hm, for us here currently that was no problem and it actually shouldn't be much more expensive, as long as he only charges for the effort. Of course, it requires a built-in fitting but then it's just a piece of pipe going up built-in. Yes, not all systems fit everything but as long as you stick to the usual suspects that fits. We don't necessarily have fancy models here, but Grohe or Vigour or similar, something was just installed without asking. Nevertheless, all sorts of things fit, e.g. overhead showers from Grohe, cheaper and others as well. I would take a closer look at that. Maybe you can save something elsewhere too, e.g. taps or wherever, it's just as always a matter of preference.