Bathroom plumbing in Avonmouth

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
• Fixing slow-draining showers and baths
• Moving pipework for a new layout

For electric showers we do the water side; a qualified electrician must do the connection.

Common shower problems

• Weak flow: limescale in the head or valve is a common cause, since Bristol Water describes its 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 head: usually a worn valve.
• Slow drain: hair and soap build-up in the waste.

Leaks from showers and baths

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

Bathrooms in older homes

In older Avonmouth houses, bathrooms were often added or moved long after the house was built. That can mean long waste runs and joints of different ages under the floor. Before changing a layout, we check where the soil and supply pipes are, because they decide what’s practical.

Planning a refit

Ring us early and we can advise on where fittings can go, do first-fix pipework before walls and floors are closed up, fit sanitaryware after tiling, and add isolation valves so each fitting can be serviced separately.