Marble bathroom with freestanding bath

Planning the layout

Big tiles only look right if the setting out is right, so the layout was drawn before a single one went on the wall. The floor runs on a diagonal to draw the eye down the room, and the wall tiles are cut so the joints line through behind the vanity and the shower niche.

Plumbing behind the finish

Freestanding baths and wall mounted taps need the pipework and the fixings sorted long before the tiling. I ran new hot, cold and waste, framed and boarded the walls to take the wall hung vanity and the concealed cistern, and pressure tested everything while it was still accessible.

The shower runs off a concealed thermostatic valve with a fixed head and handset, and the niche is lit and tanked properly rather than just siliconed in.