Bathrooms · Sydenham
Bathroom installation in Sydenham
Design-led: we plan the room before we price the work, so the drawing and the build match.
Build-led: our own builders, plumbers and electricians on site, one team from strip-out to finish.
We fit bathrooms with our own team, from the pipework and waterproofing to the tiling and the last silicone line.Good bathroom installation in Sydenham starts with what is behind the walls and under the floor.
BR3 · SE6 · SE20 · SE26 · Lewisham and Bromley
Start with the room
Bathroom installation in Sydenham: where to start
Sydenham's semis often have room to rearrange the bathroom rather than just replace it.
Moving the bath to make space for a separate shower can change how the room works, but only if the drainage allows it.
Plan the layout around the soil stack.
We check the drainage, the floor and the existing services before anything is ordered, so the layout we agree is one we can build.
We can fit a bathroom we have designed or fittings you have chosen, and we will say plainly if something will not work.
Make it buildable
Bathroom fitters in Sydenham
Sydenham is split between Lewisham and Bromley, so the council for any external vent or pipe depends on the address.
Older houses can still have lead or mixed pipework, which is replaced during the installation.
Electrical work in the zones around the bath or shower is notifiable under Part P.
The same team strips out, replumbs, waterproofs, tiles, fits and finishes the room.
The local check
What changes from one property to another
Sydenham is divided between Lewisham and Bromley, two planning authorities with different local policies.
The same drawing can get a different answer on either side of a road.
Parts of the area are conservation areas as well.
Much of this area is a conservation area, which removes permitted development rights that apply elsewhere.
Windows, doors, roofs and front gardens come into the application.
Each conservation area has its own appraisal of the materials the council considers appropriate.
They differ, so the answer on one street is not the answer on the next.
We check the actual address and the proposed work before saying what consent is needed.
Check the rules for your address
These are the local authority and estate sources relevant to Sydenham.
The national rules
The regulations, in plain terms
These apply across England.Leases, listing and conservation areas can add to them, which is why the address comes first.
- Replacing a bathroom in the same room needs no planning permission.
- New circuits, and electrical work in the zones around a bath or shower, are notifiable under Part P.
- Approved Document F sets a minimum extract rate for bathrooms of 15 litres a second.
- A bathroom in a new position needs Building Regulations approval for its drainage and ventilation.
- In a leasehold flat, the lease often requires the freeholder's consent before a bathroom is moved.
From our work
A closer look at our work
Bathrooms we have fitted across South East London.Ask us which details could work in your own home.
Talk it through
Start with a call, then a site visit if it helps.
Tell us the postcode, the room as it is and what you want fitted.The calculator gives a free provisional bracket; anything firmer comes from a call and a site visit.
Keep exploring
Related work nearby
Further reading
The regulations: the official guidance
- Planning Portal: Kitchens and bathrooms: when Building Regulations approval is needed
A straightforward refit does not generally need approval, but drainage or electrical work may.A new kitchen or bathroom in another room is likely to need it.
- Planning Portal: Bathrooms: checking an existing floor structure
A new bathroom can add a significant load to a timber floor; the structure may need assessment and strengthening.
- GOV.UK: Electrical safety: Approved Document P
The Building Regulations guidance on electrical safety in homes, including special locations such as bathrooms.
- GOV.UK: Ventilation: Approved Document F
The Building Regulations guidance on ventilation, including extraction from kitchens and bathrooms.
- GOV.UK: Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency: Approved Document G
The Building Regulations guidance on sanitaryware, hot water safety and water efficiency.
- Historic England: A guide for owners of listed buildings
Making changes to a listed home, with sections on kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and windows.