Bathroom build-out · Queens

Bathroom Build-Out From Rough Plumbing to a Tiled Marble Shower in Queens

This bathroom started as bare framing with only rough plumbing and utilities. Repair Asap built the walls and ceiling, waterproofed the wet areas, formed a sloped shower pan, and tiled the shower and floor in marble-look porcelain and hexagon mosaic.

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Bathroom Build-Out From Rough Plumbing to a Tiled Marble Shower in Queens — St. Albans, Queens, NY

ClientResidential client

LocationSt. Albans, Queens

Property typeResidential bathroom

Completed2023

Starting condition

Only rough plumbing and utilities — no walls, no ceiling, no shower

When the project started, the bathroom was just rough-in: water supply lines, a drain/sewer connection, and ventilation against bare framing, exposed brick, and open ceiling joists.

There were no finished walls, no ceiling, and no shower. Everything that makes a bathroom usable still had to be built, waterproofed, and tiled from scratch.

Scope of work

Framing and wall build-out over rough plumbing and utilities
Cement backer board for the wet-area walls
Waterproofing of the shower walls and floor
Sloped shower pan / base built down to the drain
Large-format marble-look porcelain wall tile
Hexagon mosaic shower and floor tile
Built-in shower bench and recessed niche
Tile cutting and fitting around valves, corners, and drains

Before

Before: bare framing over rough plumbing

The room began as rough utilities only — supply lines, drain, and ventilation with no finished surfaces.

Bathroom rough-in with water supply, PVC drain stack, and electrical against bare masonry before walls and tile — The starting point: only rough plumbing and utilities — water supply, a drain stack, and electrical against bare framing.

Bare wood framing, exposed brick, and open ceiling joists before the bathroom build-out — No finished walls or ceiling — just wood framing, exposed brick, and open ceiling joists.

Build-out process

Backer board, waterproofing, a sloped shower pan, and tile

Repair Asap closed in the walls and ceiling, then installed cement backer board across the wet-area walls and added waterproofing where the shower would go.

A shower pan was floated and checked with a level so it slopes evenly to the drain — the part of the job that keeps a shower watertight for the long run.

With the substrate ready, large-format marble-look porcelain was set on the walls and a white hexagon mosaic on the shower floor, with tiles cut and fit around the valve, corners, bench, and niche.

Process

Process: from backer board and waterproofing to tile

Selected progress photos show the cement board, waterproofing, sloped shower pan, and marble-look tile going in.

Cement backer board, blue waterproofing membrane, and a sloped shower pan with drain during the bathroom build-out — Cement backer board, waterproofing, and a sloped shower pan were built over the rough-in and drain.

Checking the slope of the shower base to the drain with a level — The shower base was floated and checked with a level so it slopes evenly to the drain.

Waterproof cement board on bathroom walls as large-format marble-look tile installation begins — Waterproof cement board went up on the walls before the first large-format marble-look porcelain tiles.

Large-format marble-look porcelain wall tile installed with leveling clips — Large-format marble-look porcelain was set on the walls with leveling clips for flat, even joints.

Cutting and fitting marble-look shower wall tile with a wet saw on site — Wall tiles were cut and fit around the corners, bench, and niche with a wet saw on site.

Marble-look shower walls, built-in bench, and white hexagon mosaic shower floor taking shape — The shower took shape with marble-look walls, a built-in bench, and a white hexagon mosaic floor.

After

After: a tiled marble-look shower and bathroom

The finished wet area reads clean and premium — marble-look walls, a hexagon mosaic floor, a built-in bench, and a recessed niche.

Marble-look tiled shower with recessed niche, bench, and white hexagon mosaic floor in Queens — The tiled shower with a recessed niche, built-in bench, and hexagon mosaic floor.

Large-format marble-look porcelain feature wall in a Queens bathroom — Large-format marble-look porcelain reads as a clean, premium feature wall.

Marble-look porcelain wall tile fit cleanly around the shower valve — Tile was set neatly around the shower valve and plumbing penetrations.

Related services

Planning a bathroom build-out or shower tile job?

This project connects to tile and flooring, drywall, plumbing, bathroom fixtures, and waterproofing/caulking work.

Flooring & Tile Installation→Drywall Repair→Plumbing→Bathroom Fixture Installation→Caulking & Sealing→General Repairs→

Have a rough-plumbed or unfinished bathroom in NYC?

Send photos of the space and Repair ASAP can help build it out — walls, waterproofing, shower pan, and tile.