Refresh Kitchen and Bathrooms

Simon’s work is absolutely outstanding. We first worked with him and his team a few years ago when he installed a new wetroom for us, and when we bought a new flat in central Edinburgh, in need of major work, we knew there was no one else we wanted for the job - Simon’s craftsmanship, perfectionism, technical expertise and problem-solving are second to none. This was an extremely demanding six-month job which involved completely stripping out the existing flat, including levelling floors, taking down partition walls, and knocking through walls to create through five new openings. He laid a beautiful new 140 sq metre engineered parquet floor, installed two new ensuite bath/wetrooms with underfloor heating, a new kitchen and laundry, a walk-in closet, a large pair of sliding pocket doors between the newly opened-up kitchen and sitting room, complete central heating system with state-of-the-art boiler and new cast-iron radiators, and oversaw re-plastering of walls and the complete electrical re-wiring of the flat. The finish on everything is of the highest possible quality and we couldn't be more delighted.

We had our kitchen and bathroom refurbished. We had never undergone these sort of works before and didn't know where to start. Simon was quick to come round and offer quotes for various options. We are really happy with the work. Adding a light tunnel to the bathroom has been great. The kitchen is more spacious and pleasant to be in. It felt like that if there was ever an issue, Simon found the solution rather than just leaving it. He wanted to make sure that we got the rooms we wanted. We.Thank you for your patience with us.

We moved into an old tenement that was equipped with 1 room for a stand up shower and a small room across the hall for a toilet. It looked like previous tenants had piecemealed together fittings on a 'need to fix' basis and we had no idea of the state of the floor (though it seemed squishy and we had heard there was a flood in the past). With these factors in mind we definitely needed an upfront, fixed rate bathroom re-do that was fair! We had a limited budget and Simon worked with us to help deliver the maximum value for money while doing an amazingly thorough renovation. They took out everything and stripped down to the bricks, they checked for water damage and refit old pipes, they even caught a wire that looked like a potential fire hazard and helped us with that! The whole process ran right to schedule and we couldn't be happier with the finished product. We would highly recommend Refresh Kitchen and Bathrooms to anyone and will definitely use them again if we ever move or decide to 'refresh' our kitchen! The bathroom, thankfully, is now good for a long time! Thanks.

We had our existing bathroom suite removed and replaced with a new vanity unit, wash hand basin, wc, and the bath was replaced with a shower enclosure with "wetwall" boards. We had Amtico flooring and, as a result of the bath being replaced, we had a bare patch where the bath used to be. Fortunately we had some spare Amtico tiles left from the original laying of the floor and Simon made a brilliant job of filling the gap. The result was excellent and the work was done efficiently, with care and very tidily. We had used Refresh Kitchens and Bathrooms before in refitting our kitchen and we were very satisfied with their work on that occasion.

We recently moved into a top floor tenement flat and needed our bathroom renovated, ie. Completely replaced. It had old fittings, no ventilation and soft mouldy wood walls. Simon provided a great service from start to finish and was our choice out of a number of quotes received from other tradesmen. He replied to our query promptly and arranged to visit and assess the job immediately (I was amazed that many others did not seem to want to visit). Very soon after he provided a very detailed breakdown of the job required and his quote. Compared to the others we found the quote very reasonable. He then gave us a wide range of sources to explore to choose our fittings and was very helpful in guiding us towards items that suited our space and budget. The work itself was undertaken very professionally and efficiently, with great consideration for our neighbours (the stairwell was kept very tidy throughout) and our flat was remarkably clean when I came home each day! We were kept in the loop throughout and the work was completed entirely on schedule (removing the old bathroom and taking everything back to brick, replacing the pipes, lighting, installing extractor, tiling, flooring, fittings etc was completed in 10 days). Needless-to-say we are very pleased with the result and with the service Simon provided and hope that he'll have time to do the kitchen too when the time is right!

Had new bathroom fitted by Refresh kitchens and bathrooms recently and couldn’t be happier - it’s now my favourite room in the house. The thorough job carried out and attention to detail makes me confident it will look great for years to come. Simon gave lots of advice too about products that would work for me when I didn’t know what to choose and kept me well unformed throughout the whole process. Highly recommended.

We had Refresh Kitchen and Bathrooms do our upstairs ensuite, (Simon and Joe) Simon came and talked the job over and we discussed what we were after, we excepted their quote and they gave us a starting date, they turned up on time, and they work very hard each day, after stripping back the walls and down to the floorboards they came up with a few unexpected problems which they discussed with us, they had no problem overcoming these, they tidy up at the end of each day and discuss what they will be doing the next day, after two weeks the job was finished and although not the cheapest the results are superb, a first class job the look was better than we had expected, so much so we asked Simon to book us in for our bathroom downstairs later in the year, we needed them to start earlier and rung Simon to ask him if they had an earlier start date, which they date, our downstairs bathroom is now finished and again looks amazing, another first class job, we needed a new window but it wasnt ready before we went on holiday, Simon installed it while we were away, he sent us a couple of pictures of the installed window, I would not hesitate to recommend Refresh Kitchen and Bathrooms, Simon and Joe are hard working reliable and trustworthy guys, and although not the cheapest the result you get is a fantastic looking bathroom that will last a very long time, cheers guys.

Simon has recently completed a full refit- room was stripped back to brickwork and joists-of our tiny tenement bathroom. The attention to detail and finish is 1st class. Although the bathroom is tiny the preparation work was excellent. We left Simon to get on with the job without us being there and it was completed on time and within budget. Any queries were always answered promptly and we were updated on a daily basis with the progress. The finished bathroom went beyond our expectations and we would recommend Refresh Kitchens and Bathrooms to anyone.

A relatively complicated bathroom fit which required a little thinking outside of the box and somebody to take the time and the care to do a proper job. So, so glad we worked with Simon @ Refresh. He was fast, professional, very clean, courteous and straight talking which I liked. He also wasn't shy to express his opinion which is often useful as what he doesn't know about bathroom design and fixtures/fittings isn't worth knowing. Simon takes care of all trades himself which is rare, and extremely convenient. No hesitation in recommending to anybody who wants a proper job done.

We used Simon in September 2016 (been meaning to post this review since then…) to replace our bathroom. Simon was very helpful before this in providing extensive advice on what we wished to do and checking on fittings we were looking to order. During the process of stripping the room back to the bare brick and building it back up, Simon kept us up to date with progress, even when we were out of the country, by sending us pictures of progress. Progress was hampered due to a couple of issues with fittings provided by our own supplier, together with exceptionally tough tiles to cut (sorry Simon, but they do look great! ), but Simon continued on until the job was completed. The end result was a bathroom we'd been hoping for, one that is now actually warm and with a quality finish we are sure will last a lot longer than the previous one.