Bathroom Renovation Brassall

A heritage-style bathroom renovation in Brassall, Ipswich, taken back to the frame and rebuilt over six weeks. Gloss black tiles, patterned floor tiles, a freestanding black bath and period-style chrome tapware now sit under VJ-lined walls and ceiling, with the timber door trimmed and re-hung to suit.

Project Type: Bathroom Renovation
Project Status: Completed
Location: Brassall, Ipswich

Finished heritage bathroom renovation in Brassall, Ipswich, with freestanding black bath, pedestal basin and patterned floor tiles

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6 weeks Strip-out complete 30 September, fit-off complete 11 November 2025
Heritage look Gloss black tiles, patterned floor and a freestanding black bath
Back to the frame Strip-out, new rough-in and new wall sheeting
Doorway closed New VJ panelling where the old doorway was

The bathroom

Stripped back, then rebuilt

Drag the handle to compare. On 30 September the room was down to the frame, with the old second doorway still in the end wall. By 11 November that doorway was lined in VJ, the bath sat in its place and the room was tiled and fitted off.

Brassall bathroom stripped back to the frame, with the old second doorway in the end wall

Stripped back Finished

01 Strip-out, 30 September 2025

Back to the frame

The old fit-out came out completely. By 30 September the wet walls of this Brassall bathroom were down to bare frame and the timber subfloor was exposed, ready for the new layout to be set out.

The design leans into the character of the home: classic shapes, bold tiles and warm timber up front, with new plumbing, sheeting and waterproofing behind them.

Brassall bathroom after strip-out, with the wall frame open beside the window

02 Rough-in, 5 October 2025

New services inside the walls

With the frame open, the new plumbing and electrical were roughed in, setting the exact positions for the shower, bath, basin and toilet.

Getting this stage right is what lets the finished room look simple. Every mixer and outlet lands where the tile layout and fixtures need it.

New plumbing and electrical roughed in through the wall frame of the Brassall bathroom

03 Sheeting, tiling and plumbing fit-off, 4 November 2025

Gloss black and patterned tile

By 4 November the walls were sheeted, the room was tiled and the plumbing was fitted off. Gloss black tiles, stacked vertically with crisp white grout, run to dado height around the room and full height in the shower. Underfoot, black and white patterned tiles give the floor a traditional look.

The freestanding black bath, pedestal basin and a traditional-style toilet with a timber seat were in place, and the timber door was trimmed to size and re-hung.

Gloss black wall tiles, patterned floor tiles and freestanding black bath in the Brassall bathroom

04 Fit-off, 11 November 2025

Finished in the detail

Fit-off wrapped up on 11 November. The cornice went in, a frameless glass panel was fitted to the walk-in shower, and the chrome gooseneck rain shower, hand shower and period-style cross-handle tapware were connected.

The old doorway into the next room was closed and lined with new VJ panelling, giving the bath a wall of its own. It is a good example of how bathroom renovations in Ipswich can respect an older home while giving it a modern bathroom.