Shower Installation in London

Shower installation in London: what the price includes

• 01
  System first, product second

  A combi boiler cannot supply a pumped shower. A gravity-fed tank cannot supply a high-flow mixer without a pump. An unvented cylinder can do almost anything. Ten minutes establishing which you have prevents the most common and most expensive shower mistake there is.

• 02
  Electric showers

  Independent of the hot water system, which makes them the reliable answer for a second bathroom or a loft conversion. The limit is kilowatts: 8.5 kW is adequate, 10.5 kW is noticeably better, and both need the cable and the RCD checked before anything is ordered.

• 03
  Mixer and thermostatic

  A thermostatic valve holds temperature when a tap runs elsewhere in the house, which is the difference between a good shower and a startling one. On any installation used by children or older people we fit thermostatic as standard rather than as an option.

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  Pumps, where they are legal

  A pump can transform a gravity system, but it cannot be fitted to a mains-fed supply, that is a Water Regulations breach, not a preference. Where a pump is right we specify a twin-impeller unit and mount it so you are not listening to it through the ceiling.

• 05
  Tanking and tiling done in the right order

  Trays and enclosures leak at the junction, not the middle. We tank behind the tile, seal the tray to the substrate, and silicone last. Waterproofing that happens after tiling is decoration.

Local conditions we work around

Shower choice in London is decided by the water as much as the bathroom. Hard water scales thermostatic cartridges and blocks shower heads, so we specify valves that can actually be serviced and heads that can be descaled rather than sealed units that get thrown away. The other question is pressure: a large share of London flats run gravity-fed or communal systems where a high-pressure mixer will disappoint, so the system gets established before anything is bought, not after.

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