1) Don't Assume all plumbers are Bathroom Fitters. 

That's not to say that they can't do a good job but with the recent crash in the housing market there are a lot of plumber's and tradesmen who are used to fitting central heating systems and boilers out there looking for any plumbing related work going. 

If they don't itemise the tiling and general carpentry then they aren't professional bathroom fitters, essentially this could mean you could end up without a operational bathroom for longer than necessary whilst they have to sub contract the other skills or even worse try to complete the works without any experience.

2) Don't buy a bathroom before a trained & qualified person has made a thorough assessment. 

Times have changed and there isn't such a thing as a direct replacement on sale generally for your 10 to 20 year old bathroom suite. Modern taps won't necessarily work on your system, the WC may not sit exactly as it did before, you may not have the pressure to run a certain shower and once you've bought all your bathroom suite and the "plumber" is there you may well end up with something that doesn't work that well. 

3) Don't make an impulse buying decision. 

Think about it. How often is the average bathroom replaced? The industry standard is about 15 years so doesn't it make sense to spend more than 15 minutes choosing it? We can spend longer buying a pair of jeans that won't fit next year! Decide in haste and repent at your leisure- as they say. Take time to learn the benefits of one product versus another and make an informed decision. 

4) Don't buy on price alone. 

OK this is an obvious one but a bathroom suite costing £500 is worth £500. Divide that into 15 years and you've got something that costs 64 pence per week. A cup of tea is £1.50 so I suggest you at least spend that (£1170) on buying the main bathroom products.

5) Get recommendations! 

Another obvious one I know but you need to be asking the people you're dealing with for the contact details of their satisfied clients. Better still if you can see 1st hand what sort of job they've done. Ask if it the bathroom was completed on time, on budget and what they would change (if anything). A reputable bathroom company will have no problem in you doing a little investigation for your piece of mind. 

Tune in tomorow for your 5 more mistakes to avoid when buying your new bathroom

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