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We need to get a new bathroom fitted (and an en suite and a new downstairs toilet).  I'm OK at some aspects of DIY, but have no expertise in this area so plan to get someone in to fit all the rooms and, perhaps, help with planning etc.  I know this is not going to be cheap!

We're in the early stages of getting our heads around what needs to be done, so my questions are fairly simple/basic:

• Any helpful suggestions from anyone who has done this recently?
• Any dos or don'ts?
• Any good/bad experiences with different firms or suppliers?

I'm sure I'm going to be a lot more clued up about this in 6 months when the work is (hopefully) done, but right now I'm clueless so any advice that would help avoid obvious pitfalls would be very welcome.

Many thanks, all.

Personally I'd go out and buy the stuff myself (e.g. toilet, basin, bath/shower etc.) then get someone in to fit it.

DO NOT use Vine.

Honestly mate - you can do it yourself and save yourself a packet - we were quoted £18k for two wetrooms - I did them myself for less than £3k - - the kitchen was quoted at £35k without corian worktops I did it for £15K with corian

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I did all the design and planning so if you like our style (very personal I know) PM me and I'll do it for a few beers

Is that your house??

Tis very very nice.

Yes and thank you!

Too posh to poop in though and it must echo a lot when you trump, with all those tiles

Grass cutting pays well I see. Nice gaff that

Haha, I was going to post something similar.

I wish!!!

It feels a bit stalkerish to say so, but I also rather like your house.

It's almost as if he only posted that link to show off his house ;)

Fair play though, t'is a wee bit special, can you adopt me triseros?

Depends on what you want. If you just want a simple, no thrills/fuss bathroom etc. then it can be done fairly low cost. If you want more, you pay more......... ??? actually,that sounds pretty bleeding obvious  :doh:

A couple of years ago I bought a white suite of bath, pedestal hand basin and a bog (and a ladder towel rad) and I am pretty sure it was under a grand.

I bought some reasonably expensive tiles and fitted them myself; I found they lifted the look of the bathroom.

Thanks fellas.  I know it all sounds fairly obvious...but it's just difficult to know where to start when you've not done this sort of thing before.

Triseros - nice house, by the way.

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Which is exactly why it has full CCTV and a monitored alarm system ;)

Triseros - can I pop round your house to have a bath and a shit? 

Ardilles - probably best to start with some scale drawings of the availabele spaces so that you can play around with the configuration until you find something that you think works.  Once that's locked down, you need to get on the interweb and get as many quotes as possible.  Always best to phone so you can play one company off against another.

You should be able to do most of it yourself as long as your not after relocating drainage pipes, etc.  Flexible hoses work a treat by the way  ;)

Can't believe you have 8 kitchens!

Providing you don't use the bath for both... yes