- Postcode districts
- TS16, TS17, TS18
- Nearby
- Stockton-on-Tees, Yarm and Billingham
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Thornaby-on-Tees?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Thornaby-on-Tees, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £5,800–£10,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Survey and layout
- Written, itemised quote
Detailed design
- Elevations and tile layouts
Full project
- One contract and one team
Guide prices for Thornaby-on-Tees including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Thornaby-on-Tees
In Thornaby-on-Tees we cover TS16, TS17 and TS18; we also cover Stockton-on-Tees, 2.5 miles away, and Yarm.
Thornaby-on-Tees gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in Thornaby-on-Tees homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area. We measure Thornaby-on-Tees bathrooms on site before drawing anything, so layouts are based on your walls rather than a standard plan.
Most of County Durham has moderately hard water. Easy-clean glass and good-quality brassware are money well spent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- A product list covering the suite, brassware, furniture, tiles, lighting and ventilation
- A conversation about who uses the room, when, and what does not work about the current one
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
Decisions to make first
Storage
Fitted furniture, a vanity with a tall cupboard, or recessed niches and a mirror cabinet. Recessed storage costs no floor space but needs a stud wall or deep boxing to sit in.
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.
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.

