How long a bathroom renovation takes on site depends on the size of the room and the specification, and we confirm timing at the free quote. That is the part everyone asks about, but the whole project has more stages than the days spent on site.
Before we arrive
- Survey and quote. We visit, measure, talk through what you want and give you a quote.
- Choosing and ordering. The suite, shower, tiles and fittings. Ask at the free quote whether you would buy the materials yourself or have them supplied. This is the stage to start early: if something is special-order or on a long lead time, it can set the pace for the whole job.
- Booking in. When work can start depends on the diary and on how long your chosen materials take to arrive. We confirm both at the free quote.
On site: roughly how the days go
Every bathroom is different, so treat this as a guide rather than a promise. Timing depends on the job and is confirmed at the free quote.
- The first days: protecting floors and routes through the house, then stripping out the old suite, tiles and flooring.
- Preparation and first fix: pipework and drainage in their new positions, boarding, plastering where needed and waterproofing, with time to dry before tiling.
- Tiling: walls and floor. Cuts, patterns and larger tiles take longer and are worth getting right.
- Second fix: sanitaryware, shower, taps, fittings and the silicone seals, then testing everything.
- The last day: final clean and a walk round with you.
What can stretch the timeline
- Something hidden. Rotten joists behind a bath, old pipework, a wall that is not what it looked like. If something unexpected turns up, the sensible thing is to stop, agree the way forward and confirm any change before carrying on.
- Late deliveries or a change of mind on tiles part way through.
- Moving things around. Relocating a toilet or shower takes more pipework than swapping like for like.
- Complex tiling, such as patterned floors or tiling every wall to the ceiling.
Living at home during the work
Ask at the free quote which facilities will be out of action and when. If you only have one bathroom, it is worth planning where else to wash while the work is done.
How to keep it on schedule
- Decide and order early.
- Tell the fitter about any quirks of the house up front.
- Agree changes before work starts rather than during it.
Ready to talk dates? See how bathroom fitting works at Lynx or ring 07942 371822 for a free survey.