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Plan a bathroom remodel in Merton

Taking in a cupboard or moving a doorway can make a bathroom more usable when a new suite alone will not. Explain your proposed room alterations in Merton and request quotations from independent contractors. London Bathroom Fitters can introduce up to four suitable firms through one free enquiry, subject to their availability.

For a home in Merton, London, include the neighbourhood and postcode. A converted flat, terrace or semi can call for different access and drainage arrangements. Requesting prices does not oblige you to appoint a contractor.

The alterations behind a larger bathroom

Walls, doors and cupboards are altered to change the size or shape of the room, followed by new drainage, pipework, cabling and a new suite.

The key questions are whether any wall being removed carries load from above and how the WC waste will reach the soil stack. Both need answering before a firm price is possible.

When changing the room makes sense

If you recognise these, remodelling is worth pricing.

• A cramped separate WC sits next to a small bathroom.
• The airing cupboard has been empty since a combi went in.
• One bathroom is no longer enough for the household.
• The door clashes with the bath or the WC.
• A loft room or extension needs its own shower room.

What to tell contractors in Merton

Sketch the current layout with measurements and mark the walls you want to change. Share existing drawings and photographs of accessible areas. The contractor must arrange a competent assessment of any wall to be removed; appearance or a hollow sound cannot establish whether it supports a load.

Say where the soil stack is and whether it runs inside or outside. Let contractors know about parking and access for materials.

The work from design to completion

1. Check the walls, joists and stack position and settle the new layout.
2. Obtain any structural calculations and make the building control application.
3. Remove the old bathroom, take down or move partitions and install any support.
4. Run new drainage, pipework, cabling and ventilation, then board and tile.
5. Complete second fix and decoration, then obtain the inspections and records required for the agreed work.

Expect around 12–20 working days on site. Design, calculations and approvals add time beforehand.

A remodel needs a plan for the neighbouring rooms

Check the role of a partition before treating it as expendable. A competent assessment should establish whether structural design and temporary support are needed. The programme must allow for any required approval before demolition.

The cost extends beyond fitting the new bathroom. Door linings, skirting, ceilings, decoration and electrical routes may all change. A new ensuite also needs ventilation, sound control and a practical route for its WC waste.

Shared stacks and communal systems need checking at the planning stage. A lease or building management rules may require consent and specific fire or acoustic details. Work in a higher-risk residential building can have a different approval route; do not assume a standard council application covers it.

Use these details to compare what the fitters actually propose.

• Set out the proposed walls, door swing and fixture clearances on a measured plan.
• Coordinate structural assessment, drainage, electrics and ventilation before opening the room.
• Include reinstatement of fire or acoustic details and decoration to affected adjoining surfaces.

Typical costs in Merton

Our indicative range for this project is £10,000–£22,000 for the alterations, a new suite, tiling and labour. Confirm what is supplied, applicable VAT and exclusions before comparing totals. Knocking a WC through into the bathroom is usually the cheapest remodel; forming a brand-new ensuite costs the most.

A load-bearing wall adds a beam, calculations and extra labour. Ask whether building control fees are included.

Checks before work starts in Merton

Removing a load-bearing wall falls under Approved Document A, and new drainage connections under Approved Document H. A new bathroom also brings in the ventilation rates in Approved Document F. Your contractor should arrange building control or explain why it is not needed.

Check your lease before committing to any design. Cutting into a wall shared with next door can mean serving notice under the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.

Building control, skip licences and listed building questions can be raised with Merton Council. Your contractor may already work with a particular building control body.

Find contractors who can reshape your bathroom

Describe the walls, doorway or adjoining space you hope to change in our free quote form. Compare the design ideas as well as the prices.

London Bathroom Fitters passes enquiries to independent bathroom businesses and is not a contractor itself. We do not survey, supply or fit bathrooms, and the fitters who reply are not our staff. Firms are asked for proof of insurance and for references when they sign up, and any agreement for the work is made between you and the fitter you pick.