We are highly skilled self employed builders experts in South East London.

Specialising in full bathroom installations in all designs and styles 

• Cost: Self-employed professionals typically charge less than companies, as they don’t have the same overhead costs. In London building company will charge at least twice for bathroom fitting then self employed professional. We not even mentioning VAT  

• Flexibility: You’ll have more flexibility in terms of choosing the materials and finishes for your bathroom, as you’ll be working directly with the person who will be doing the work. You can even request to pay for materials once receipts are provided

• Personal touch: You’ll likely have a more personal relationship with a self-employed professional, which can be helpful if you have any questions or concerns during the project.

• Time/ duration of works: As there is only one person responsible for the bathroom installation project (leading Bathroom fitter) works are carried out more efficiently and with better quality. Trades that LBF needs to call in additionally are long well established relationship qualified professionals so there are no delays or quality issues 

In other hand if you hire a company then responsibilities are diluted. There is a project manager who is responsible for your bathroom. But apart from your project he/she has other 5-7 projects on his/her mind that is not related to your project. These are the trades that project manager needs to organise: demolition labor, first fix plumber, plasterer, carpenter, tiler, electrician, painter decorator, second fix plumber, mastic man, accessory installers, cleaners. Now, those professionals needs to come at the right time, right place and to do right things in the right way. Unfortunately there will always be someone who didn’t show up, didn’t finish in time, didn’t know, didn’t understand etc . Having said that bathroom installation will be completed but not in 3 weeks as it was promised but in 4 or 5 weeks. Also in this situation there is no reason to be optimistic about quality and attention to detail, it will be average if not below average.

To avoid being in this situation, there is a question you can ask before you hire a company : – do you have your own in-house multi skilled tradesman who will be on site all the time or site manager? If they say that this job is too small too keep site manager on site then you know you better off to hire self employed professional

• Warranties and guarantees: Most self employed individuals offer warranties on their workmanship and materials, which can give you peace of mind knowing that you’re protected if something goes wrong. Their public liability insurance will cover unexpected personal injury or property damage. And regarding warranties it is important that tradesman fully sticks to his/hers commitments as most self employed individuals don’t have budgets for marketing to get new jobs as they have to rely on good feedback from existing clients