Day One...

Step one is the dismantling & removal of the old bathroom. The room needs to be stripped back to the ceiling, walls and floor in order for the new stuff to slot in. The work commenced swiftly, with our communicative installer. Despite there seeming like he was working alone by the end of the first day our bathroom looked like this:

Where our bath & shower once stood, there remains bare floorboards and brickwork. All tiles have been removed; the shower has been disconnected & dismantled (ready to replace on opposing wall); the shower curtain rail has been taken down; the pipes disconnected & sealed ready for connection to the new suite.

The tongue & groove paneling on the ceiling has been removed, in preparation for the clean plastered replacement, with inset LED lighting. Note the magnificently huge old lights which we've been depending on. The light on the wall will be removed and replaced by an LED light over a mirrored panel and shelf, above the new sink. 

The tongue & groove paneling behind the old sink and toilet have been removed (displaying the handy pipework). The Ikea corner shelving has gone. Only the loo remains - of course - and a rather large pile of rubbish: