Straight answers on plumbing, bathrooms, carpentry and renovation, from the team that does the work across Sussex week in, week out.
A new bathroom is one of the most asked-about jobs we quote for around Brighton and Hove, and the honest answer to what it costs is that it depends far more on the state of your house than on the tiles you pick.
A dripping tap wastes somewhere between 15 and 90 litres a day depending on how fast it drips, and in a Brighton home on hard chalk water it usually means a worn washer or a scaled up ceramic cartridge.
A weak shower or a bath that takes twenty minutes to fill is one of the most common calls we get, and the cause is often something you can find yourself in ten minutes.
Ask ten firms what a new bathroom costs and you will get ten different answers, because the honest answer is that it depends on what you are starting with.
A dripping tap wastes up to 5,500 litres of water a year and the constant tap-tap in the night is enough to drive anyone mad.