Bathroom plumbing in Totterdown

What we do

• Fitting and replacing baths, basins and toilets
• Installing and repairing mixer showers
• Replacing shower valves and heads
• Resealing baths and shower trays to stop leaks
• Fixing slow-draining showers and baths
• Moving or adding pipework for a new layout

For electric showers, we do the water side. The electrical connection must be done by a qualified electrician.

Leaks from showers and baths

A failed seal around a bath or shower tray is one of the most common causes of ceiling stains in the room below. Water gets behind the tiles or under the tray every time the shower is used, so the damage builds up slowly. If you see a stain under a bathroom, ring us before it gets worse.

Showers that will not perform

• Weak flow. Limescale in the shower head or valve is a common cause in Bristol, where Bristol Water describes the water as moderately hard to very hard.
• Temperature swings. Often a worn cartridge in a thermostatic valve, or pressure changes when other taps run.
• Dripping shower head. Usually a worn valve.

Bathrooms in Totterdown homes

Victorian terraces were not built with indoor bathrooms. In most Totterdown houses, the bathroom was added later, often upstairs at the back or in a converted bedroom, sometimes more than once. That can mean long waste runs, awkward pipe routes and joints of different ages hidden under floors. Before changing a layout, we look at where the soil pipe and supply pipes are, because they decide what is practical.

Planning a bathroom refit

If you are refitting a bathroom, ring us early. We can:

• Advise on where fittings can sensibly go
• Do first-fix pipework before walls and floors are closed up
• Fit sanitaryware once tiling is done
• Fit isolation valves, so each fitting can be serviced separately