Bathroom Plumbing Specialists

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history Typical Duration 2 Hours
category Service Category Plumbing
payments Starting Price From £90

Service Overview

A new basin, bath, bidet or toilet in the place of the old one, with the tiles and the layout staying as they are. We take the old piece out, fit the new one, connect it up, and run water through until every joint is dry.

Moving things round, or retiling, is a new bathroom rather than a swap. That is Full Bathroom Refurbishment, priced after a free survey.

We charge £90 an hour for this work, with a one-hour minimum; after the first hour, time is billed in 30-minute blocks. Pick a time that suits you online: a £50 deposit secures your slot and comes off the final bill.

What we usually find

  • A wall-hung basin on a stud wall. Plasterboard alone will not hold a basin and the weight of someone leaning on it, so it needs timber behind the board or a fixing frame.
  • Tap holes that do not match. A basin or bath with one tap hole takes a mixer, and one with two takes a pair of pillar taps, so the taps are chosen with the new piece.
  • An outlet in a different place. A new toilet's outlet has to meet the old soil pipe, and a new basin's waste the old waste pipe, or the pipe behind is extended or moved.
  • A large bath. A bath that holds more than 230 litres, measured to the centre of its overflow, needs the water company's consent before it is fitted.

The visit, step by step

  1. We turn off the water and isolate the supplies, and take the old piece out with its taps and waste.
  2. We check the floor or wall where the new one goes, and fix its support, frame or legs.
  3. We fit the new piece, its taps and its trap, with an isolating valve on each supply.
  4. With the water back on, we fill and drain it, and check every joint until it stays dry.

Before we arrive

  • Before you buy a new toilet, measure from the wall behind it to the middle of the old pan's outlet. The new one has to reach the same soil pipe.
  • Keep the new piece and its taps in their boxes, with the fitting instructions, so every part can be checked before the old one comes out.
  • Clear the bathroom floor and the shelves round the basin or bath.
  • Add photos of the old piece and of the pipes under it to your booking.

What is included

  • Taking out the old basin, bath, bidet or toilet
  • Fitting the new one with its support, frame or legs
  • Connecting the taps, waste and trap
  • An isolating valve on each supply
  • Testing every joint dry with the water running

What is not

  • Moving a bath, basin or toilet to a new place, or retiling: that is Full Bathroom Refurbishment, priced after a survey

Questions about bathroom plumbing

Do I need to tell the water company about a new bath? expand_more
Only for a large one. The Water Fittings Regulations ask for notice and the water company's consent before fitting a bath that holds more than 230 litres, measured to the centre of the overflow. The capacity is in the bath's specification. If the company has not answered within ten working days, consent is taken as given.
Can you fit a basin or toilet I have bought myself? expand_more
Yes. Send us its name or a photo of the box when you book, so we can check its outlet and fixings suit the pipes and the wall it is going on.

Deposits, cancelling and paying are on our FAQ page.

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Areas we cover

Ashtead Banstead Cheam Chessington Cobham Dorking Epsom Esher Guildford Kingston upon Thames Leatherhead Molesey New Malden Reigate Richmond Surbiton Sutton Twickenham Walton-on-Thames & Weybridge Wimbledon Worcester Park & Ewell
Zapryan - Owner & Lead Plumber
Your Local Expert

Hi, I'm Zapryan – Owner & Lead Plumber in Surrey

I've been in the construction industry since 2004, and I believe the secret to stress-free renovations is simple: turn up on time, manage the trades properly, and do the job right the first time. I personally survey every project and work alongside our teams on-site until the final checklist is complete. You'll always have a direct line to me, and my personal guarantee that the work is finished to perfection.