For a typical London bathroom, expect 16–20 working days on site. Here is where the days go.
- Days 1–2 — strip-out, sub-floor checks, making good.
- Days 3–6 — first fix: plumbing and electrics to the new layout.
- Days 5–7 — tanking and cure; forming falls if it is a wet room.
- Days 7–13 — setting out and tiling walls and floor.
- Days 13–17 — second fix: bath, basin, WC, screen, brassware.
- Final days — grout, silicone, seal, clean, snag walk-through.
What makes it longer
Moving the WC or soil pipe, wet-room falls, large-format or natural stone tile, pattern work, and substrate surprises like damp or movement. Waiting on client-supplied materials is the avoidable one — the schedule tells you when things need to be on site.
You get an indicative day-by-day schedule with the quote and a photo update every evening once we start.
Published 20 March 2026.