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Bathroom Renovation and Bathroom Fitters in Edinburgh

Your bathroom, planned around your mornings.

Space to get ready, a shower that suits you and towels within reach. We supply and fit the whole bathroom, including the suite you choose, with the tiling, plumbing, ventilation and waterproofing planned together. If you have found a suite you love, we buy those exact items and include them in your written quote.

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Bathroom with vanity storage and a walk-in shower.

Tell us about your bathroom

Tell us your general area and what you want to change and whether this is your only bathroom. Plans, measurements and a settled budget can follow. Send your enquiry by form or email. We will reply and arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project.

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Stage, timing and budget (optional)

Share these details if you know them, or leave them for our first reply.

These answers help us assess fit. They do not reserve a start date or amount to a quotation. For major projects, allow at least four weeks from your first enquiry. Smaller or urgent work may be possible sooner; dates are agreed separately.

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Plan the room around how you use it

Where you stand at the basin, how the shower opens and where towels go belong in the same plan. Your layout is checked against the room’s plumbing, ventilation and waterproofing before work starts.

Selected project work

Storage, shower space and finishes in bathrooms of different shapes.

What the renovation includes

We build the agreed room design as one coordinated system: water supply, waste, electrics, ventilation, waterproofing, surfaces, storage and final fittings. Where design input is needed, clients appoint their own bathroom or interior designer; we review the agreed layout and specification for buildability before first fix.

Three Edinburgh settings we assess differently:

Tenement bathrooms

Shared soil stacks, internal rooms, older pipework and lath-and-plaster walls can limit where fittings and ventilation routes go. We check these constraints against the agreed layout before first fix and refer any required design change to you and your appointed designer.

Period villas

Larger rooms may offer more layout choice, but old floorboards, altered joists and ageing waste pipes still need checking before the specification is settled.

Modern and managed flats

Concealed cisterns, compact service voids, factor rules and delivery restrictions affect the plan. Access and building requirements are confirmed before work starts.

The Sweet Homes process

Planned around your routine. Fitted with care.

We talk through how the room is used, who needs it when and what you want to keep within reach. Your agreed layout, suite and finishes guide the work.

  1. Discuss how you use the room

    Start with who uses the bathroom, when, and what makes it hard to use today. Tell us about the suite, tiles and storage you have in mind.

  2. Check the room and services

    After a phone call to work through your brief, we check the layout against the room’s plumbing, ventilation and waterproofing, and measure where the basin, shower and storage can go.

  3. Agree the work and choices

    Your written quote sets out the suite, tiling, plumbing, waterproofing and finishes. If you have already chosen the suite, we buy those exact items.

  4. Plan life around the work

    Before agreeing the timing of the work, we discuss whether it is your only bathroom, how essential services are kept running and how shared areas are protected.

  5. Fit the room

    We coordinate the strip-out, plumbing, electrics, waterproofing, tiling, suite and finishes set out in your written quote.

  6. Check and hand over

    The project contract sets out the handover checks for your work. Any certificates for the work come from the subcontractors who carry it out.

If something needs to change

Opening up can reveal old pipework or damp. If that changes the work, we show you what we found. The change is priced and approved by you in writing before that part goes ahead.

Practical arrangements and what the work includes

A bathroom may be unusable for part of the job. Before fixing the programme, the occupation discussion covers whether it is the only bathroom and whether essential services and safe access can be maintained.

The project contract identifies the variation approval, handover checks and snagging route for that scope. Any certificates for the work come from the subcontractors who carry it out.

Bathroom work is frequently one room inside a bigger job. Where the kitchen is changing at the same time, the kitchen renovation page explains the parallel sequencing; where the plan adds space or converts a garage, house extensions, loft conversions and garage conversions each set out what the shell work involves. Where the property is listed, listed building renovation explains the professional and consent boundaries for the work.

Ask about scope and timing

Wet rooms and walk-in showers in Edinburgh homes

A wet room makes the floor and drainage part of the shower system. A walk-in shower can instead use a low-profile or raised tray with an open screen. The right answer depends on the floor structure, waste fall, room size, waterproofing detail, ventilation and what sits below.

For access changes beyond the shower, our guide to practical access upgrades in Edinburgh tenements covers lighting, handrails and everyday room use.

Three details decide whether a level-access arrangement is sensible:

A bathroom is often one room inside a larger job. Where the rest of the property is coming apart at the same time, the whole-property renovation page sets out how services and structure are sequenced across rooms, and the tenement renovation page covers the shared drainage, stair access and factor questions a flat above another flat brings. If the bathroom is the only room changing, the scope above is the one that applies, and fitted storage around it is bespoke joinery.

Floor and drainage falls

The shower area needs a controlled fall to the waste without weakening the floor or creating an awkward step at the doorway. In a timber-floored flat, joists and the ceiling below can limit where the outlet and pipe can run.

Waterproofing and junctions

The waterproofing system must continue through the floor, wall junctions, drain and penetrations as one specified build-up. Tiles and grout are finishes, not the primary waterproof layer.

Ventilation and neighbouring rooms

An open shower can spread more water vapour and splash than an enclosure. Extract ventilation, screen position, door clearance and the risk to adjoining rooms or a flat below are assessed before the layout is fixed.

Cost, timing and fit at a glance

Read the figure alongside the suite, tiling, waterproofing, plumbing and finishes it covers. A well-described quote makes those choices clear, so you can compare what each price includes.

Full bathroom renovation in Edinburgh, supplied and fitted as one coordinated project. Indicative budgets are £12,000–£36,000+ including VAT. This broad guide is not a price for a particular feature or design; your written quotation follows assessment of the measured room, existing conditions and agreed work and materials.

The written scope identifies the included work. Concealed services, layout changes and the specification affect the quotation.

Scope, programme and quotation details

Full bathroom renovation in Edinburgh, supplied and fitted as one coordinated project. Indicative budgets are £12,000–£36,000+ including VAT. This broad guide is not a price for a particular feature or design; your written quotation follows assessment of the measured room, existing conditions and agreed work and materials.

  • Straightforward ensuite or like-for-like refit: usually about three weeks
  • Most full bathroom renovations: three to five weeks
  • Complex plumbing, structural work or specialist finishes: allow longer

The service suits a complete room rather than isolated repairs: strip-out, plumbing, electrics, ventilation, waterproofing, tiling, sanitaryware, joinery and decoration. The quotation records which parts are included.

Layout changes, the condition of concealed services, tile coverage, sanitaryware and specialist finishes usually move the price. Structural work, a relocated WC or a material change to drainage may need a building warrant.

Edinburgh is our regular service area. Ask about a project outside the city before arranging a visit.

Bathroom renovation budgets in Edinburgh

Indicative budgets are £12,000–£36,000+ including VAT.

This is a broad guide, not a quotation or a price promise for any particular feature or design. The final price depends on the measured property, existing conditions, agreed scope and selected specification. A written quotation follows assessment of those details.

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Bathroom renovation reviews

A small selection from the existing, published bathroom renovation feedback.

We had our bathroom torn out and rebuilt from scratch. Some co-ordination was required with other tradesmen to fix some rot; sweet homes were flexible to accommodate this. Brunon and his team worked with us from the start to advise, assist with furnishing selection, and giving a realistic timeline. Throughout the work they were hard-working, friendly, tidy and professional. We are delighted with the end result; high quality finish and attention to detail. We would definitely recommend their services.

Verified Edinburgh Trusted Trader review

Leak investigation and refitting two bathrooms, redecoration on living room. Excellent work with amazing attention to detail. The crew were all a delight and cleaned up after themselves every evening, they were friendly and happy in their work and that showed in the end result. Would gladly recommend this company.

Verified Edinburgh Trusted Trader review

Bathroom planning guides

Check how the room will work before choosing its finishes. These guides cover fixture positions, space and the scope behind the construction price.

Bathroom renovation questions

We supply and fit every job. We do not offer labour-only work and we do not offer fit-only work, because one firm owning both the materials and the workmanship gives you one clear line of responsibility. The whole sequence, from first call to handover, is set out on how we work.

Do you supply and fit the whole bathroom?

Our bathroom fitters work on a complete supply-and-fit basis, and we price the agreed bathroom as one project. If you have chosen sanitaryware, tiles or fittings, send the product codes so we can purchase them and include them in the quotation. You appoint your own bathroom or interior designer where design input is needed.

What is the difference between a wet room and a walk-in shower?

A wet room uses a waterproofed floor with falls to an integrated drain. A walk-in shower can use a tray and open screen. Both can reduce visual barriers, but the floor build-up and drainage requirements are different.

Can an Edinburgh flat have a wet room?

Sometimes. The joists, floor depth, waste route, ceiling below, waterproofing and approvals need checking first. Where a true level floor is not sensible, a low-profile shower tray may provide a more controlled solution.

When is a wet room unsuitable?

It may be unsuitable where the structure cannot accept the required falls, drainage cannot be routed reliably, the room is too small to control splash, or the disruption and risk are disproportionate to the benefit. The surveyed room determines the recommendation.

How long does a bathroom renovation take?

Most take three to five weeks. A straightforward ensuite can be nearer three weeks; complex plumbing, structural work or specialist finishes can extend the programme. The expected sequence is set out before work starts.

Can we stay at home while the bathroom is being renovated?

Often yes, but the practical answer depends on whether it is the only bathroom and how long each fitting will be unavailable. We discuss temporary arrangements and the disruptive stages before agreeing the programme.

Do I need a building warrant for a bathroom renovation?

The answer depends on the proposed work and any applicable exceptions. The homeowner’s appointed architect or warrant professional checks the route and the verifier decides the application. Sweet Homes flags a possible interface and prices the approved construction information.

What happens if you find something unexpected?

The project contract identifies how concealed findings, design referrals, variation approval and any effect on price or programme are handled for that scope.

How is a site visit arranged?

Send your enquiry by form or email. We will reply and arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project. If a site visit is useful, we arrange it afterwards and agree any fee beforehand.

What happens at handover?

The project contract identifies the handover checks, snagging route, workmanship terms and aftercare for that scope. Any certificates for the work come from the subcontractors who carried it out.

Why do you not offer labour-only work, or fit materials we buy ourselves?

No. We supply and fit every job, whatever its size. We do not offer labour-only work and we do not offer fit-only work. When one firm buys the materials and carries out the work, you have one clear line of responsibility if something goes wrong, rather than an argument between the product and the fitting. If you have already chosen products, send the product codes and we will buy those exact items and include them in the quotation.

How soon can works start?

For major projects, allow at least four weeks from your first enquiry. If something needs attention sooner than that, say so on the call and we will point you to the right emergency trade for the immediate problem while the planned work is scheduled properly. Tell us what you need and when. Send your enquiry by form or email. We will reply and arrange a follow-up call to talk through the project. A site visit is arranged afterwards, where useful. The written quotation sets out the agreed work. The start date is agreed once you have accepted the quotation.

Project responsibility

Who manages the work

Brunon oversees project programmes across Edinburgh and is typically available by phone or email. The staff assigned to your job handle the day-to-day site work independently within the agreed scope, with the responsible contact confirmed before work starts.

Customer feedback

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