Kitchens
Frequently renovated in the same year, sometimes by the same partner.
Renovation
A bathroom is the least forgiving room to get wrong.
Water finds every shortcut. A tiler who rushes the falls, or a fitter who skips the tanking, leaves you a problem that hides behind the tiles for two years. Tell us what you are planning and we will introduce bathroom specialists whose work stands up to daily use.
What we cover
Typical bathroom projects
- Full renovation: strip out, first fix plumbing and electrics, tiling, sanitaryware and finishing.
- Partial refit: a new suite, shower enclosure or retiling within the existing layout.
- Installation only: you have bought the suite, you need it fitted properly.
- Wet rooms: fully tanked, level-access showering, where the waterproofing is the whole job.
- En suites and cloakrooms: small rooms where layout and ventilation decisions matter most.
- Accessibility adaptations: walk-in baths, level-access showers, grab rails and wider access. A distinct specialism, not an afterthought.
What we will ask you
So we can match you accurately, the enquiry asks whether the project is a full renovation, a partial refit or installation only; which room it is (family bathroom, en suite, cloakroom or wet room); the current condition of the room; whether you want to keep the existing layout or change it; and whether any accessibility adaptations are needed.
Every question has a “not sure yet” option. You do not need to have decided anything before you talk to us.
Why choose Kalvaro
The failures you cannot see are the expensive ones
Cheap bathroom installs fail behind the tiles: falls that do not drain, tanking that was never done, silicone doing the job of a waterproof membrane. We only introduce companies whose work we would be happy to put our name to.
Verified before introduction
Trading history, public liability insurance and relevant accreditations, all checked before any bathroom specialist is introduced.
Wet-side work taken seriously
Every partner submits photographs of completed bathrooms with their application. Waterproofing and drainage are exactly where we expect the evidence.
No bidding war
A small number of suitable specialists, chosen deliberately for your project. Never an open auction on price.
How it works
Four steps, one conversation
1Tell us about your bathroom
A few guided questions about the room, its condition and what you want to change.
2We review your requirements
A member of our team reads it personally.
3We introduce bathroom specialists
A small number of suitable, vetted partners.
4You choose with confidence
Compare, decide and start on your terms.
Completed work
Recent bathroom projects
What this page will show once our founding partners have work to photograph.
Photography is coming, and it will be real
This is Kalvaro artwork, not a photograph. We have deliberately not filled this page with stock images of somebody else’s bathroom, because presenting bought imagery as a partner’s own work is exactly the sort of thing we exist to avoid.
As our founding partners complete bathroom projects, their photographs will replace this, with their permission and their name against the work.
Bathroom questions
Frequently asked
No. Many owners come to us with nothing more than a room they dislike. Tell us where you have got to and we will introduce professionals who can help from that point, including with design and supply.
A walk-in shower is an enclosure with a low tray. A wet room does away with the tray: the whole floor is tanked and laid to a fall so water drains away. It looks simpler but is harder to build well, because the waterproofing has to be perfect. It is a job for a specialist, and that is who we would introduce.
Yes. Accessibility adaptations are a distinct specialism with their own products, regulations and installation experience, so the enquiry asks about them specifically. We will introduce professionals with genuine adaptation experience rather than a general fitter.
Often, yes, but it depends on where the soil pipe runs and what the floor allows. Moving waste routes is where budgets move too, which is why the enquiry asks whether you want to keep or change the layout. The professionals we introduce will tell you plainly what your room allows.
The professional you choose does, directly with you. Kalvaro makes the introduction and takes no part in pricing, so we neither set nor guarantee what the work will cost.
It depends on the scope and on drying times, which cannot honestly be rushed: tanking and adhesives need to cure before tiling. The professionals we introduce will give you a realistic schedule for your specific room, and tell you if you will need to plan around it.
Related services
Often planned together
Loft conversions
A converted loft often gains an en suite, planned from the start.
Epoxy resin flooring
A seamless, waterproof floor finish suited to bathrooms and wet areas.
Ready to discuss your bathroom?
It takes a few minutes and costs nothing. Our team will review your project within one working day.