A complete bathroom, from strip-out to handover
Everything between the old bathroom and the new one, done by the same craftsman: stripping out, pipework, waterproofing, tiling and fitting.
Renovating a bathroom is not one job but six, and at most firms a different person turns up for each one. Not here. The strip-out, the water, the drainage, the heating, the tiling and the fitting are all done by Mike himself. That saves you the part of a renovation people usually find worst: working out who to call when something is not right.
The order is fixed because the building work demands it. First everything comes out, back to the shell, because only then can you see what sits behind the wall. Then the pipework, measured out around where the sanitaryware will go. Then the waterproofing, and that is the one part you can never repair later without taking the tiles off. Only after that does the tiling start.
A complete bathroom is usually two to three weeks of work. You hear at the survey which weeks those are, and you hear straight away if anything shifts. The room is sealed off, the rubble leaves every day and the toilet stays in service as long as possible.
What it covers
- Strip-out and disposalOld bathroom out, back to the screed or back to the shell. Rubble leaves every day.
- Pipework and drainageNew water pipes and waste, measured out around the new sanitaryware.
- Underfloor heatingElectric or run off the boiler, so no radiator has to steal space.
- WaterproofingFloor, corners and shower zone sealed before a single tile goes on.
- Wall and floor tilesSet out before anything is cut. Herringbone, hexagon, large format or stone look.
- Sanitaryware and fittingBasin, unit, shower screen, toilet, taps and radiator fitted and connected.
What the electrics need is discussed at the survey. If you would rather pick the materials yourself in a showroom, we fit those just as readily as anything we order.
What that looks like
Completed jobs that include this work. Every project has its own page with the full build record.
Herringbone, bath and underfloor heating
A bathroom stripped back to the screed and rebuilt from scratch: new pipework, underfloor heating, a built-in bath and a herringbone feature wall.
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Terrazzo with a freestanding bath
Old tiled bathroom out, terrazzo in. A freestanding bath under the window, a walk-in shower with a linear drain and a double basin on a wooden unit.
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Concrete look with black steel
Large-format concrete look from floor to ceiling, a shower screen in black steel and two dark basins on a wooden unit.
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From dated bathroom to clean lines
A bathroom from the last century with brown tiling, a corner bath and a loose radiator, replaced by a clean room with a bath and a double basin.
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Hexagon, terrazzo and a new dormer
The biggest job in the archive: first the roof opened up for a dormer, then a complete bathroom in pink hexagon, terrazzo and a green ribbed vanity unit.
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Marble look with a round mirror
An old room taken back to the brickwork and then finished in marble look with black taps, a black basin and a round, lit mirror.
View the project →Questions about this job
What does a bathroom renovation cost?
That depends on the size, the choice of tiles and how much has to happen behind the wall. That is why there is no calculator here: you first get a visit to the room, then a fixed quote with materials and labour listed separately. So you know where you stand before the first tile comes off.
How long does a complete bathroom take?
A complete bathroom is usually two to three weeks of work, a toilet a few days. At the visit you get a start date and a duration, and during the work you hear straight away if anything changes.
Can I keep living at home during the work?
Yes. The room is screened off, the rubble goes out every day and the rest of your house stays clean. The toilet stays in use as long as possible; if it really has to go out for a while, you know in advance.
Do you supply the materials as well?
Either way works. You choose in the showroom and we fit it, or we advise and order everything for you. A bathroom you bought yourself, including an IKEA one, we fit and connect just as well.