5 Things To Consider When Planning A New Bathroom

Plumber Pontefract – Contemplating about a replacement bathroom?
Whilst we give you a comprehensive planning service as a part of our bathroom fitting service, it can be useful to have considered the matter ahead of time so that you will be ready to make the required choices once we present your choices to you.
Good planning of a new bathroom is an essential part of the process, as a mistake within this phase can be costly to correct further down the road. To help with this process, listed here are our top 5 suggestions for planning a bathroom.
Decide on a spending budget, and adhere to it
Whilst we cater for just about all budgets, it is essential to come up with a firm decision in early stages about how precisely much you are prepared to dedicate to your project. This doesn’t always signify you will need to compromise on your plans, since we can probably source comparable fixtures and fittings a cheaper prices to achieve the look you must have.
It’s also useful to retain some of the funds to one side, just in case there are unpredicted difficulties through the installation that need to be fixed before the bathroom can be completed. Our bathroom fitters will keep you up to date throughout the process of any potential problems so you’re able to prepare appropriately.
Plan your bathroom lighting
Your bathroom is an important place for relaxation, and absolutely nothing creates a more relaxing atmosphere than the right lights. We can install a variety of different lights in your bathroom, such as coloured lights, disguised fittings as well as dimmable lights.
It is essential that the lighting system is decided on before tiling is started because it will not be possible to run additional wiring once the wall surfaces are tiled.
Domestic hot water source
A crucial consideration is whether or not your pre-existing domestic hot water system will cope with the requirements of the new bathroom after it is complete. Pumped showers consume a lot of water, and corner baths require more water to fill than standard ones.
In case it is decided that the existing domestic hot water system isn’t sufficient, you’ll really need to set aside some of your allowance to an upgrade, or consider having an electric shower installed instead. Electric showers, however, only perform at their best with enough mains water pressure and may be expensive to run.
Pre-existing pipework
The placement of pre-existing pipework can affect the way your bathroom is laid out. While it’s possible to box in pipework to move the positions of your wc, sink and bathtub, this isn’t always possible to completely rearrange the room.
We’ll be very happy to offer advice on where things are able to be placed, and if there will be any additional cost involved in re-routing of pipework.
Bath, shower or both?
In case you have more than enough room, it is usually worth looking at a separate bath and shower as opposed to a shower above the top of the bathtub. An independent shower cubicle gives you additional space in which to stand and reduces the chance of slipping – an important factor if many of the people using the bathroom will be older or infirm.
If the floor type permits, we can easily install level access showers that don’t have any kind of threshold to step across when entering or exiting the shower. We can also install larger sized cubicles along with multi-level spray heads for an exciting shower experience.

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