unit with wall-mounted taps, two wall-hung toilets with concealed cisterns, a traditional chrome heated towel rail and clean, painted walls to balance out the darker tiles. Every edge is trimmed and every line is straight.

The result

What was two ordinary bathrooms is now one open, luxurious wet room that feels more like a hotel suite than a family bathroom. Our team handled every part of it, from the first wall coming down to the last light going in.

If you’re in Grayshott, Hindhead or anywhere nearby and you’ve got a space that isn’t working, get in touch. We’d love to have a look.