The problem with the old loo seat was most likely that the hinges were on the wrong sides. This puts the hinges too close to the cistern, so the seat can’t lean back. It’s an easy job to swap them round. I only make this comment for other people with the same problem - your new bathroom looks great!

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that’s helpful to know! ☺️

I'm really surprised that they don't do the side panel equal to the size of the bath so that you don't have to have that strip in there. That would have been a deal breaker for me. Great transformation though!

Great advice!

Nice , that odd strip kills it for me , maybe if he’d put another strip so it looks like panels off equal width would make it look fine

@elizabethattila753

Жыл бұрын

Yes that would’ve been better!

Could have got a tongue and groove click shower wall panel which would have gotten rid of the chrome strip. Fit these weekly.

@elizabethattila753

2 жыл бұрын

Wish we knew about this before!

love it! which paint did you use please its stunning?

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂 We used the Graham & Brown Rhapsody Resistance Ultra Matt Emulsion - it’s not cheap but good quality paint & we were after this type of shade in particular which we found hard to find. Here’s the link to the product: www.grahambrown.com/uk/rhapsody-paint/CT-070-004-master.html

@aray299

3 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethattila753 thank you so much for replying x

I'm happy with your products do Business with you as plumber as well in African Ghana

How much did this lovely bathroom cost, also what other problems arose?

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you. Well they told us it should’ve cost £6.5k but the designer omitted some of the costs in the final plan and we also got it during the sale, so with this in mind we got it for £5.6k. We took out one of their interest free loans for 3 years. No other problems arose as far as we recall and they are helpful if you can get hold of someone on the phone!

Hi guys, can I ask if you used one of the Victoria Plum fitters or an independent local one? Also any advice on dealing with Victoria Plum throughout the process?

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Roman, we used a subcontractor from Victoria Plum. The guy was independent, but does work for Victoria Plum and they will assign someone for you (unless you want to go local which might be cheaper). The best advice we can give you is to make sure you have a clear idea for what you want before you submit a request for designs. We wasted a lot of time going back and forth with the designs and because it was hard to get them to answer the phone, it caused unnecessary delays. I hope this helps, but feel free to shout out any other questions.

I have refurbished over 15 bathrooms over the past 30 years, all look like spa 5* hotel bathrooms. I would have sent them away the day they came with that panel. It does look brown and looks awful. They spoilt the whole look of your bathroom. Also l would have killed them with that back wall joint and put a silver trim in it. If they had to do that they should have butted the two peices of panels together as tight as possible and put a clear silicone down the joint. And l put money on it, it would hardly been noticeable. Now l know not to do refurbishment with Victoria plumbing. They took you for two mugs and fed you garbage and did what they wanted. That job is not acceptable. I would be sueing them. Or make them come back and change those panels free of charge.

Dropping the price based on paying cash isn't uncommon. He'll basically not pay VAT on that job which gives a 20% reduction (i.e. £700) and he's willing to pass on £500 of that to you. But your other points seem valid.

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and that makes a lot of sense.

Hi does black color shower get lime scale I love black color

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, yes it will and will probably show up more as limescale is white in colour, but if you maintain it and get rid of water droplets regularly and use a limescale remover you can keep it looking new. We love the look of our black shower/taps!

Hi I am about to get quote from Victoria Plum I got quote from wicks they told me 3000 similar size I need to get my fitter

Hey guys, was the final price close to the quote they gave?

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Manisha, yes the final price was the same as the quote and it’ll only change if you change any of the products. The fitter will carry out a survey before the work is done to make sure measurements and everything are okay so that nothing unexpected comes up. If they have to change something they’ll let you know beforehand. Hope this helps.

Can I get an idea on cost please?

@elizabethattila753

3 жыл бұрын

Approximately £5.7k

1 year on - How is the bathroom holding up

@elizabethattila753

Жыл бұрын

It’s still going well thank you. We still wish we said something about the painting/finer details but otherwise it’s fine

You know U can buy toilet seats that don’t slam right? lol they close slowly look it up

They should never have fitted the back panel like that. Better off to have ripped it into 3 same sized pieces, at least then you would have had two silver strips equal and it would have looked nice regardless the colour of the panels. They found 2 young people and pulled the wool over your eyes and worse of all you accepted it and paid for it. You paid for a cowboy job to be done.

Too long couldn't watch.