- Postcode districts
- RG19
- Nearby
- Newbury, Tadley and Basingstoke
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Hard across most of Berkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Thatcham?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Thatcham, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £7,300–£13,500 including VAT. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Survey and layout
- Layout options on paper
Detailed design
- Lighting and electrical plan
Full project
- Design, supply and fit
Guide prices for Thatcham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Thatcham
In Thatcham we cover RG19; we also cover Newbury, 2.8 miles away, and Tadley.
In Thatcham, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. A design survey in Thatcham covers drainage, supplies, electrics and ventilation, so nothing on the drawing is guesswork. If your Thatcham bathroom has a soil stack in an awkward corner, the design starts there, because it is the one point that is costly to move.
Most of Berkshire has hard water. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A conversation about who uses the room, when, and what does not work about the current one
- Layout options drawn to scale, showing the bath or shower, WC, basin, storage and towel rail
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- A measured survey of the room, including ceiling heights, slopes, window and door positions and any boxing
Decisions to make first
Planning for later
Timber noggins in the walls for future grab rails, a wider door or a level shower floor cost far less to build in now than to add later.
Tile setting-out
Centring tiles on the window, basin or niche avoids thin slivers at the edges. Large tiles mean fewer joints but need flatter walls.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new connection to the soil stack or new drainage can be building regulations work under Part H, and new circuits or alterations to circuits in the bathroom are notifiable under Part P. Where a new bathroom is formed, Approved Document F asks for extract at 15 l/s intermittent or 8 l/s continuous.
