This bathroom and plumbing supplies merchant is mostly known only to plumbers and builders, but they have recently opened their own showroom so that customers can come in, browse and choose their bathroom furniture. Having used their service to obtain all our bathroom bits, I'd recommend them highly. Here's why...
First of all, we would never have heard of this place if it were not for our builder and bathroom fitter, who recommended we pay them a visit. The showroom is small, and it's not easy to find: tucked away on the Badminton trading estate, on the left as you drive across the railway bridge entering Yate from Bristol, it took us a couple of wrong turnings to get there. (Incidentally, the map insert on Yelp was not accurate when I looked just now).
Anyway, we sat down at the desk and were looked after by Rob, and that's the first reason I'd recommend this place: personal service. Although the showroom is small, their product range is enormous, and so is their knowledge. Bathrooms, it turns out, are more complicated than I thought. You have to know which products go together, what everything measures, even what wattage a towel rail will output when your heating runs at 70ºC... Rob knew it all. What's more, he was patient and worked hard with us over several visits / phone calls / spreadsheets exchanged via e-mail to make sure we specced our bathroom exactly as we wanted, and in a way that would all fit.
Second reason I'd recommend them is value for money. With a complex project like a bathroom, it helps if your supplier has the market knowledge to advise you where you can save money without losing out on quality. It also helps if they can be as creative as necessary with pricing, pointing out which manufacturers are open to more negotiation than others.
Our visit has culminated in us buying a bath, shower, taps, shower tray and door, Showerwall (instead of tiling), washbasin, WC, vanity units and radiators. We feel we have a great quality bathroom suite at an excellent price. What's more, they're supplying our fitter directly so there is less for us to worry about and the communication is working out well.
If you're considering re-fitting a bathroom in Bristol or South Gloucestershire, I'd highly recommend giving Marcliff a call--and you can either introduce your fitter to them, or ask them to recommend one to you. Either way, it's bound to be better than B&Q! read more