Full Bathroom Refurbishment Specialists

verified Professional Service
history Typical Duration Day Rate / Survey
category Service Category Small Building & Refurbishments
request_quote Pricing Model Free Survey & Fixed Quote

Service Overview

A new bathroom from bare walls: the old bath or shower, basin, toilet and tiles taken out, the pipes and wastes moved where the new layout needs them, the walls and floor prepared and waterproofed, then tiled, and the new suite fitted, connected and sealed.

It starts with a survey at your home, where we measure the room and agree the layout and what goes in it.

Priced after a free survey at your home: you get a fixed quote before any work starts, and there is no obligation to go ahead.

What we usually find

  • Soft floorboards under the old bath or toilet. Years of small leaks round a toilet or along the edge of a bath rot the boards, and they are replaced before anything new goes down.
  • Plain plasterboard round the shower. The Tile Association's guide to BS 5385, the tiling standard, says plasterboard, moisture-resistant board included, is generally unsuitable for wet areas unless it is tanked. Walls like that are tanked or boarded again before tiling.
  • No isolating valves. An older bathroom may have no valve on the pipes to the toilet and the taps, so we fit one to each, and a later repair needs no whole-house shut-off.
  • Old tiles that bring the plaster with them. Tiles stuck on for decades can pull the plaster away as they come off, so the wall is boarded or plastered again before the new tiles go on.

The visit, step by step

  1. We survey the room: we measure it, look at the pipes and the floor, agree the layout and the suite with you, and give you the fixed quote.
  2. We take out the old suite and tiles and check the floor and walls underneath.
  3. We run the new pipes and wastes, the registered electrician does the electrics, and we board and tank the walls that will get wet.
  4. We tile the walls and the floor.
  5. We fit and connect the new suite, seal it, and run every tap, the shower and the toilet to check for leaks.

Before we arrive

  • For the survey, have pictures of bathrooms you like, or the suite and tiles you have in mind.
  • If you live in a flat, read your lease or ask the managing agent whether the work needs the freeholder's consent, and when noisy work is allowed.
  • If this is your only bathroom, plan where you will wash while it is out of use, and tell us at the survey.

What is included

  • The survey at your home and a fixed quote
  • Taking out the old suite and tiles
  • New pipework and wastes for the new layout
  • Boarding and tanking the wet walls
  • The electrics round the bath or shower, by a registered electrician who certifies them
  • Wall and floor tiling
  • Fitting, connecting and sealing the new suite

Questions about full bathroom refurbishment

Does a bathroom refit need building regulations approval? expand_more
Usually not. The Planning Portal says refitting a bathroom with new units and fittings does not generally need approval, but drainage or electrical work that is part of the refit may. In England, electrical work round a bath or shower is notifiable: an electrician registered with a competent person scheme certifies it, and you get a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate within 30 days.
Do I have to fit an extractor fan? expand_more
Not if the bathroom never had one. The Planning Portal says a refurbished bathroom must keep or replace any extract ventilation it already has, and one without it need not add it. A bathroom made in a room that was not one before does need extract ventilation.

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 - Projects Director
Your Local Expert

Hi, I'm Zapryan – Projects Director 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.