by Tpa » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:00 am
For traditional, it's cheapest to have your cupboards built or use the Savoy range at The Bath Store. I used a mixture of those and the Bathroom Discount Centre in Fulham to do up 4 bathrooms. I found B&Q/Homebase/Wickes too limited in choice.
Quality: I have found the Bath Store's products to be really very good quality and design for a great price. BDC has far better choice of fixtures if you want to spend a bit more money on certain items, because it carries all the lines. However, one of their cheaper range hand showers broke after a month and had to be replaced (which they did on the spot when I went into the store with it). My Bath store hand shower feels much more solid for about the same price. They also have a long warranty on everything, so you don't need to worry about things falling apart
Service: The Bath Store customer service by phone and email was wonderful. With Bathroom Discount Centre, they never responded to my calls or emails, but if I went into the store, they were quite helpful.
Bath Store will also provide layout design for you, which I don't think BDC does.
The Bottom line: If I had to do them all again, I would have gone to The Bath Store first, done my layout plan and bought most of my items there. I would look at BDC to see if there is anything of better design in there and thrown that in ad hoc. BDC is not really going to help you figure out the plan of your room but if you know what you want and can get there in person, then I think they are a good option and the builders know them very well. Pricewise, I think BDC can be cheaper, especially with a builder discount, but Bath Store has tons of sales and discounts too, so they can come out equal.
For traditional, it's cheapest to have your cupboards built or use the Savoy range at The Bath Store. I used a mixture of those and the Bathroom Discount Centre in Fulham to do up 4 bathrooms. I found B&Q/Homebase/Wickes too limited in choice.
Quality: I have found the Bath Store's products to be really very good quality and design for a great price. BDC has far better choice of fixtures if you want to spend a bit more money on certain items, because it carries all the lines. However, one of their cheaper range hand showers broke after a month and had to be replaced (which they did on the spot when I went into the store with it). My Bath store hand shower feels much more solid for about the same price. They also have a long warranty on everything, so you don't need to worry about things falling apart
Service: The Bath Store customer service by phone and email was wonderful. With Bathroom Discount Centre, they never responded to my calls or emails, but if I went into the store, they were quite helpful.
Bath Store will also provide layout design for you, which I don't think BDC does.
The Bottom line: If I had to do them all again, I would have gone to The Bath Store first, done my layout plan and bought most of my items there. I would look at BDC to see if there is anything of better design in there and thrown that in ad hoc. BDC is not really going to help you figure out the plan of your room but if you know what you want and can get there in person, then I think they are a good option and the builders know them very well. Pricewise, I think BDC can be cheaper, especially with a builder discount, but Bath Store has tons of sales and discounts too, so they can come out equal.
