Bathroom renovation: checks before work is covered up

A shower door can obstruct furniture; taps may be hard to reach. Check openings and everyday movements on a dimensioned plan. Describe assistance needs. Confirm levels and connection space as well as furniture appearance.

Request the system description and junctions between tray, walls and drainage. Buildwise highlights planning watertight connections in advance. Identify who handles each interface and when it is checked before being covered.

Before repainting or replacing a mouldy joint, investigate leaks, condensation or another defect. The housing ministry stresses addressing the cause. Request checks of extraction and intended air supply too. No uniform time until mould appears can diagnose the room.

List lighting, mirror, sockets and appliances before closing up. Have an electrician validate position, protection and suitability for the wet area. An existing socket does not establish suitability for a new appliance. Assess changes for the actual arrangement.

For a wall-hung toilet, furniture, screen or grab rail, ask how fixings suit the substrate and product. Confirm access to mechanisms, valves and traps. Removable boxing should open without destroying planned finishes. Do not generalise a product load rating to every installation.

Record drying, curing and return-to-service conditions for the systems used. Ask how late delivery or substrate repairs change the sequence. A move-in date does not replace product installation conditions.

Identify responsibility for protection, connections, waterproofing, finishes, cleaning and testing. Request a written scope-change procedure. At handover compare work with the quote and record outstanding points and owners. A fixed price still needs a scope description.