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A bathroom is a small room where many trades meet: demolition, pipework, electrics, plastering, tiling, fittings and sealing. If one of them runs late, the rest moves with it. That is why the planning matters at least as much as the craftsmanship.
A new bathroom with one point of contact
Anyone who has a bathroom renovated soon deals with four or five tradespeople. With us you call one person. We make sure everyone arrives at the right moment and that one person's work connects to the next.
You choose the tiles and the fittings yourself, or you ask us for advice. We check that what you choose also suits the room, the drains and the floor underneath.
What a bathroom renovation involves
Renovating a bathroom goes in fixed steps, each building on the one before.
Strip-out and preparation
The old fittings, the tiles and, where needed, the screed come out. We take the rubble away. After that you can see what state the walls, the floor and the pipes are really in.
Pipework and electrics
Water pipes and drains are moved to the new position of the shower, the bath, the basin and the toilet. The electrics for lighting, a mirror or a towel radiator are adapted at the same time. This work is done by an installer, whom we schedule.
Tiling
The walls are made flat and the wet zones are waterproofed before a single tile goes on. Then the wall and floor tiles are laid, with a slope towards the drain for a walk-in shower.
Fittings
Shower, bath, vanity unit, toilet and taps are installed and connected. We check all connections for leaks before the room is finished.
Finishing
The ceiling is plastered or painted with a paint that can cope with moisture, the joints are sealed and the accessories are put up. Then we go through the bathroom together with you.
Renovating a bathroom in a Rotterdam home
In pre-war upstairs flats in Rotterdam the bathroom often sits on a timber joist floor. A floor like that moves more than concrete, so the build-up under the tiles has to be matched to it. We look at that as soon as the old floor is open.
If you live in an apartment, the main pipes and drains run on to the neighbours above and below. They usually stay where they are, and that helps decide where the toilet and the shower can go.
Bathrooms in Rotterdam town houses are often small. A walk-in shower instead of a bath, a wall-hung toilet and a niche in the wall can still win a lot of space.
Owners' association and rental homes
Most apartment buildings in the Netherlands have an owners' association, the VvE. For renewing your own bathroom you usually do not need its permission. For work on shared pipes, drains or load-bearing parts you do. Check the rules of your VvE or ask the building manager.
If you rent, the bathroom belongs to the landlord. A renovation then needs the landlord's permission, and it is usually the landlord who orders the work.
What determines the price
Two bathrooms of the same size can differ a lot in price. That comes down to these points.
- The size of the room and the number of square metres of tiling
- Whether the pipes and drains stay where they are or are moved
- The floor underneath: a timber floor needs a different build-up from concrete
- The choice of tiles and fittings, and the size of the tiles
- Extras such as a sloped walk-in shower, a niche or a new ceiling
How it works
Send us a message with a short description and a few photos of the bathroom as it is now. We then come and look, because the room, the floor and the pipes decide what is possible.
You receive a quote that states what we do and what is not included. Once you agree, we schedule the trades in the order the work requires. When the bathroom is finished, we go through it with you.