FINISH / WARM STONE + OXBLOODDESIGN BEGINS UNDER THE SURFACE
PEOPLE→PLAN→SYSTEMS→ASSEMBLY→FINISH
01 / ROOM BEFORE PRODUCT
A beautiful finish cannot fix a missing decision.
A buildable scope begins with the existing room and a clear record of what stays, moves and changes. Every visible choice sits on plumbing, electrical, ventilation, structure and wet-area details.
Three projects can share a square footage and still require completely different decisions about bathing, movement, ventilation and hidden work.
BRIEF 01Reclaim the bathing footprint.Existing services · wet-area geometry · daily useBRIEF 02Design around the actual task.Approach · reach · support · future flexibilityBRIEF 03Give moisture a complete route out.Fan · duct · termination · home protection
INTERACTIVE KEEP / MOVE / ADD MATRIX
Make every interface visible.
Choose a scope mode to see how one visual change can affect the work beneath it. This is a planning aid, not a measured design.
KEEP / KNOWN ANCHORSRecord what remains.
Confirm the fixtures, services, walls and finishes intended to stay—and the condition assumptions behind them.
3.10 m / VERIFY ON SITE
2.45 m / VERIFY ON SITE
EXISTING / VERIFYPROPOSED CHANGETRADE INTERFACE
02 / USE-NEEDS BRIEF
Design from the daily task outward.
Accessible-use planning is personal and project-specific. Start with the person, the route and the task, then translate those needs into measured questions for qualified review.
APPROACH / 01
Enter, turn and close the door.
Record approach, door swing, circulation, mobility equipment, assistance and storage.
TRANSFER / 02
Move through bathing and toileting.
Describe the actual tasks, support needs, fixture relationships and wet-area geometry.
REACH / 03
Use controls, sink, light and storage.
Map height, reach, visibility, grip and lighting goals without claiming universal accessibility.
CHANGE / 04
Plan for the room’s next user.
Separate current needs, future flexibility and user-specific professional design questions.
03 / WET-AREA EVIDENCE REGISTER
Waterproofing is a sequence.
Ask how the substrate, membrane, transitions, penetrations, drain and testing evidence form one compatible assembly.
LAYER 01 / STRUCTURE
Start with what supports the room.
Record framing, substrate condition, slope, openings and any known moisture evidence before finish decisions.
DRAIN INTERFACE
04 / FINISH–ASSEMBLY REVEAL
The room you see. The system you rely on.
Move the reveal to look beneath the finished room. The visual is conceptual; the project-specific assembly and interfaces still require a measured, coordinated scope.
DRAIN INTERFACEconnection + evidenceWET AREAcompatible systemAIR ROUTEroom to exteriorELECTRICALzone + control
UNDER THE FINISHFINISHED ROOM
ROOM FILM / PLAN TO FINISH
Plan. Assembly. Then finish.
The visual sequence follows the real order of decisions: measure the room, define the concealed assembly, then resolve material junctions and finish.
FRAME 01Measure before moving.Users · plan · fixture relationshipsFRAME 02Make the wet-area system continuous.Substrate · membrane · drain · transitions
ROOMDUCTEXTERIOR
04 / VENTILATION ROUTE
Complete the path to the exterior.
Fan selection needs the room and duct context. Put the control, duct route, exterior termination, make-up air, published sound data and maintenance access into the same scope.
Fixture moves, structural changes, ventilation, plumbing, electrical work, a secondary suite and strata/common-property interfaces can change the review path.
01Translate the design into scope factslayout · trades · building context
02Route each trade and authoritybuilding · plumbing · electrical
03Record decisions and inspectionssource · date · drawings · closeout
Record the existing room, demolition, keep-or-move plan, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, framing, wet-area assembly, fixtures, finishes, protection, approvals and closeout.
Is a tub-to-shower conversion only a finish change?＋
Not necessarily. Drainage, venting, water supply, substrate, waterproofing transitions, threshold, door or screen, clearances and electrical interfaces may be affected.
Can a bathroom be called accessible from a plan online?＋
No. Start with the actual user, daily tasks, approach, transfers, fixtures, supports and controls, then obtain user-specific and qualified design review where needed.
How should waterproofing be compared?＋
Ask for the compatible substrate, named system, seams, corners, transitions, penetrations, drain interface and inspection or test evidence where appropriate.
Does every Surrey bathroom renovation need the same permits?＋
No. Applicability depends on the property and proposed work. Translate fixture moves and building, plumbing, electrical, ventilation, structural, suite and strata facts into current authority questions.
ROOM BRIEF / FOUR FIELDS
Tell us how the room should work.
Share the current room, user goals, what may stay or move and any known moisture, suite or strata context. Measured review comes before feasibility conclusions.
