We had them around to quote tonight. Wow - £22.2k for a 1.8 x 1.8m bathroom with standard fittings and an electric shower!!! Standard 50% off that and
Has anyone had a bathroom designed by Dolphin? Any comments on quality/cost?
Seems a lot to me. Ignore the 22.2k price - it is only so they can discount it.
I would never use that company!!
I walked into one of their showrooms just for a nosey, admittedly I was wearing a tracksuit and probably not a designer one at that, the lady slowly looked at me from my toes to my head, looked me in the eye and before I could open my mouth said "You do realise that our bathrooms START at £5000!" I turned and walked straight out!
Yada yada, sign here, special deal, I'll have to phone my manager etc.
There is a notice up in the showroom near us along the lines of "ever fitted a bathroom before? then become a dolphin installer, no training required, earn £££ per week" which makes me believe that it may be a bit hit or miss.
Bargepoles and disinfectant come to mind. Their reputation isn't exactly rose smelling, the work is often of poor quality and getting them to rectify faults can be a nightmare. Apart from that, their inflated prices and execrable sales technique they should be OK.
My god, are they still doing that racket!! Had a quote for a bathroom about five years ago and like you, the first quote was completely daft. Instantly, the huge % discount was offered and then when we umm'd and ahh'd, the price came down again to about the price you mention.
We told them to take a running jump on the simple basis that we wouldn't do business with a company that operates in this way.
Bartering is all part of business but maybe for 10%, not for 70%!
Rob.
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They must be cutting a lot of corners if they are going to supply and fit a bathroom worth 22.5k for only 7.5k.
Whoaaaa. Don't go there. They're the sort of people you see on House Of Horrors! Ask around friends etc.. find a local tradesman. You'll get a better price and probably service too. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising.
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No, buy top quality appliances from local plumber merchants (B&G in London) and pick the well priced B&Q stuff and then use a local plumber or tiler- get a recommendation from a neighbour. will come in half the price of Dphn. Search around for the appliances/tiles and you will be able to pick best prices.
Should have asked her what her petty little "waiting around in a bathroom showroom all day" salary started from ... I doubt it's enough to afford a £5k bathroom!!
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How about B&Q's £3200 for the work? To put this in perspective, this is what we asked for:
New bath, sink & toilet - all in same locations Electric shower to be fitted Extractor fan to be fitted Tile floor and walls (strip existing full tiling off)
With bathrooms suites seeming to average at about £400-500 there (is that too little?), showers at about £150 and tiles about £15-20 per square meter, I made it up to be about £4000 for the full job with them.
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appliances/tiles
Do you have an URL for B&G? Can only find marine electronics B&G on the web ... :(
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It's a group disease. I did the same and had the same treatment at a Moben place some while ago.
I arranged a wasted appointment for their rep. as a compensation.
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That's B&Q, not B&G.
SJW A.C.S. Ltd.
OK, then
.andy
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Far too much for the work. £1300-2000 is fair for outer London, cheaper elsewhere.
Can provide names for tiler and plumber if you're south east London.
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SJW A.C.S. Ltd.
Did he mean B&Q? Of course I can find them on the web ;) I thought B&G was something different?
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