A kothi here typically has an original bathroom, one added or rebuilt at some point in between, and one done recently. They look like one order and they are not: the walls, the tiling and the plumbing in each belong to a different era, and each needs a different answer.
Why one quote for the house would be wrong
The original bathroom usually has thick solid walls, old glazed tile and a floor laid before showers were enclosed.
The middle one has whatever was standard when it was done, often with pipework moved and nothing recorded.
The recent one is square, flat and drains properly. Frameless may suit the last, need a frame in the first, and depend entirely on what is found in the second. So we survey and price them separately, and say which is which.
The oldest bathroom is usually the most interesting
In the original bathroom the walls are genuinely solid, which is good for a fixing, and the corner is frequently a degree or two out of square, which frameless glass cannot absorb.
The floor also tends to have one drain that is not where the shower ended up.
So that room usually wants a slim frame and a footprint set to where the floor actually falls. It is the honest answer rather than the expensive one, and it is the room where getting it wrong shows first.
Doing them in an order the household can live with
Three bathrooms cannot all be out of use, and the household is living there throughout.
So the sensible order is least-used first and most-used last: everyone always has somewhere to go, and any surprise surfaces in a room nobody depends on.
We would also measure all three before ordering anything, even though they are fitted weeks apart, so the hardware is bought in one batch and actually matches. Ranges change, and matching later is largely luck.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
