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Home Renovation in Bath
Renovating in Bath is mostly about order: strip-out, first fix, plastering, fitting and decorating, planned around lime walls, steep access and leasehold rules.
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Home renovation in Bath is mostly about order. Strip-out, first fix, plastering, second fix, decoration: get the sequence wrong in a Georgian townhouse and you end up cutting into new plaster to chase a pipe, or painting a wall that has not finished drying.
Because one tradesperson handles the fitting, plumbing, electrics, tiling, carpentry and plastering, the sequence stays in one head, and so does the reasoning about the building. Solid stone walls and lime plaster cope with moisture in their own way. Hard cement render and non-breathable paints can trap damp against the stone, so repairs are matched to the wall, and we say so when we quote.
Rubble and plaster carried down narrow stairs by hand shapes how a job is phased, so we keep a clear route through the house and protect floors and stairs, which leaves you able to live around the work. Start with photographs of each room, note any stains or cracks and when they appear, and tell us if the home is listed, in a conservation area or leasehold. We will send a free, no-obligation quote.
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How we approach home renovation
A 31-second look at the way we work, from our base in Frome to homes in Bath and the villages around it.
In this video
- One person, many trades
- Plastering to painting
- Planned once, done in order
Homes in Bath
Home Renovation in Bath: what we look out for
- Georgian & period properties
- Georgian renovation starts with what to keep. Lime plaster, sash windows, panelled doors and cornice are worth repairing, and listed status or a conservation area can limit changes to walls, windows and layout, so ask the council early. Tall rooms need access towers for the upper walls and ceilings, which affects the order of work. Damp stains are traced to their cause before anything is painted over.
- Victorian & Edwardian terraces
- A Victorian terrace needs its walls understood before a plan is made. Solid walls with no damp-proof course hold moisture, so gutters, pointing and ventilation are checked before any replastering. Chimney breasts, sagging ceilings and plaster over lath turn up often, and we decide how much to strip once we have seen them. Rooms are done one at a time so the house stays liveable.
- Flats & apartments
- A renovation in a flat sits inside someone else’s building. The lease and the managing agent decide the hours, the protection of shared stairs, and whether walls or services may be altered. Damp can arrive from a neighbour’s pipe or a shared roof, so the first job is finding the source. Partitions and plasterboard suit flats well, though fire and sound requirements should be checked.
- 1950s–70s estate homes
- Estate homes have regular layouts, so a room-by-room refurbishment is easy to plan, but pipework and wiring are often original and worth refreshing while the walls are open. Textured ceiling coatings from this period can contain asbestos, so do not sand or scrape them. Tell us what you have and we will say how to get it checked before work starts.
Planning in Bath
What to plan for with home renovation in Bath
Photograph and date every damp stain
Damp that comes and goes usually has a cause. A stain after rain suggests gutters or pointing, one after showers suggests a leak, and one that appears in winter hints at condensation. Take dated photos of every stain and crack. That record is more useful than any guess, and it stops anyone replastering over a problem that will bring the stain back.
Agree the order of rooms
Start with the room that gives you the most back, usually the kitchen or bathroom, and keep one working bathroom if you can. Dust travels in an old house, so doors are sealed and floors covered, and rubble goes out through one agreed route. Tell us who lives in the house and which rooms you must keep.
Settle consents before the plan is final
A listed house, a conservation area, a lease or a wall that carries load can all alter what is allowed. Ask the council, the managing agent or Building Control early, and send us anything they say in writing. Plans made first and permissions sought later are the usual reason a job stalls half way.
Our work
Home Renovation: photos from real jobs
What customers say
Real reviews from real homeowners
“Pleasant polite tidy, carried out work quickly and efficiently”
“I would highly recommend Krzysztof he was professional, good time keeper and took pride in his work very pleased with the finished Bathroom makeover”
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Getting started
Getting a home renovation quote in Bath
- 1Message us on WhatsApp with photos, rough measurements and what you would like done.
- 2We ask anything else we need and give you a free, no-obligation quote. Larger jobs usually need a visit first.
- 3You agree the plan and we book you in. One person, one point of contact, start to finish.
- Our base in Frome
- Main areas
- Local villages
- Also covering
- Areas we cover →
- Frome
- Beckington
- Rode
- Westbury
- Warminster
- Radstock
- Trowbridge
- Bradford on Avon
- Great Elm
- Berkley
- Lullington
- Buckland Dinham
- Whatley
- Nunney
- Chapmanslade
- Mells
- Trudoxhill
- Corsley
- Cloford
- Dilton Marsh
- Witham Friary
- Norton St Philip
- Wanstrow
- Southwick
- North Bradley
- Freshford
- Bratton
- Hilperton
- Midsomer Norton
- Shepton Mallet
- Bath
- Melksham
- Wells
- Keynsham
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Chippenham
- Bristol
Questions
Home Renovation in Bath: FAQs
Can you renovate a whole Georgian house room by room while we live there?
Yes, many people do. We work through one area at a time, seal doors against dust, protect stairs and floors, and keep one bathroom and somewhere to cook working where we can. A realistic plan depends on the house and the work, so send photos and tell us how many people live there and what you cannot do without.
What should I check before replastering a damp wall in a Bath stone house?
Find the cause first. Blocked gutters, high ground levels, failed pointing and poor ventilation all push damp into stone walls, and replastering over an active problem just hides it for a season. Lime-based plaster suits these walls better than hard cement. Photograph the wall over several weeks and send the pictures with a note of the weather.
Do I need permission to knock two rooms together in a Bath house?
Possibly. A load-bearing wall needs proper support worked out first, Building Regulations may apply, and a listed building may need listed building consent to change its layout. A leasehold flat needs the freeholder’s agreement too. Ask the council and the managing agent early, and send us what they say so the quote reflects it.
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Other services in Bath
Kitchen Fitter in Bath
Units that must climb Bath’s narrow stairs and then sit true against walls that were never square. We plan the carry, the fixings and the services before anything is ordered.
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Bathroom Fitter in Bath
Tall, narrow bathrooms carved from old bedrooms need a plan for the pipes, the floor and the old suite before the new one is ordered.
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Plumber in Bath
Leaks that travel down stone and timber, long pipe runs in tall houses and shared stacks in flats. We trace the cause before anything is cut.
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Get your free quote
The quickest route to an accurate price is a WhatsApp message with photos. The more you can tell us, the more precise we can be.
- A few photosThe room as it is now, from the corners, plus anything awkward like pipes, windows or radiators.
- Rough measurementsWall lengths are plenty to start with. We will confirm exact sizes before ordering anything.
- What you wantWhat stays, what goes, any products you have already chosen, and when you would like it done.