Understanding your space
When planning a bathroom layout, we always start by assessing the existing space and how it’s currently being used, then work closely with the homeowner to identify opportunities to improve flow, usable floor space and day-to-day practicality.
The proposed layout may vary depending on the customer, family size, how often the room is used or other factors.
In many cases, this involves rethinking traditional layouts, such as combining separate rooms or replacing features that take up unnecessary space. For example, by knocking through a compact bathroom and a narrow WC to create one larger room, we were able to remove a bulky bath in favour of a walk-in shower, eliminate inefficient storage, and introduce a vanity unit that provides far more usable storage without cluttering the space.
Finishing choices, such as gloss wall panels, are also carefully considered to help reflect light and create the illusion of a larger room, allowing modern features like towel radiators and Bluetooth LED mirrors to be added without the bathroom feeling overcrowded.
Choosing the right bathroom layout
Do you go with a bath or a shower, or both? This all comes down to factors like customer mobility, space availability and available plumbing. Some additional features such as combi boilers may be needed or recommended if you opt to install a shower.
Some customers who have mobility issues may prefer a walk in shower to a traditional bath due to its ease of access. If you are the type that sometimes prefers to have a bath, a shower bath may be preferred giving you the flexibility to have both, this then opens the question of bath shapes and sizes, L Shaped and P Shaped baths can be useful for those who need or prefer extra space during their shower.
Space Saving
If space is an issue we have various options to make the most of your space, ideas such as our cistern sink, a super space saving idea when you are really short on space.
Alternatively if floor space is a concern we offer a range of wall mounted furniture which gives the feel of a bigger room due to being wall mounted.
Bespoke Storage
This space was too small to fit any sort of storage unit so our team made 2 small shelves using the rigid acoustic panel to match the feature wall.
Space Saving Solutions
This ultra space saving solution uses the cistern as a mount for a space saving sink, ideal for when you simply don’t have the space.
Future Proofing
At Hobsons we specialise in Waterproof Wall panel installations, there are many reasons for this, but one is that they are future proof, they are long lasting, waterproof and durable so they will last a long time, but they have the added benefit of being so much easier to replace than tiles. With tiles often you cause significant damage removing tiles which are costly to replace and may mean needing to replace or repair the existing wall, with our waterproof panels they are installed in a manner which means if you want to refresh the design of your room, you can simply remove and replace the panels for a new design without causing significant damage to your wall which gives you a cost effective method in future to update the design of your room.
Selecting Materials that Suit Your Home
Every customer is different, and so are their bathrooms, that’s why we cater each bathroom to our customers needs and style preferences, matching colours, styles and practical options to suit their needs.
At Hobsons Bathrooms we specialise in waterproof wall panel installations, primarily for reasons covered above, but also for additional reasons;
We have a range of over well over 20 unique styles of waterproof PVC wall panels, available in various widths including 250mm, 600mm and 1m wide.
Choosing a feature wall panel style for a main area like a shower enclosure of vanity unit wall can highlight a particular area of your room making it a focal point.
Flooring Options
Choosing your flooring may seem straight forward but the style and colour can make a huge difference to the look of your bathroom.
Simple choices like the direction of your flooring can give the illusion of a bigger room, also using a light coloured floor can also make the room feel lighter and more spacious.
We always try to help our customer choose a style that works for their bathroom and complements the colour choices of the walls and furniture.
Lighting and practical touches
Lighting is key to any room, especially your bathroom, we generally opt for led downlights in most of our installations due to their flexible positioning options and exceptional brightness.
Its not just the ceiling that plays a part in lighting your room, we also install LED backlit mirrors which can add additional lighting and dazzle to your room, used on a feature wall they can really stand out and reflect additional light around your bathroom and the different lighting tone options lets you adjust the ambience to suit your mood creating a soft/warmer feel or cooler/brighter feel.
What to expecting during your install
Consultation & Survey
The first part of our process is your free consultation, where our specialist surveyor will work with you to go through potential options based on your requirements and preferences.
They will tailor a quote for you specific to your bathroom and your requirements, no 2 bathroom are the same and we do our very best to ensure our quotes cover exactly what you need so that you know what you’re paying for.
If you decide to progress with your quote our surveyor will attend your property at a convenient time to go through layout options and clarify specs, this is essential to ensure all the correct items are ordered for your job ensuring the install process goes as smoothly as possible. If this step isn’t carried out correctly then items could be wrong and quantities incorrect leading to delays, so we make sure this is done thoroughly.
Part of this process is also providing the customer with full details of who their fitting team will be, and the days and times they will attend your property, this is to ensure there are no access issue and the customer is happy with the fitters being ain the property during the proposed times, we can always be flexible if you wont be available on specific days but we always want our customers to know who to expect and when.
Strip out and delivery
Day 1, usually the Monday, the team will get to work removing the old bathroom suite, all rubbish its gathered together is a suitable place outside the property ready for our licensed waste removal first to collect at a suitable time. Our team will always try to keep your property as tidy as possible during the rip out process using dust sheets and protective covers where needed.
Our specialist delivery team will usually deliver the goods on the first day to ensure the team has everything in need to start the job rather than leaving this till the following day as this ensures any issues can be rectified before work starts.
Completion
Most of our installations are completed within 5 days which means your home can be back to normal ready for the weekend so you can relax and enjoy your brand new bathroom from Hobsons Bathrooms. Our team will inform you during install if there are any delays but upon completion the fitters will give you a walk around of the job and get you familiar with your new bathroom. Our team will give your bathroom a clean so its brand new and ready for you to use.
Aftercare
Our service doesn’t stop once we complete your bathroom, our friendly team are just a call away should you experience any issues or have any questions about your new bathroom.
