Choosing a Bathroom Fitter & Living Through the Work
The recommendation threads on local Facebook groups and forums exist because choosing a fitter feels like a gamble. These answers give you the checks that take twenty minutes, the payment structures that protect you, and an honest picture of what living through a bathroom refit is like.
How do I choose a bathroom fitter?
See a finished bathroom and talk to its owner, check the company at Companies House, get the public liability insurance certificate in writing, confirm who certifies the electrics, and compare three quotes on one written specification. Distrust the cheapest quote and any request for a large upfront payment.
Read the full answerHow long does a bathroom installation take?
Two to three weeks for a full renovation; about one week for a like-for-like swap; four to seven days for a bath-to-shower conversion; two to three weeks for a wetroom. The hidden schedule inside every job is drying time — tanking, adhesive and silicone each need cure windows that cannot be compressed.
Read the full answerCan I use the bathroom during the refit?
Not the one being renovated — plan for it being fully out of action for the duration. If it is your only bathroom, we sequence the work to keep a working WC available each evening wherever the plumbing allows, and the honest conversation about the shower gap happens before you book, not during week one.
Read the full answerHow much deposit should I pay a bathroom fitter?
A modest deposit tied to materials — 10 to 20 percent, or the actual cost of ordered goods — is normal. A third or half up front before anything is ordered is not, and it is the single most common feature of the jobs that end in small-claims court. Stage the rest against completed work, with a final payment held for snagging.
Read the full answerShould I buy my own bathroom suite?
It usually saves money and gets you exactly what you want — most of our jobs run on customer-supplied suites. The trade-off is responsibility: if a supplied item arrives damaged or wrong, the delay is yours. Send the fitter your list before ordering and let them sanity-check sizes, and have everything delivered before strip-out day.
Read the full answerWhat questions should I ask a bathroom fitter?
Five that reveal everything: Who certifies the electrical work? What exactly is tanked, and do you flood-test wetrooms? What is the payment schedule against stages? Can I speak to a recent client? What happens when strip-out finds a problem? The answers separate professionals from optimists within minutes.
Read the full answerWhat happens if something goes wrong after the job?
A professional job comes with a written workmanship guarantee, manufacturer warranties on the products, and certificates for the notifiable work — and the common post-job issues (a settling silicone line, a dripping valve) are minor and fixed on a snag visit. Your protections: the written guarantee, any retained final payment, and Section 75 if you paid by card.
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