A New Bathroom?
Friday, January 8th, 2010 at
3:29 am
should i go to one of the big nationals (dolphin, b&q) or choose from local shops and get locals to do the plumbing and tiling?
what are your experiences?
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Whatever, it’s going to be expensive.
If you gat any store to do it, you’ll be limited to their range, which is great if you like what they stock.
We did our own bathroom, the bath came from here, the sink from there. The wc from some place else and the shower from the shop miles out. We plumbed and tiled it ourselves, it’s a great bathroom. Everyone was really helpful. It cost us half of what it would have done to get a store to instal it, and we wouldn’t have been able to have our choice of fixtures and fittings.
Having said that, shop around, I think the small local businessman who has been there for eons is going to be a good bet. You’ll be knocking on his door and causing a stink in his shop if things don’t go right and he doesn’t want that.
Just make sure that the bathroom that you are going to get is the one that you want. You are going to have it for a very long time.
i have found that it’s best to go to the local shop and ask for referrels–they generally know the best contractors and locals are always better!! (because you know where to find them if something goes wrong).
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I would go to your local store first. They would be more likely to help you if there is a problem. If they don’t have what you want,then go to the “big box” stores.