Luxury Grecian Styled Bathroom

PB Home Improvements created a stunning luxury bathroom with a natural stone tiles, travertine trim, a Whirlpool spa bath, steam shower and perfect quality reclaimed basin, toilet and cistern (these previously resided in 5 star hotel). There was also some cleaver storage ideas in the design as well as spa style mood lighting.

Picture 1: Before. The original "shell" bathroom.

Picture 2. During construction. Fitting the spa bath. A qualified electrician was also contracted for the spa bath fitting. This Whirlpool spa bath is a deep fill design in the largest size available, it is double ended for comfort and the jets are large and can be angled to suit.

Picture 3. During construction. The bath is fitted and the tiling in progress.

Pictures 4 - 7: Choosing the fitting and finishes.

Picture 8: During Construction. The space for the steam shower is prepared. A qualified electrician was also contracted for the steam shower fitting.

Picture 9: The shower is fitted and working. This great shower has a steam room feature, rain shower option, back shower jet option and standard power shower head. Also a radio, two lighting options, a timer and a mirror.

Picture 10: During Construction. All the bathroom elements are fitted, the tiling almost complete and the decoration nearly there.

  

Pictures 11 - 16: Complete.

PB Tip: When buying reclaimed elements for a bathroom, if you want a high quality, luxury feel only buy items that are perfect quality. A beautiful piece that is discoloured or chipped will look very shabby against a new bathroom.

PB Tip: Natural and stone tiles can stain easily. A sealant may be suitable to protect the tiles and grout, check with the tile store where the tiles were purchased as to suitability.

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The Raised Deck

A recent commission was to design and build this raised deck, perfect for a garden that has a high sloping bank where the last hours of sun shine each day.

Picture 1. During the construction process.

Picture 2. During the construction process.

Picture 3. The finished result.

PB Tip: Constructing a deck may require planning permission, check with the http://www.planningportal.gov.uk before commencing.

The Victorian Porch

Picture 1. Before.

Picture 2. Before.

Picture 3. Before.

This wooden porch (shown above) at a Victorian period property in Dorset needed replacing. The paint was lack lustre and peeling, the glass old and the wood rotten.

The solution was to rebuild the porch with new wood and new glass but retaining as many period features as possible including the stylish dark green Victorian front door with it's original stained glass. In fact the front door did require restoration to the bottom part which had become weathered, this was completed, the last image shows it repaired and ready to paint.

The images below show the build progress along with the finished result.

Picture 4. During the construction progress.

Picture 5. During the construction progress.

Picture 6. During the construction progress.

Picture 7. During the construction progress.

Picture 8. During the construction progress. The glass is in!

Picture 9. The finished result. Just some painting and cleaning up to do!

This was an original Victorian house and retained many original features inside and out, the doors inside the porch leading to the house interior were original with stained glass, these were protected throughout the build, you can see them covered up in the progress pictures. We also like the original tiled floor, it is shown below before restoration.

Large Bespoke Wooden Louvre Doors

Picture 1. Before.

This pair of Louvre doors (shown above) were past their prime with rotting wood and paint peeling off. The solution was to replace with new doors and a door frame. The doors were large, standard off-the-shelf louvre doors were not big enough to use, also they had to be suitable for outside use (exterior doors).  In this scenario the answer if to build bespoke doors and a better door frame from the correct materials and at the exact size required, so thats what we did. The new bespoke wooden doors (shown below) fit perfectly, look smart and ready for painting/protection against the elements.

Louvre style doors were correct for this job as this is a gas cupboard.

Picture 2. The finished result. Just some painting to complete!

PB Tip: If you are unsure what type of doors to fit to a gas cupboard check with a professional from the Gas Safe Register (Corgi Registered).  http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/