Local expertise
Bathroom fitting for Charlton Kings' Victorian and Edwardian villas
Questions to ask any fitter
Suspended timber floors need joist notching and drilling done to current guidance, particularly where a new waste run crosses the joist direction.
The short answer
Charlton Kings has a good stock of Victorian and Edwardian villas built on the rising ground towards the Cotswold edge. Solid brick party walls and original suspended timber floors are common, which changes how new pipework and tanking are routed compared with a modern estate house.
Technical considerations
Solid walls mean chased-in pipe runs rather than a stud cavity, so first-fix planning has to allow for making good on both plaster and any period skirting or coving.
Suspended timber floors need joist notching and drilling done to current guidance, particularly where a new waste run crosses the joist direction.
Properties towards the higher ground can see lower mains pressure at the top floor, which affects shower and mixer choice.
Common questions
Do older Charlton Kings houses need extra survey work before a refit?
It's worth checking the floor structure and existing pipe routes before quoting, since solid walls and timber floors both restrict where new waste and supply runs can go.
Will a power shower work upstairs?
It depends on the incoming pressure and flow at that point in the house; a pumped or unvented system is often the more reliable answer higher up a hillside property.
Want the awkward part looked at first?
Access, existing pipework and floor build-up are the things that change a plan. Those get checked before anything is promised.