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A bathroom fitter handles the full installation of a new bathroom - removing the old suite, fitting the new bath, shower, basin and WC, along with tiling, plumbing and electrical connections.

A bathroom refit is one of the most disruptive jobs in a home, so choosing someone who can manage the whole process and finish on schedule matters more than the price per tile.

Agree the full specification in writing before work starts, including who supplies the sanitaryware and whether making good the landing or hallway is included.

Castlebay is the main village on Barra and the most southerly settlement of any size in the Outer Hebrides, dominated by the 15th-century Kisimul Castle sitting on a rock in the bay.

The village is a ferry port for services to Oban and Eriskay and the island's airport on the beach at Traigh Mhor is one of the most unusual in the world.

Properties include traditional stone croft houses, modern family homes and a small number of guest houses and holiday lets.

Castlebay has a school, a medical centre, a co-op and a heritage centre, serving as the service hub for Barra and Vatersay.

The remote island location and severe Atlantic weather make skilled local tradespeople invaluable for property construction and maintenance.

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The Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan Siar) are a chain of islands stretching 130 miles off Scotland's north-west coast, from the Butt of Lewis in the north to Barra and Vatersay in the south.

Stornoway on Lewis is the only town of any size and serves as the administrative, commercial and transport hub for the islands. The rest of the population is spread across crofting townships and small villages on Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra - communities connected by causeways, single-track roads and inter-island ferries.

The islands are the heartland of Scottish Gaelic language and culture. Gaelic is spoken as an everyday language here to a degree found nowhere else in Scotland and the traditions of crofting, weaving, fishing and storytelling remain central to island life. Harris Tweed - handwoven in the homes of islanders from locally dyed wool - is a globally recognised fabric and a vital part of the local economy.

The landscape is extraordinary: white shell-sand beaches on the Atlantic coast, ancient standing stones at Callanish, the mountainous terrain of Harris, the flat machair grasslands of the Uists and some of the darkest skies in Europe. Wildlife - sea eagles, otters, seals and vast seabird colonies - draws naturalists from around the world.

CalMac ferries connect the islands to the mainland from Ullapool, Uig on Skye and Oban, while Loganair flights serve Stornoway, Benbecula and Barra - where the beach at Traigh Mhor famously serves as the runway. Despite the remoteness, the islands have a strong and self-reliant community life shaped by faith, Gaelic culture and the rhythms of the sea.