Bathroom Refurb - Tradesman Required

Hi, this is what I do for a living but no where near you sadly. but a bit of advice if you tell the tradesman how many days it will take he will walk away...no one needs that pressure.
is it a ground floor or first floor ?

 

Mine took nearer 2 weeks - moving a stud wall, installing full suite (shower over P Bath) and tiled. Mates rates too and he grafted so 5 days would be swift. He could have been earning 4 x more fitting boilers too!

 

Just had mine done. Full strip out, move the loo, plastering and flooring. 2 weeks

 

I’m doing mine myself. Putting in the shower, sink and moving the toilet as well as tiling.

I have approximately 0.0 hours of tiling experience and my plumbing CV reads “I’ve connected the odd dishwasher and washing machine”.

I’m quietly confident though

 

I'm sure it'll be fine...what's the worst that cou.....actually, better not finish that sentence... !

 

I tend to do the demolishing, plasterboarding, woodwork, electrics etc etc etc and then leave the critical stuff (plastering, tiling) to those who can as you only really get one chance to get it right. Even then, when the plasterer turns up i then labour for him making it a bit cheaper and his life a bit easier, plus im on hand then also to go fetch any extra stuff from the builders merchants, B&Q etc etc...

 

Ive done 3 bathrooms now myself and its all pretty straight forward. Take the toilet for instance, theres only 2 pipes to connect - cold water & waste. For the water pipes you can you use speedfittings which are plug & go really. The last one I did I had to move the bath around, and fit shower pipes in the wall etc. Did all the tiling, flooring, even fitted extractor fan. From memory I think the total cost was just over a grand. I know the sink was £25, toilet was £25, taps cost more than the actual sink. P shape bath as £140 I think. Most expensive bit was all the tiles & adhesive etc.

But, its all a question of time/money now for me. I think it took me about a week flat out to do the last bathroom and I just havent got a spare week any more, so it is looking more and more likely next time I do one I will just get someone in to do it. Especially when you think what you having a week off work would cost you.

 

Might use JG Speedfit products... just to get the biking association in there

 

I usually allow 2 weeks for an average bathroom ,including plastering as old tiles always make a mess coming off and new walls makes tiling so much easier

 

Ours was done last October and was totally demolished and rebuilt by one guy (our neighbours father) who plumbed, tiled, wired and fitted a new ceiling.
The result was fantastic (in our eyes) but it took 3 weeks and cost £3k labour and £2k materials

 

Looks lovely -you must be well pleased.

 

The OP said he wanted a "wet room" that is why I asked if it was first floor , as it is you will struggle to find someone to do it unless you get a firm to come in and make a "Tank" to fit across the floor, If that house has wooden joists and timber floor it will leak eventually if you just try to tile it...quite frankly I walk away at that point because its more trouble than its worth

 

That’s exactly why we’ve had to go for a shower tray

 

Im a plumber and carry out this type of work.....i wouldnt want to fit a wet room in this instance and would probably refuse....fit as big a shower tray as you can instead. Oh and tank it as well.

 

Sorry doing the electrics yourself is also a big no no. As this is a special location you will need to make sure your work complies with current IEE 17th. edition regs and must be certified by a suitably competent person to comply with building regs part P. Not trying to scare you but as an niceic approved contractor I have seen too many horrors in bathrooms & kitchens!!!

 

Just knock the house down and rebuild , you can claim the vat back . Sorted.

 

agree and as an on call plumber for the Water Board and witnessing the devistation DIY plumbers cause to their biggest asset I would say proceed with caution