Bathrooms that are watertight, not just well-finished.
A bathroom is the one room where poor workmanship is paid for twice — once on installation, and again when the ceiling below it stains. Every bathroom we build is tanked, waterproofed and pressure-tested, because the expensive part of a leak is never the leak itself.
Indicative cost
Full bathroom refit typically £6,000–£12,000. Wet rooms and en-suites from around £7,500.
Labour usually accounts for £3,500–£5,500 of that figure; the remainder is sanitaryware, tiles and fittings, which is entirely within your control. A budget suite and a premium suite take the same number of days to install.
Strip-out to grout line, one team.
Bathrooms fail at the handovers — where the plumber leaves and the tiler arrives, and neither takes responsibility for what sits between them. There is no handover here.
Why tanking matters more than tiles
Tiles are not waterproof, and neither is grout. Water inevitably passes behind them — that is normal. What prevents it reaching your joists is the membrane underneath. It is among the cheapest elements of the project and the first thing a low-cost installer omits, because you will never see it. We do not omit it.
Approximately ten working days.
Bathrooms are disruptive — there is no avoiding that. But they are only disruptive once if they are done correctly.
Site visit
We assess what's there, check the water pressure and inspect the joists. Pressure determines whether a rainfall shower will actually perform.
Quotation
A fixed written price with sanitaryware, tiles and labour separated, so the specification can be adjusted without renegotiating the project.
Strip-out & first fix
Old suite removed, pipework relocated, walls tanked, floor levelled. This stage determines whether the bathroom lasts twenty years.
Second fix & handover
Suite installed, tiling completed, everything sealed, pressure-tested and cleaned before we hand the room back.
The questions people don't ask out loud.
So we'll answer them here instead.
Will we be without a toilet for a week?
No. In a single-bathroom property the programme is sequenced so the WC is reinstated as early as possible and removed last. If a short period without it is genuinely unavoidable, you will be told at quotation stage — not on the morning it happens.
Our water pressure is poor. Can we still have a good shower?
Usually, though the honest answer depends on the system. We check the pressure during the site visit and will tell you plainly whether a pump is required, a different valve is needed, or whether the rainfall head you have in mind will disappoint you.
Can you install a suite we bought online?
Yes. We will fit whatever you have purchased. We will also tell you before you order if a particular shower tray or valve is known to be problematic — that conversation has saved several clients a great deal of difficulty.
“The previous bathroom had been tiled straight onto plasterboard. They showed us the damp behind it before even quoting, took photographs, and explained precisely what would be done differently. That level of honesty on day one is why we didn't seek another quote.”
Daniel K. · Full bathroom refit, Balham
Bathrooms — straight answers.
A full refit typically falls between £6,000 and £12,000. Labour usually accounts for £3,500–£5,500; the remainder depends entirely on the suite and tiles selected. Wet rooms generally cost slightly more due to the drainage and additional tanking required.
Seven to ten working days for a standard refit. Wet rooms can take longer because of the floor build-up and drainage falls. Your quotation will state a realistic date range.
No — internal bathroom work does not require planning permission. If you are adding an en-suite or relocating a soil pipe, Building Regulations approval may be required, and we manage that as part of the project.
Usually, though it depends on the floor. Wet rooms require a fall to the drain, so on a timber floor we need to confirm the joists can accommodate the build-up. We will advise during the site visit whether it is straightforward.
Call us. We would far rather come back and resolve it than leave a client unhappy — it is how we end up being recommended to neighbours.
Get a fixed price for your bathroom.
A free site visit, an honest assessment of your water pressure, and a quotation you can genuinely compare against others.