Has anyone fitted their own bathroom suite?
Will obviousy research before i attempt.
Does anyone have any sensible advise?
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I have just put in my new bathroom this weekend and if i do say so myself have done a great job lol. The sink and toilet were easy just a few new attachments and they were on. The bath was a bit of a pain just because some places were a bit awkward to get to. The big problem i had was i kept getting the wrong size pipes and attachments so spent most of my time at b&q replacing them also forgetting things like plumbers tape and sealing but once i got all that everything was quite easy to follow. Just do one thing at a time and see how you go and also have an emergancy plumbers number to hand incase all goes wrong. Also would like to add that im a 26 year old woman with no experience at all and only needed my husbands help for liffting lol
What do you mean fitted?
I've used it and wondered.
Do yourself a favor and hire a plumber. They will get it done sooner than you can and it will look a lot better. Besides, here in Id if you have any problems such as a pipe breaking homeowners insurance will not cover any work done by a non-licensed person. Plumbers go to 4 yrs of school for a reason. It is not just something most people do right.
I have. You really should get a plumber to do the plumbing, but apart from that just take your time, take each step at a time and logically think things through. Mark everything out as you want it, make sure it all fits. I raised my bath about a foot when I did mine and it looked great, and the sense of achievement is amazing. Oh I had no experience as well.
Are you just taking out the old suite and replacing? If so, should be straightforward enough - probably all plumbed in using compression fittings anyway which are foolproof.
Of course, a proper bathroom job requires stripping walls back to brick, floor back to boards, drylining to square, concealing all pipes etc etc - costs a mint but you can't do that DIY!!
yes go for it
if just replacing with similar type
shouldn't be a problem
Hi yes I fitted one in my last house,and about to do another in my new one.One recommendation is always put stop valves on the pipe work,ie: hot and cold water,then if there is a leak these can be used to turn the water off,this way no flooding.Good Luck.
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