Glasgow Bathroom Tenement Designs

When considering your Glasgow Bathroom & Kitchen Design options if you live in the area there may be some interesting facts worth considering in this article especially if your new bathroom project happens to be in a tenement building. Tenements are indeed beautiful old properties however due to their original design and 130 year old age there are certain issues that may impact your final Bathroom Design.

One very important aspect to consider is the straightness of the walls if you are thinking about tiling. There are two methods used by tilers. One method is to screed the wall to be tiled 100% with tile adhesive and simply lay the tiles on top. This method is fine only if the walls are completely straight otherwise your tiles will naturally follow the contours of the wall itself.

If you have chosen small “Metro” tiles in your Glasgow tenement bathroom and the walls haven’t been plastered (or plaster boarded) straight then the finish will be uneven and not look good. Metro tiles can only be fixed to even walls and because these tiles are so small and thin the tiler cannot fix the tiles using the second method which is to apply dabs of adhesive to each tile and set each one using a spirit level.

In short, it’s a far better idea to utilise large tiles on large, uneven walls unless you are prepared to pay to have the walls straightened beforehand. Please also take into consideration that using plaster boards to level out your walls will decrease the dimensions of your room by approximately 17mm per wall which may be significant since many tenements are often only around 1200mm wide in the first place.

One other thing to think about is how to go about installing a shower enclosure or bath and screen in such a narrow space. Recently a new solution has been specifically developed for Glasgow bathrooms in tenement buildings which uses a specially designed bath screen to allow the user to shower without water escaping. This revolutionary bath screen also conveniently folds flat to the wall when not in use.

Glasgow Bathrooms are a specialist bathroom design and installation company. For more information please visit their website.