Wiltshire · SN10
Kitchens, bathrooms & home improvements in Devizes
Georgian town houses, timber-framed buildings and canal-side homes. Kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, electrics, tiling, carpentry and flooring from one skilled local tradesperson, with free quotes on WhatsApp.
Rated Excellent on Rated PeopleRenovating your home in Devizes
Devizes is an old market town with a lot of history in its brick and stone. Georgian town houses, Victorian terraces and timber-framed buildings crowd the centre, many of them listed, and newer estates have grown up on the town's edges. Old buildings come with old floors, sloping ceilings and chimney breasts that do not line up with the rest of the room. Kitchen and bathroom fitting in Devizes often means working out how a modern room fits inside an old shell, rather than dropping in a catalogue layout.
We are based in Frome, and one skilled tradesperson handles each job from first visit to final fix, covering plumbing, tiling, carpentry and electrics. That suits older Devizes properties, where several trades would otherwise be bumping into each other in small spaces, and where one person can spot a problem in the floor before it turns into a problem in the plastering. Send photos on WhatsApp, tell us what you want to change, and we will come back with a free, no-obligation quote.
Covering Devizes and nearby: Roundway, Rowde, Potterne, Bishops Cannings, Bromham, Urchfont, Market Lavington and Seend.
Where we work
From Frome to Devizes and beyond
Devizes is one of the places we cover from our base in Frome. This short video shows the rest of the area on a map.
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- Main areas
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In Devizes
Our services in Devizes
Everything we do for homes in Devizes, from kitchens and bathrooms to plumbing, electrics and tiling. Tap a service for the full details.
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Kitchen Fitter in Devizes
Kitchen fitting in Devizes often means fitting a modern room inside an old shell, with sloping ceilings, chimney breasts that do not line up and floors that fall away. Units are fitted to the room as it is, with scribed ends and plinths.
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Bathroom Fitter in Devizes
Hard water is a fact of life on the Devizes chalk, so a new bathroom here should be planned for scale. Easy-clean glass and fittings with parts you can reach help, and a softener is worth discussing. The layout still has to suit an old building.
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Wet Rooms & Showers in Devizes
Timber-framed and part-timber buildings in Devizes move over time, which is hard on rigid waterproofing. A shower or wet room there needs a sound, boarded base, flexible sealing in the corners and a floor that falls properly to the drain.
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Tiler in Devizes
Tiles laid on a surface that flexes crack and loosen. In older and timber-framed Devizes houses we use suitable adhesive and proper backing boards, allow for movement joints, and set the tiles out for walls that lean rather than walls that ought to be square.
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Plumber in Devizes
Plumbing in Devizes Georgian town houses and Victorian terraces often means long pipe runs and ceilings that cannot take much cutting. Hard chalk water also builds scale in taps, valves and appliances, so isolation valves go where they can be reached.
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Electrician in Devizes
Old Devizes houses seldom have much space for cable, and timber frames and thick walls make new routes awkward. We plan circuits for sockets, lighting and an electric oven carefully, and settle the bathroom zones before any fittings are chosen.
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Carpenter & Joiner in Devizes
Sloping ceilings, leaning timber frames and chimney breasts out of line all keep a joiner busy in Devizes. Shelving, door linings and boxing-in are cut to the building as it stands, since a perfectly square cupboard would simply look wrong.
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Floor Fitter in Devizes
Old floors in Devizes can slope, flex or sit on timber that has moved over the years. We check levels, find out what lies beneath the surface, and prepare the base so the new floor suits the building and does not fight it.
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Home Renovation in Devizes
Renovating in Devizes often raises a listed or conservation-area question first, then narrow streets and limited parking for skips and deliveries. Tell us about access when you message, and we will plan the trades around it, from strip-out to making good.
Home Renovation details
Local knowledge
Kitchens & bathrooms in Devizes: what to know
Hard water on the chalk
Devizes sits on chalk, and water in chalk country is typically hard. Scale builds up on shower heads, taps, glass screens and appliances. Easy-clean fittings, a squeegee habit and perhaps a water softener are worth thinking about when you plan a new bathroom or kitchen.
Listed buildings and the town centre
Devizes has a large number of listed buildings, and its historic centre is a conservation area. Listed building consent may be needed even for some internal changes. Check with the council before you order anything, particularly if you plan to move walls, alter floors or touch historic features.
Timber frames and moving walls
Older timber-framed or part-timber buildings move over time, so walls lean and floors slope. Tiles on a surface that flexes need appropriate adhesive and proper backing boards, and units are fitted to the room as it is, not as it should be. We assess this before we quote.
Tight streets and limited parking
Streets in the centre are narrow and parking can be limited, which makes deliveries and waste removal harder. Tell us about parking and the route into the house when you message. It affects how we plan the job, and it is much easier to deal with before the work begins.
Typical homes:Georgian & period properties · Victorian & Edwardian terraces · 1950s–70s estate homes · Modern & new-build homes
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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- Our base in Frome
- Main areas
- Local villages
- Also covering
Service area
Around Devizes
We are based in Frome and cover Devizes (SN10) and the surrounding area. Nearby we also work in:
View Devizes on Google Maps All areas we cover
- 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
Devizes FAQs
Can you fit a kitchen in a listed or timber-framed house in Devizes?
Yes, but check with the council first if the building is listed. Timber-framed houses call for careful fixings and no assumptions about square walls. We can look at photos, talk through the options and flag what might need consent before we quote. Message us on WhatsApp to get started.
Is hard water in Devizes a problem for new bathrooms?
It can be, because Devizes sits on chalk and the water tends to be hard. Scale marks glass, taps and shower heads over time. Easy-clean finishes help, and a water softener is worth considering. We can talk through what suits your home when we quote.
Do you cover villages around Devizes like Potterne, Bromham and Urchfont?
Yes, we cover villages around Devizes as well as the town itself. Send your postcode and a few photos on WhatsApp and we will confirm. Village houses can be older with unusual pipework, so the more photos you send, the more accurate your free quote will be.
Free, no-obligation
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.