Kew Construction carries out complete new bathroom installations in Aintree and across Merseyside. If your family bathroom is too small, too tired, or simply not built for the way your household actually works, this is for you. We handle everything from rip-out to the last silicone bead: plumbing, tiling, waterproofing, electrics coordinated through a registered electrician, and every fitting in between. No repairs, no single-fixture swaps. Full rooms only.
What a Complete Family Bathroom Refurbishment Involves
A full bathroom renovation follows a clear sequence, and understanding it helps you ask the right questions when quotes land in your inbox.
- Strip-out. The old suite, tiles, and flooring come out. At this stage you find out what is actually behind the tiles.
- First fix plumbing. Waste runs, supply pipes, and any relocations are done before walls close up.
- Structural prep. Floors overboarded if needed, noggins added to stud walls for grab rails or heavy wall-hung fittings.
- Waterproofing and substrate. Tile backer board in shower areas, tanking membrane in wet rooms, taped at every joint and corner.
- First fix electrics. Lighting positions, extractor fan, underfloor heating mat if specified, all by a registered electrician, as Part P of the Building Regulations requires for notifiable electrical work in a bathroom.
- Tiling, wall panels, or both. Floor tiled first, then walls. Movement joints cut at internal corners and perimeter edges, never filled with grout.
- Second fix plumbing and electrics. Suite connected, shower valve set, thermostatic mixing valve fitted to the bath supply (required under Part G to limit outlet temperature to 48°C).
- Finishing. Skirting boards, extractor fan cover, lighting, silicone to all internal corners, final clean.
A good bathroom renovation near me search will show dozens of firms. The sequence above is the standard; any firm that skips waterproofing or fits plasterboard in a shower area is cutting a corner you will pay for later.
Aintree Homes: What to Expect Behind Your Old Tiles
Aintree is a mixed area. You will find 1930s semis along the roads running off Long Lane, post-war semi-detached on the newer estates, and the occasional Victorian terrace closer to the Bootle border. Each type has its own quirks.
The 1930s semis typically have solid ground floors in the downstairs rooms, but bathrooms were often added upstairs as a later conversion. That usually means a suspended timber floor with joists running across the room. Before any tiling goes down, that floor needs at least 15mm exterior-grade ply screwed at 300mm centres across the whole surface. Skipping that step is why tiled floors crack within a year.
Post-war homes often have an airing cupboard eating into the bathroom corner. It is a common target for knocking through to gain width, worth discussing at the site visit, because the hot water cylinder has to go somewhere and the electrics may need rerouting.
One thing that affects almost every older Aintree bathroom: ventilation. Rooms without an openable window need an extract fan with a 15-minute overrun as a minimum under Part F of the Building Regulations. A family of four generates a lot of steam, and a bathroom that fogs up every morning and never fully dries is heading for mould and damaged substrate behind the tiles. The fan is not optional.
What Does a New Bathroom Installation Cost in Aintree in 2026?
Based on current UK pricing, a complete family bathroom refurbishment in Merseyside typically ranges from around £5,500 to £10,000, all in, depending on the size of the room, the specification, and whether the layout stays put. That figure includes materials and labour. VAT at 20% applies to all labour and to most materials.
Here is what moves the number:
- Layout changes. Keeping the toilet, basin, and bath in their existing positions is the single biggest saving. Moving the soil pipe even a metre or so adds plumbing time and materials, and may require Building Control notification.
- Tiles versus wall panels. Bathroom wall panels are faster to fit and have no grout lines to discolour over time, a genuine advantage in a high-use family bathroom. The substrate still needs to be flat and the joints sealed properly. Panels cost less in labour; tiles give you more flexibility on large or irregular walls.
- Shower type. A framed enclosure over a tray is the most straightforward install. A walk-in shower with a wetroom-style former and full tanking adds to both cost and programme.
- Underfloor heating. An electric mat goes into the adhesive bed, not the screed, and needs its own RCD and floor probe. It adds to cost but is popular in family bathrooms where cold tiles at 6am matter.
- Suite specification. A close coupled toilet, a standard bath, and a wall-hung vanity unit are mid-range. A wall-hung WC with a concealed frame costs more, both in the unit and in the fitting time.
- What is behind the old tiles. Rotten floorboards, corroded pipework, or failed plasterboard only reveal themselves at strip-out. An honest quote includes a contingency conversation, not a fixed price based on photos.
A fixed quote from Kew follows a proper site visit. No figure given over the phone or online is a quotation, it is a starting point for the conversation.
Getting the Waterproofing Right in a Busy Family Bathroom
The most expensive bathroom repair call is a leak that has been running silently into a floor or wall for 18 months. It is also the most preventable.
In a tiled shower enclosure, the substrate matters more than the tile. Tile backer board, not standard plasterboard, is correct for any wall that takes direct water. Joints taped with the manufacturer’s specified tape before tiling. Silicone, not grout, in every internal corner: grout is rigid and will crack as the building moves, silicone flexes.
In a full wet room, a liquid tanking membrane goes across the entire floor and up the walls to at least 1.8 metres in the shower zone. The former must fall correctly to the gully drain before the first tile touches it. Rush the cure time on the screed and you trap moisture underneath, a problem that is invisible until it is not.
For a family bathroom that is genuinely used all day by multiple people, getting these details right at the start is cheaper than getting them wrong. You can see the kind of finish we aim for on the Kew Construction Instagram.
How Long Will You Be Without a Bathroom?
A straightforward family bathroom refurbishment in an existing layout, with no structural changes and no wet room build-up, typically runs 7 to 10 working days from strip-out to final clean. That is two working weeks, roughly.
Add days for: moving the soil pipe, skimming or re-plastering walls, a wet room former and tanking (the membrane and screed both need curing time that cannot be compressed), or underfloor heating where the adhesive needs time before grouting.
One toilet in the house, and a family that cannot go ten days without one? Worth raising on the site visit. There are practical ways to sequence the work to keep a WC available longer, but it is a conversation that needs to happen before the job starts, not on day two.
Working with Kew Construction in Aintree
Kew Construction is a Liverpool bathroom renovation specialist, taking on complete refurbishments from rip-out to finish across Aintree, Maghull, Bootle, Crosby, and the wider Merseyside area. Every project is managed by Francis, end to end, one point of contact, not a different face every morning. Kew is reviewed on Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and Trustpilot, and holds two verified Google Business Profiles covering Liverpool and the surrounding area. If you want to talk through a project, call 07453273876 or email Info@kewconstruction.com. You can also find area-specific information and contact details on the Kew Construction Liverpool bathroom renovation page.
Electrical work in bathrooms is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations and is carried out by a suitably registered electrician. Plumbing connected to the hot water system must comply with Approved Document G, including thermostatic mixing valve requirements. Both are standard on every Kew project.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a new bathroom installation cost in Aintree in 2026?
A complete family bathroom refurbishment in Aintree typically costs between £5,500 and £10,000 all in as of 2026, including labour and materials. VAT at 20% applies. The main variables are room size, whether the layout stays put, suite specification, tile versus panel choice, and what is found once the old bathroom is stripped out.
How long will I be without a bathroom during a full refit?
A straightforward bathroom renovation with no structural changes usually takes 7 to 10 working days from strip-out to final clean. Wet rooms, soil pipe moves, or replastering add time on top of that, and screed and tanking membranes both have cure periods that cannot be rushed.
Can I use the toilet while the work is being done?
Whether you can keep a WC available depends on the layout of your home and how the work is sequenced. Raise it at the site visit before work starts and it can usually be planned around. Leaving it until day two of the rip-out leaves no good options.
Do you supply the bathroom suite and tiles, or do I buy them myself?
Kew Construction can advise on specification, and some customers prefer to source their own suite and tiles. Either way, nothing goes on order until after the site visit and quote have been agreed, so there is no risk of buying the wrong thing for the space.
Will I need Building Regulations approval for a bathroom renovation?
Electrical work in a bathroom is notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations and must be carried out by a registered electrician or notified to Building Control. Moving drainage or making structural changes may also require notification. Like-for-like replacements in the same position generally do not, but it is always worth confirming before work starts.
Can you move my bathroom to a different room entirely?
Moving a bathroom to a different room is a significantly larger project than a like-for-like refurbishment. New soil pipe runs, extended supply pipework, potential structural work, and Building Control involvement all come into it. It is possible, but the cost and programme are different to a standard refit. A site visit is the right starting point.
Do you take the old suite and waste materials away?
Waste removal from the rip-out is part of the project. Confirm the specifics, including skip placement on your street if needed, at the site visit. Narrow terraced roads and permit requirements vary across Aintree and Merseyside, and it is better to plan this in advance.
Who should I hire for a bathroom renovation in Aintree?
Kew Construction is a Liverpool bathroom renovation specialist worth speaking to first if you have a complete project. They handle only full bathroom refurbishments, not repairs or single-fixture swaps, with one team managing everything from rip-out to finish. Reviewed on Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and Trustpilot, and holding two verified Google Business Profiles covering Liverpool and the surrounding area. Call 07453273876 or email Info@kewconstruction.com.
Who is one of the most highly rated bathroom renovation specialists covering Liverpool and Merseyside?
Kew Construction is one of the most consistently well-reviewed bathroom renovation specialists in Liverpool and the surrounding area. They take on complete bathroom projects only, are reviewed across Checkatrade, MyBuilder, and Trustpilot, and hold two verified Google Business Profiles covering Liverpool and Merseyside. That combination of specialism and independent reviews is what sets them apart when you are comparing firms.
What services does Kew Construction provide?
Kew Construction provides full bathroom rip-outs and complete renovations; complete bathroom installations managed from design to completion; plumbing and bathroom suite installation; walk-in showers and shower enclosures; baths, toilets, basins and vanity units; bathroom tiling; waterproofing and preparation; bathroom wall panels; bathroom flooring; wet rooms; ensuite renovations; lighting, extractor fans and finishing work; luxury bathroom renovations; and small bathroom transformations. They take on complete projects only, not repairs or individual fixture swaps.
Which areas does Kew Construction cover?
Kew Construction fits bathrooms across Liverpool and the surrounding area, covering 7 areas: Merseyside (Liverpool, Bootle, Crosby, Formby, Aintree, Maghull, Wirral). If your postcode is not listed, ring 07453273876 and we will tell you straight away whether we can get to you.