Greater Manchester
In short
A Didsbury semi refit and a Deansgate mill-conversion en-suite are two entirely different jobs — one is joists and plaster, the other is pumped waste and tanking, and the timeline reflects that.
Manchester bathroom work splits by postcode. Terraces in M13/M14/M19 need careful joist checking under upstairs bathrooms — 100-year-old floors were never spec'd for the weight of a modern shower tray full of stone resin. Mill conversions in M4/Ancoats are pumped-waste jobs where the SFA/Sanicubic sizing matters more than the tile choice. M20/M21 semis are the calmest work — decent joists, straight drainage, room for a decent shower enclosure.
M13–M19 red-brick terraces: 1.7m × 2.1m over a downstairs kitchen extension. M4 mill conversions: 2.4m × 2.8m with a raised waste plinth for the pumped WC. M20 semis (Didsbury): 2.6m × 3.0m with a separate WC on the same floor.
Every quote includes a scale drawing before you sign — so you can see exactly what fits, what doesn't, and where the walk-in shower actually opens.
City Plumbing on Pollard Street, Plumb Center Ancoats, Wolseley Trafford Park and Bathstore's trade counter at Trafford — we spec porcelain from CTD Manchester and brassware direct from Hansgrohe's Salford Quays showroom for larger jobs.
Every quote lists the merchant, the manufacturer and the model — no mystery-branded fittings, no invoice-only prices. You can walk into the same trade counter and cross-check the price.
8–12 working days end-to-end for a terrace refit, 12–16 for a semi with underfloor heating, 16–20 for a mill-conversion wetroom. The unavoidable pause is the tanking cure (48h) and the tile grout cure (24h) — anyone quoting 5 days is skipping one of them.
We publish the working-day count because the tanking cure (48h) and tile grout cure (24h) are physics, not fitter speed — skipping them causes leaks and popped tiles 6 months later.
£4,800–£7,200 for a straight like-for-like refit in a terrace bathroom; £8,500–£13,500 for a Didsbury semi with underfloor heating and a walk-in shower; £15,000+ for a mill-conversion en-suite with wetroom tanking.
Every price is confirmed in writing after the free plumber visit — itemised for fixtures, tanking, waste, extraction and tiling. Nothing billable starts until you approve the fair fixed quote, and there is nothing to pay us for the visit whether or not we can reasonably scope the job.
A common Manchester operator trick is quoting a very low headline number then adding £600 for tanking, £400 for a macerator, £300 for pipe reroutes. Insist on an itemised written quote that includes tanking, waste sizing and rerouting before you sign anything.
Our promise on every Manchester bathroom-fit call-out: a free visit to attend, survey and scope; an itemised written quote before any billable work; and 12 months guarantee on workmanship after completion.
"Leak came through the ceiling of the flat below at 8pm. Engineer was inside my flat by 8:45pm and had capped the isolator on the underfloor heating manifold within twenty minutes. Fully written up for insurance."
— Rebecca H., Ancoats · Underfloor heating leak, Ancoats apartment
"Old Baxi in a 1930s semi kept dropping pressure. Diagnosed a pinhole leak on a heating pipe running under the parquet floor. Fixed cleanly, no dust, no drama. £50 diagnostic came off the final bill."
— Daniel W., Didsbury · System pressure loss, Didsbury
"Managing six student houses in M14 — KJ do our CP12s in a single week every August. Reports come through the same day with clear photos, no chasing."
— Ade O., Fallowfield · Landlord CP12 round, Fallowfield
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