John Lee Develops

Joinery, Plumbing & Handyman services. Multi-skilled site experienced young tradesman. Reasonable Prices

Covering Mansfield, Chesterfield, Nottingham, Derby.

Plumbing – Bathroom fitting

Bathroom fitting at its bare basics is plumbing a Bath, Shower, Wash basin, Towel Radiator and toilet. And consequently tiling the whole room and then fitting a glass shower door and sealing edges with silicone.

Bathroom fitting is a mix of skilled trades to complete namely.

  • Plumbing
  • Joinery
  • Electrics
  • Tiling
  • Estimate from 5-10 working days for a newly fitted bathroom depending on work to be done.
    • 1 day rip out
    • 1-2 day first fix
    • 2-3 days tiling
    • 2-3 days plumbing
    • 1 day electric 2nd fix

A typical order of bathroom install will consist of

  • Plumbing first fix. 4 inch waste pipe,hot and cold supply for bath, toilet, washbasin
  • Electric first fix. Lighting cable, shower isolator, shaving socket box, extractor fan.
  • Tiling. This involved prep with hardy backerboard then waterproofing. Then tiling walls then floors. For floors a rubber base matt is used to avoid tiles cracking from expansion of timber floor.
  • Plumbing second fix.
    • Wash basin, hot cold tap, and waste. Fixing to wall.
    • bath taps, waste, leveling feet, fixing to floor & wall
    • toilet, pan connector, header tank syphon, filler valve, cold supply,  and fixing to the floor.
    • Sealing edges with silicone and finishing. If bath installing a bath panel.
  • Joinery fitting installing shower glass / shower door.
  • Plumbing radiator towel rail.
  • Electrical second fix, fitting socket plates after tiling.  

Bathroom fitting for around £4,000 is considered a fairly standard budget, allowing for a complete bathroom renovation with mid-range quality materials, but could potentially be considered on the lower end depending on the size of the bathroom and the complexity of the installation; for a larger bathroom or high-end fixtures, you might need to budget closer to £5,000 – £8,000.