What order does a bathroom renovation happen in?

Knowing the running order makes a bathroom job far less stressful. Here's how it goes, stage by stage.

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A bathroom renovation looks like chaos from the outside, but there's a proper order to it, and knowing that order makes the whole thing far less stressful. Here's roughly how a job runs.

The running order

  • 1. Strip out. The old suite, tiles and any waste come out and the room is prepped.
  • 2. First fix. Pipework and any wiring are moved or renewed while the walls are open.
  • 3. Boarding and waterproofing. Walls and floor are made good and tanked where needed.
  • 4. Tiling. Walls and floor are tiled, with time to set properly between stages.
  • 5. Second fix. The suite, shower, basin and toilet go in and get connected.
  • 6. Finishing and testing. Sealing, silicone, a full test, and the room left clean and tidy.

Why the order matters

You can't tile before the pipework's been moved, and tiling needs time to set before the suite goes back on — rushing it is how problems creep in later. Because Declan Gent takes on the whole bathroom fit himself, there's no waiting around for different trades, so it flows from one stage to the next. Want to know how long it all takes? See how long a bathroom takes to fit. Dec covers Exeter and Devon.

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