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[Home](/) 2. [Services](/services) 3. Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations · Essex # Bathrooms & Kitchens Stripped Back, Rebuilt Properly. Full bathroom and kitchen renovations across Essex — strip-out, replumb, rewire, tank, tile, plaster, fit and sign-off run by one accountable team. Fixed written quote, manufacturer guarantees on fitted kit, work we stand behind on completion. [Request Free Estimate](/contact) [01375 802765](tel:+441375802765) 35+ Years On The Tools · Fixed Written Quotes · Same-Week Surveys Strip-out to sign-off Replumb & rewire Tanked wet rooms Family-run, owner-led Fixed written quote Recent Projects ## Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations — Recent Builds. ![Newly fitted kitchen-diner with white gloss cabinetry, herringbone flooring and French doors to garden](/__l5e/assets-v1/d40860a3-43a3-4909-846f-d35e625bc96b/upload-28.jpg) ![Open-plan kitchen extension with light grey gloss units, integrated American fridge and herringbone flooring](/__l5e/assets-v1/01992295-fd06-40f9-a2ae-6014c4aacbbf/upload-29.jpg) ![Newly refurbished open-plan interior with rooflight and column radiator](/__l5e/assets-v1/35e69f73-88fb-4093-9732-48c1167602f2/upload-19.jpg) Service Overview ## Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations — The Brief, In Plain English. ### What It Is A bathroom or kitchen renovation strips a tired room back to brick and rebuilds it as a modern, properly-serviced space. That can mean a straight like-for-like refit or a full reconfiguration — moving walls, relocating soils, replacing the consumer-unit feed, retiling the whole room and fitting new sanitaryware or units. ### Who It's For Essex homeowners with tired 1990s or early-2000s suites and units, owners moving into a property who want the kitchen and bathrooms done before they unpack, landlords turning around BTL stock between tenancies, and homeowners coordinating bathroom and kitchen work alongside a wider extension or refurbishment programme. ### When You Need It Year-round. Bathrooms typically run 1–3 weeks depending on whether it's a like-for-like refit or a full wet-room reconfigure. Kitchens typically run 2–4 weeks. Coordinated with extension or refurbishment programmes so the messy phases overlap once rather than dragging on. ### Why It Matters Bathrooms and kitchens go wrong when the trades aren't coordinated. The tiler arrives before the plumber has fitted the second-fix valves, the kitchen fitter walks into a room that isn't square or fully serviced, the electrician comes back twice because the original first fix missed a circuit. One accountable team running plumbing, electrics, tiling, plastering and fitting in the correct order avoids almost every common failure. In Detail ## Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations — Every Variation Covered. Materials, methods and the situations each variation applies to — so you know what you're buying before you buy it. Working across Grays · Thurrock · Basildon · Billericay · Rochford · Romford · Upminster [Full Service Area Map](/service-areas) ### Full Bathroom Refits Strip-out, replumb, rewire, tank, plaster, tile, fit and decorate. Like-for-like or fully reconfigured layouts. Includes ventilation upgrade where the existing extract is undersized. ### Wet Rooms & En-Suites Properly tanked wet-area floors with falls set to a linear or centre drain, full-height tile, frameless glazing, low-profile valves and underfloor heating where the substrate allows. ### Full Kitchen Refits Strip-out, replumb, rewire to current circuit standards, install units, worktops, splashback, sink, taps, integrated appliances and ventilation. Coordinated so the worktop template lands on square, plumb, fully-serviced units. ### Kitchen-Diner Reconfigurations Where the kitchen refit triggers wall removal, structural beam or layout change — usually coordinated alongside an extension or refurbishment programme so the trades overlap once rather than dragging out. Why It's Worth It ## What You Actually Get. ### One Crew Per Room Plumbing, electrics, tile, plaster and fit all coordinated by one team — no trades waiting on each other. ### Tanked Wet Areas Wet rooms and shower zones properly tanked before tile, with falls set to the drain. The detail that decides whether the install lasts. ### Certified Electrical Work Notifiable electrical works are carried out by a registered electrician we work alongside, with any required certification handled as part of the job. ### Manufacturer Guarantees Installed kits (boilers, kitchens, sanitaryware, appliances) are covered by their manufacturer guarantees, with paperwork bundled at handover. ### Tidy Site, Daily Dust sheets down, off-cuts skipped daily, floors and routes through the house protected. ### Fixed Price In Writing Variations re-quoted in writing before we proceed — no verbal extras at handover. What Happens If You Wait ## The Cost Of Doing Nothing. Bathroom and kitchen failures are almost always at the joints between trades — the bits that fall between plumber, electrician and tiler. ### Risks Of Ignoring It - → Wet-area floor not tanked before tile — water tracks through grout into the substrate, rot inside 18 months. - → Shower tray bedded on uneven floor — flexes under use, silicone joint fails, leak through the ceiling. - → Kitchen fitted before electrical certificate signed off — appliances on the wrong circuits, units pulled out to refix sockets. - → Worktop template taken before units are square — gap at the wall the installer can't close. - → Ventilation skipped — moisture-laden air with nowhere to go, mould on grout inside 12 months. ### Common Mistakes Customers Make - × Cheap silicone bead and grout — the cost is hidden until you live with the consequences. - × Choosing units and tiles before the room layout is locked in. - × Splitting the work between separate trades with no main contractor coordinating order. - × Skipping a written contract with stage payments — verbal extras become invoice arguments. Our Process ## First Call To Final Sign-Off. 01 ### Survey & Spec Measure up, review existing plumbing and electrical supply, agree layout, fittings and finishes. 02 ### Fixed Quote & Programme Itemised written quote covering strip-out, services, tiling, fitting and decoration, plus a dated programme so you know when each trade is on site. 03 ### Strip & First Fix Strip-out and skip the old room, replumb hot/cold/waste, rewire to current standards, install ventilation, tank wet areas where required. 04 ### Plaster, Tile & Fit Plaster or board the walls, tile the wet areas, install units or sanitaryware, fit worktops, sinks, taps and shower kit. 05 ### Sign-Off & Handover Electrical certification, snag list walked together, manufacturer paperwork bundled and handed over with the keys. Questions ## Straight Answers. Cost, timeline, lifespan, lead times — the questions everyone asks, answered before you call. [Ask Yours](/contact) ### How much does a bathroom or kitchen renovation cost? + Cost scales with size, layout, fittings and whether it's a like-for-like refit or full reconfigure. We give fixed written quotes after a site visit, itemised by strip-out, services, finishes and fittings so you can adjust scope before committing. ### How long does a bathroom or kitchen take? + A like-for-like bathroom refit is usually 1–2 weeks. A full wet-room reconfigure runs 2–3 weeks. A kitchen refit typically runs 2–4 weeks depending on layout and finish. ### Do you handle the electrics? + Yes. Notifiable electrical works are carried out by a registered electrician we work alongside, with any required certification handled as part of the job and paperwork bundled at handover. ### Do you handle the plumbing? + Yes — full hot/cold/waste replumb, pressurised systems, combi or system boiler upgrades coordinated with a registered gas engineer where needed. ### Can we live in the house while you work? + Yes — we hoarding off the works area, protect floors and routes, and keep at least one bathroom or kitchen available throughout for most refits. ### Do you supply the kitchen or bathroom units? + Either — we can supply through our trade contacts or fit units and sanitaryware you've bought yourself. Either route, we coordinate the worktop template, splashback tile and final sign-off. ### Do you stand behind your work? + Yes — if something we installed isn't right, we come back and put it right. Manufacturer guarantees apply to installed kits (boilers, kitchens, sanitaryware, appliances). ### Do you cover my postcode? + Yes — Grays, Thurrock, Basildon, Billericay, Rochford, Romford, Upminster, Hornchurch and across Essex. Next Step ## Need A Bathroom Or Kitchen Done Properly? Free site survey, fixed written quote inside 48 hours, no obligation. 35+ years on the tools, Grays-based. [Request Free Estimate](/contact) [01375 802765](tel:+441375802765) Listed on Checkatrade Family-Run, Owner-Led 35+ Years Experience Related Services [Refurbishments](/services/refurbishments) [Extensions](/services/extensions) [Loft Conversions](/services/loft-conversions) ![1st Class Building & Cladding](/__l5e/assets-v1/da7878a8-c82a-4ac1-b267-5e8a371c31f2/1stclass-logo.png) Family-run Essex builders with 35 years' combined hands-on experience. Extensions, refurbishments, loft conversions, luxury garden rooms and landscaping across Thurrock, Basildon, Romford and the wider Essex region. 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