Somerset · BA11 · near Frome
Kitchens, bathrooms & home improvements in Great Elm
Valley-bottom stone cottages and a few larger houses. Kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, electrics, tiling, carpentry and flooring from one skilled local tradesperson, with free quotes on WhatsApp.
Rated Excellent on Rated PeopleKitchens and bathrooms in Great Elm
Great Elm is a very small village in the valley of the Mells river, between Mells and Frome, with woodland close by. With so few homes there is no standard house type: you find old stone cottages, a few larger houses and some later additions. Homes low in a valley can have damp ground and walls that have been rained on for centuries, so a kitchen or bathroom plan here starts with the condition of the building rather than a catalogue layout. A kitchen fitter or bathroom fitter has to look at the walls, floors and drains before choosing anything.
Fixed & Fitted is based in Frome, and Great Elm is close to home. No job is too small, from a full kitchen to a replacement basin and taps. One skilled tradesperson covers the plumbing, electrics, tiling and carpentry, so there are no handovers between trades and nobody has to explain the house twice. A few photos on WhatsApp, and which lane or house you are on, are enough for us to give you a free quote with no obligation.
Covering Great Elm and nearby: Hapsford, Egford, Mells, Buckland Dinham, Orchardleigh and Whatley.
Where we work
From Frome to Great Elm and beyond
Great Elm 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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In Great Elm
Our services in Great Elm
Everything we do for homes in Great Elm, from kitchens and bathrooms to plumbing, electrics and tiling. Tap a service for the full details.
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Kitchen Fitter in Great Elm
Kitchens in Great Elm’s old valley cottages start with the walls rather than the units. We look for tide marks and soft plaster first, deal with or flag the cause, then fix cabinets to sound wall and leave the stone able to breathe.
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Bathroom Fitter in Great Elm
A bathroom in a Great Elm cottage often means working around thick stone, an older drain and very little spare floor. We measure the room properly, work out where the waste can fall, and fit the suite so you can still open the door.
Bathroom Fitting details - 3
Wet Rooms & Showers in Great Elm
Many Great Elm homes sit low in the Mells river valley, so a wet room needs ground, gutters and drains checked first. Then comes a properly tanked floor and walls, with a fall to the drain, so water stays in the shower and out of the old stone.
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Tiler in Great Elm
Old stone walls in Great Elm are rarely flat or dry enough for tile stuck straight on. We check for penetrating damp, build the wall up level where needed, use flexible adhesive, and hold off tiling anything still wet, so moisture is not sealed in behind it.
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Plumber in Great Elm
Plumbing in a Great Elm cottage is often a mix of old and newer pipe laid by different hands. We trace what feeds what, replace tired runs where we open the floor, and check gutters and gullies outside, because wet walls are not always a plumbing fault.
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Electrician in Great Elm
Thick stone walls in Great Elm cottages make chasing cables slow, so we plan sockets and cable routes before any plaster goes on. Kitchen and bathroom circuits get RCD protection, and we keep wiring away from damp patches near ground level.
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Carpenter & Joiner in Great Elm
Few walls in Great Elm’s older cottages are square, so shelves, worktops and boxing-in are scribed to fit rather than cut to a straight line. Where a later addition meets the old stone, we also build sound timber fixings for units to hang from.
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Floor Fitter in Great Elm
Floors in a valley village can be cold and damp underneath. Before laying anything in Great Elm we check for moisture in old stone floors and timber, level out dips, and choose a covering that suits the ground instead of fighting it.
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Home Renovation in Great Elm
A fuller refurbishment in Great Elm tends to be a stone cottage or a larger house with later additions, so the order matters. We strip out, sort the damp and drains, then do first fix, plaster, tiling and finishing, with skip and storage planned around little off-road space.
Home Renovation details
Local knowledge
Kitchens & bathrooms in Great Elm: what to know
A valley village and damp
Homes close to the Mells river or low in the valley can sit on damp ground. Ground levels, drains and gutters are worth checking before blaming the room itself. We look for rising or penetrating damp before tiling or fixing units to a wall, avoid sealing moisture in, and tell you when the fix is outside the room.
Small plots, skips and storage
Many cottages here have little off-road space. A kitchen fit produces old units, waste and packaging, and new units need somewhere dry to wait. We plan where a skip or waste collection can go, where materials will be kept and how deliveries reach the door, before the job begins.
Check the listing on older houses
The church and some of the older houses in Great Elm are listed, and other buildings nearby may be too. Consent can be needed for some internal changes to a listed property, so check your own status with the council before planning a layout. Mention it when you message and we will allow for it.
Typical homes:Stone cottages & farmhouses · 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”
Written reviews are copied word for word from our public Rated People profile. The Google rating comes from our public Google Business Profile.
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- Main areas
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Around Great Elm
We are based in Frome and cover Great Elm (BA11) and the surrounding area. Nearby we also work in:
Villages nearby
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- 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
Great Elm FAQs
Do you work in Great Elm, Hapsford and Egford?
Yes, we cover Great Elm, Hapsford, Egford and the villages around them, including Mells and Buckland Dinham. Frome is close, so we are not travelling far. Send a few photos of the room on WhatsApp, tell us which house or lane you are on, and we will send a free, no-obligation quote.
Is a kitchen fit in a damp valley cottage a bad idea?
Not at all, but the room needs checking before the units go in. Cottages low in a valley can suffer damp from the ground, drains and gutters. We look for tide marks, soft plaster and blocked gullies, fix or flag the cause, and choose wall finishes that let the stone breathe.
Is a small job worth a call to you in a village as small as Great Elm?
Yes, no job is too small. Replacing a basin and taps, fitting a shower screen, tiling a splashback or putting in a new worktop is all work we take on. Send a photo and a short description on WhatsApp and we will tell you what is involved, with a free quote and no obligation.
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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.