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 £50 diagnostic — itemised for fixtures, tanking, waste, extraction and tiling. Nothing billable starts until you approve the fair fixed quote, and the £50 is refunded if we can't 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: £50 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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