any suggestions for purchasing plumbing/bathroom items?

wiggly

Hiya

I'm not sure if I can ask this, or where to put it, so apols if I've done the wrong thing!

I had been looking at plumbworld.co.uk for buying some bits for my bathroom as their prices look good. Looking at reviews of the company however and they're pretty bad

So, what other online plumbing supplies places have you used and which ones are useful? Happy to trawl through several to find what I'm looking for I just don't know where to begin and a recommendation is always helpful!

rob7475

what sort of things in particular are you looking for? I refitted my bathroom last year and didn't limit myself to one supplier. bath from one, shower from another, etc.

Cheers

sk240

I used plumbworld for 2 bathrooms worth back in January, i had no problems with them

DigForVictory

For the actual hardware, sinks, taps, heaters etc I apologise, but I haven't a clue - our builders left us a hefty tome of Sanitary Ware & told us to pick.

When it comes to decorating eg tiles I have one suggestion to pass on that worked very well for us - when you see something you like, get the full identification codes and names etc ect and then *Stop*.

little_miss_muppet_face

Victoria Plumb are good, have used them a few times now and always been impressed, especially with the price. There taps etc although cheap in cost look expensive... Worth a look..

katepnlo

I used Plumbworld a couple of times and had brilliant service! Best price and good quality. We have finished two out of our three bathrooms and we are really impressed

tarkytarks

I ordered a shower and 2 new loo seats from plumbworld late at night on Tuesday just gone and they were with us in thursday! So I would be happy to use them again. Sometimes it's easy to find negative reviews about a company and not find so many positive ones.

I ordered the shower, toilet and sink from liberty bathrooms and although I'm happy with the items (we needed a non standard size shower tray) I felt delivery was very slow (7 working days), and wouldn't use them if I was in a rush to get something.

One of the plumbers at work laughed when I mentioned Victoria plumb and said that I must be made of money to buy from them, so make sure you check prices elsewhere for comparable items if you do see something you like from them!

notisis

I ordered cabinets, loo & sink from a local retailer as they were the only ones to do aqua cabinets and also gave a discount. The remainder (taps from Hudson Reed, Clearwater fillers, Vado shower and waste, Roper Rhodes audio mirror. Reina designer radiator etc) I got from Heating & Plumbing Supplies. I just emailed my local branch and they gave me pretty much trade price - much cheaper than online and they delivered or I picked up the smaller items. See if you have a local branch (look at www.hpsmerchant.co.uk) or try your own local plumbing supplies as likely they will still give you a good discount. A local trades lighting company recommended by the bathroom retailer also gave us a good price on our led lights.