Refined Kitchens & Bathrooms
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
Member Since: 7th Feb 2007
Feedback:
9 reviews, 100% Positive
Trades:
- Bathroom Fitters
About Us:
We are a small family business and have been supplying and fitting kitchens and bathrooms and carrying out interior refurbishments for over 20 years.
We can do as much or as little as each job demands and our services include: cabinet joinery and carpentry, plumbing, tiling, plastering, painting and decorating, gas and electrics.
Based in Watford, we cover Herts, Beds and Bucks and also regularly carry out work in London.
All work is guaranteed and we are fully qualified and fully insured. As part of our commitment to be self sustaining, we are aiming to be Net Zero by 2030.
We are members of The Wenta Business community.
We are also members of The Federation of Master Builders.
Any site visits, designs and quotations are completely free of charge and without obligation.
Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss your next project.
We can do as much or as little as each job demands and our services include: cabinet joinery and carpentry, plumbing, tiling, plastering, painting and decorating, gas and electrics.
Based in Watford, we cover Herts, Beds and Bucks and also regularly carry out work in London.
All work is guaranteed and we are fully qualified and fully insured. As part of our commitment to be self sustaining, we are aiming to be Net Zero by 2030.
We are members of The Wenta Business community.
We are also members of The Federation of Master Builders.
Any site visits, designs and quotations are completely free of charge and without obligation.
Please don't hesitate to contact us to discuss your next project.
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History:
I started trading, as a sole trader, in 1999 as Refined Kitchens and Bathrooms. My brother joined the business and we became a limited company in 2003 and we haven't looked back! During this time I have remained customer focused and dedicated to providing homeowners with a quality finished product whilst remaining competitive. As a business we have evolved with the workload to now undertake small building projects along with kitchen and bathroom installations.
Feedback:
9 reviews, 100% Positive
Answers:
In theory it is ok to tile over existing tiles, but it very much depends on the type of background wall and the weight of the tiles. personally i would never tile over tiles as there are too many variables.
the existing tiles need to be sound and level and the weight needs to be accounted for. if it's a block or brick wall this will have a maximum weight holding capacity and if the wall was plastered before tiling then the tiles will only be stuck to the plaster and not the wall itself.
if the walls are plasterboard then this too has a maximum holding weight. so you need to find out the weight of your tiles per sm and check if this is ok with the type of wall the tiles are stuck to
another factor is space, if people just tile over tiles then you end up loosing space all round and this can soon add up!
hope this helps
the existing tiles need to be sound and level and the weight needs to be accounted for. if it's a block or brick wall this will have a maximum weight holding capacity and if the wall was plastered before tiling then the tiles will only be stuck to the plaster and not the wall itself.
if the walls are plasterboard then this too has a maximum holding weight. so you need to find out the weight of your tiles per sm and check if this is ok with the type of wall the tiles are stuck to
another factor is space, if people just tile over tiles then you end up loosing space all round and this can soon add up!
hope this helps
If you agree a day rate with a tradesman purely for labour then it should be for an anticipated amount of days and for a finite amount of work.
most problems occur when there is nothing in writing, so the tradesman assumes they are doing x amount of work and the client assumes they are getting y amount of work done.
if you agree to supply all materials then you really do have to supply a wide range of materials from screws, to silicone, to adhesive, to timber to plumbing fittings. these things can all add up, but the tradesman should not be expected to pay for these materials from their wages. the same goes for parking etc.
we do approx 10 bathrooms a year and most bathrooms take us 3 weeks to complete. i would be onsite virtually every day and do most of the plumbing and carpentry myself and i would have the help of a labourer for at least a week and a tiler for about a week. we do not work weekends and we only stay late (after 5pm) if there are issues to resolve.
hope this helps.
most problems occur when there is nothing in writing, so the tradesman assumes they are doing x amount of work and the client assumes they are getting y amount of work done.
if you agree to supply all materials then you really do have to supply a wide range of materials from screws, to silicone, to adhesive, to timber to plumbing fittings. these things can all add up, but the tradesman should not be expected to pay for these materials from their wages. the same goes for parking etc.
we do approx 10 bathrooms a year and most bathrooms take us 3 weeks to complete. i would be onsite virtually every day and do most of the plumbing and carpentry myself and i would have the help of a labourer for at least a week and a tiler for about a week. we do not work weekends and we only stay late (after 5pm) if there are issues to resolve.
hope this helps.
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