Do you tank the walls and floor for a walk-in shower?

Always. We use a liquid tanking membrane behind tiles in the shower zone and onto the floor lip before any tile goes down — non-negotiable on every Longton install.

Can I have a walk-in shower instead of a bath?

Yes, this is one of our most popular Longton jobs. We remove the bath, re-board, tank, and fit a low-profile tray or wet-floor former in the same footprint.

How long does a walk-in shower install take?

Typical Longton install is 5–8 working days from strip-out to handover, including tiling and silicone cure time.

What about frameless glass screens?

We fit 8mm and 10mm frameless screens with brushed brass, chrome or matt black brackets — your choice at the design stage.

Can you fit a bathroom in a Victorian terrace without losing too much space?

Yes — much of our work in Longton is in narrow Victorian terraces. We typically reset the door swing, move the basin onto a wall-hung run and recess the WC cistern to free up usable floor.

How long does a full bathroom in Longton typically take?

A standard family bathroom in Longton is usually 7 – 12 working days from strip-out to handover, depending on tiling area and structural changes.

Bathroom Fitting · Longton

Walk-In Shower Installation in Longton

Full bathroom installations, project-managed by one local team.

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A proper walk-in shower in a Longton home isn't just a screen on a tray — it's a tanked floor, a properly bonded substrate, and a tray (or wet-floor former) that's been picked to suit the joists and the door threshold.

We install everything from a single fixed glass panel in a 900mm enclosure up to full 1700mm walk-throughs with a low-profile tray and frameless screens.

Most of our bathroom fitting jobs in Longton begin with a slow walk round the house, not a quote on the doorstep.

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Walk-In Shower Installation FAQs — Longton

Do you tank the walls and floor for a walk-in shower?: Always. We use a liquid tanking membrane behind tiles in the shower zone and onto the floor lip before any tile goes down — non-negotiable on every Longton install.
Can I have a walk-in shower instead of a bath?: Yes, this is one of our most popular Longton jobs. We remove the bath, re-board, tank, and fit a low-profile tray or wet-floor former in the same footprint.
How long does a walk-in shower install take?: Typical Longton install is 5–8 working days from strip-out to handover, including tiling and silicone cure time.
What about frameless glass screens?: We fit 8mm and 10mm frameless screens with brushed brass, chrome or matt black brackets — your choice at the design stage.
Can you fit a bathroom in a Victorian terrace without losing too much space?: Yes — much of our work in Longton is in narrow Victorian terraces. We typically reset the door swing, move the basin onto a wall-hung run and recess the WC cistern to free up usable floor.
How long does a full bathroom in Longton typically take?: A standard family bathroom in Longton is usually 7 – 12 working days from strip-out to handover, depending on tiling area and structural changes.

Common walk-in shower installation issues in Longton homes

Homeowners replacing a tired bath or cubicle in Longton hit a recurring set of issues with walk-in shower installation:

Existing waste positions that won't accept a low-profile tray without packing — flagged regularly on Longton jobs.

Old plasterboard substrates that need replacing before any tanking goes on — flagged regularly on Longton jobs.

Door thresholds that need re-set to keep the room watertight — flagged regularly on Longton jobs.

In Longton we regularly find inadequate boiler flow for a thermostatic shower.

Longton: original lath-and-plaster walls that flex under modern tile weight.

Our walk-in shower installation process in Longton

Here's how the job actually runs in your house:

1Stage 1 on site at Longton: wall and floor tiling by hand, including diamond-cut details.
2Second-fix of sanitaryware, brassware and shower screens (planned per Longton room).
3Snagging walk-through, sealing and full clean down before handover (planned per Longton room).
4Stage 4 on site at Longton: tanking and waterproofing before any tile goes on a wet zone.

Materials & methods

Porcelain tiles in matt, marble-effect or large-format slab for Longton bathrooms.
Anti-slip vinyl or LVT click flooring on resilient sub-base for Longton bathrooms.

Why Longton clients pick us for walk-in shower installation

What we commit to on every walk-in shower installation job in Longton:

Liquid-applied tanking on every walk-in install, photographed before tiling (standard on every Longton walk-in shower installation install).
Tray and screen brand options shown side-by-side at the quote stage (standard on every Longton walk-in shower installation install).
Time-served plumbers and tilers on every job on every install we run in Longton.
Hundreds of full bathrooms fitted across Staffordshire — proven across Longton.
For Longton clients: reviewed and recommended on local community boards.

Local context for Longton

Locally, Longton is part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's area within Staffordshire, covering postcodes ST3. Longton is rows of Victorian and Edwardian terraces around the railway station, with large post-war estates at Meir, Blurton and Sandford Hill. Main routes through are A50 and A5005, which is why our vans pass close to Longton most days.

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Book your Longton walk-in shower survey

Free measure-up, three layout options and a fixed quote — typically within 48 hours for Longton addresses.

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