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Wet Rooms & Showers in Westbury
A walk-in shower in a Westbury home starts with the floor and the drain. Get those right and the tray, tanking and screen follow.
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For walk-in shower installation in Westbury, the starting point is rarely the shower itself. It is the floor under it, where the waste can run, and how much water pressure the house really delivers. A bath-to-shower swap in a 1930s semi is a different job from a level-access wet room upstairs in a Victorian terrace, and both differ from fitting a tray into a small estate-house bathroom.
We deal with the whole job: stripping the bath, forming falls or fitting a low-profile tray, tanking the walls and floor so water cannot get behind the finish, then fitting the valve, drain, screen and sealant. Tanking is the part nobody sees afterwards, which is exactly why it gets the most care. A slow leak under a shower floor can run for months before it shows on the ceiling below.
Pressure is worth knowing about before you buy a shower. Older estate houses can have modest supply pressure, and a pump sometimes helps. Send photos of your bathroom, and of where the pipes enter the room, on WhatsApp. We will give you a free, no-obligation quote and an honest view of what will work.
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How we approach wet rooms & showers
A 31-second look at the way we work, from our base in Frome to homes in Westbury and the villages around it.
In this video
- It is all in the preparation
- Falls, tanking, solid boards
- Trays, drains, screens, valves
Homes in Westbury
Wet Rooms & Showers in Westbury: what we look out for
- 1950s–70s estate homes
- Estate-house bathrooms are small and standard, so swapping the bath for a shower in the same footprint is the natural move. The walls may be thin plasterboard or old render, which is why we fix a tile backer board before tanking. Original supply pipework can give modest pressure, so we measure flow before choosing a valve and say honestly when a pump would help, rather than leaving you with a trickle.
- Victorian & Edwardian terraces
- Upstairs bathrooms in Westbury terraces sit on timber joists, often notched for old pipes, so a heavy level-access tray is no good until the floor has been checked and stiffened. Ceilings below can be lath and plaster, which makes a hidden leak both easy to miss and awkward to repair. Solid walls need a sound backing before tanking goes on, and we will not seal over damp plaster.
- Modern & new-build homes
- Stud walls in newer Westbury homes take backer boards well, but heavy glass needs fixing into studs or noggins, not plasterboard anchors. Floors are often chipboard over joists, so a level-access shower needs the floor stiffened and sealed. Waste pipes are small-bore plastic with limited fall, which restricts how flat a tray or linear drain can sit, so we confirm the drop before choosing the drain type.
- 1920s–30s semis & detached homes
- The bath space in a 1930s semi is often about the right shape for a long walk-in shower, so the swap is neat and the existing supply is already close. Upstairs floors are timber, so we check stiffness and the waste route before any tray is chosen. Some semis also have a ground-floor extension with a solid floor, where a level-access wet room can drain within the screed.
Planning in Westbury
What to plan for with wet rooms & showers in Westbury
Pressure, flow and the right valve
A shower valve is matched to the supply. A mixer that suits high pressure behaves badly on a low one, and the other way round. Before choosing, we check the flow at the existing outlet and see whether the supply is shared with other fittings. If the result is modest, a pump is sometimes the sensible answer. It is worth settling this before you fall for a particular shower head.
Falls and where the waste goes
Water must run to the drain, so the floor needs a gentle slope, formed in the screed or built into the tray. In an upstairs room the waste has to leave through the floor and join the existing run at the right fall, which can limit how flat the shower floor can be. We trace the waste route before settling on a tray or a linear drain.
Waterproofing comes before tiles
The floor, the walls inside the shower and the corners are coated or covered with a waterproof system, left to cure, then tiled. Tiles and grout are not waterproof on their own. Plan for the room to be out of use while the coating cures, and for a short wait before the first shower once the sealant is on.
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Getting started
Getting a wet rooms & showers quote in Westbury
- 1Message us on WhatsApp with photos, rough measurements and what you would like done.
- 2We ask anything else we need and give you a free, no-obligation quote. Larger jobs usually need a visit first.
- 3You agree the plan and we book you in. One person, one point of contact, start to finish.
- Our base in Frome
- Main areas
- Local villages
- Also covering
- Areas we cover →
- Frome
- Beckington
- Rode
- Westbury
- Warminster
- Radstock
- Trowbridge
- Bradford on Avon
- Great Elm
- Berkley
- Lullington
- Buckland Dinham
- Whatley
- Nunney
- Chapmanslade
- Mells
- Trudoxhill
- Corsley
- Cloford
- Dilton Marsh
- Witham Friary
- Norton St Philip
- Wanstrow
- Southwick
- North Bradley
- Freshford
- Bratton
- Hilperton
- Midsomer Norton
- Shepton Mallet
- Bath
- Melksham
- Wells
- Keynsham
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Chippenham
- Bristol
Questions
Wet Rooms & Showers in Westbury: FAQs
Can I swap my bath for a walk-in shower upstairs in an old terrace?
Usually yes, but the floor decides how it is done. A timber floor may need stiffening, and the waste has to fall properly to the existing run. We check the joists, the ceiling below and the route of the pipe before agreeing a tray or a wet-room floor. Send photos of the bathroom and the room underneath for a free quote.
Do I need a pump for a shower in an estate house?
Not always, but it is worth checking. Older houses can have modest supply pressure, and a shower valve that suits strong pressure will disappoint on a weak supply. We measure flow at the existing outlet and, if it is low, talk through whether a pump or a different valve makes more sense, before you buy anything.
How do I keep a glass shower screen clear in hard water?
Wipe the glass down after each shower with a squeegee, and choose a screen with as few seals and edges as the layout allows. Limescale clings to water left to dry, and across this part of Wiltshire the water is generally hard. A single fixed panel is easier to keep clear than a framed enclosure, and we can talk through the options.
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The quickest route to an accurate price is a WhatsApp message with photos. The more you can tell us, the more precise we can be.
- A few photosThe room as it is now, from the corners, plus anything awkward like pipes, windows or radiators.
- Rough measurementsWall lengths are plenty to start with. We will confirm exact sizes before ordering anything.
- What you wantWhat stays, what goes, any products you have already chosen, and when you would like it done.