Start with users and daily tasks
Record who uses the room, approach and transfer needs, bathing and toileting routines, storage, cleaning and caregiver space without making medical claims.
Surrey bathroom planning
Plan the Room Around Users, Systems and Approvals
Turn user needs, layout changes, wet-area evidence and Surrey trade or building checkpoints into a buildable, comparable renovation brief.
Room matrix
Build the bathroom one decision square at a time
Every tile below represents a user, system or approval question that belongs in the scope.
Use + access
Translate approach, transfer, bathing, toileting, storage and assistance into design inputs.
Keep + move
Map every fixture, opening, rough-in and finish that stays, changes or disappears.
Layer + verify
Connect substrate, waterproofing, ventilation, permits, inspections and closeout evidence.
Choose the next decision
One property. Six distinct questions.
Start with the page that matches the uncertainty you need to resolve—not a preset solution.
01
Scope checklist
Organize demolition, layout, plumbing, electrical, moisture assemblies, fixtures, finishes, protection and closeout.
Open guide →02Tub & layout
Compare fixture position, drain and vent, supply, substrate, wet-area, doors or screens, electrical and design dependencies.
Open guide →03Accessible-use planning
Turn user and caregiver tasks into approach, transfer, wet-area, fixture, support, control and lighting design questions.
Open guide →04Waterproofing & ventilation
Specify wet zones, substrates, membranes, transitions, penetrations, testing evidence, fan and duct route, and maintenance records.
Open guide →05Permits
Route project facts through current City residential and plumbing sources, electrical authority, structural, suite and strata questions.
Open guide →06Quote comparison
Normalize inclusions, site conditions, permits, protection, allowances, owner items, schedule, payments, changes and closeout.
Open guide →Decision file
Build a clearer project record
Map existing and proposed layouts
Use a measured plan to label every fixture, opening, wet zone, service route and keep, replace or move decision.
Build the assembly evidence file
Connect substrate, waterproofing, transitions, penetrations, ventilation and testing or photo records where applicable.
Resolve approvals and proposal basis
Use the actual scope to verify City building and plumbing, electrical authority, suite and strata requirements before comparing allowances.
Primary references
Verify current rules at the source
Links checked in the approved research packet on August 26, 2026. Applicability still depends on the property and proposed scope.