- Postcode districts
- TS15, TS16, TS17
- Nearby
- Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees 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 Yarm?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Yarm, 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
- Layout options on paper
Detailed design
- Lighting and electrical plan
Full project
- Design, supply and fit
Guide prices for Yarm including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Yarm
In Yarm we cover TS15, TS16 and TS17; we also cover Thornaby-on-Tees, 3.1 miles away, and Stockton-on-Tees.
Yarm gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We measure Yarm bathrooms on site before drawing anything, so layouts are based on your walls rather than a standard plan. If your Yarm 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 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
- Checks on the soil stack, waste routes, joist direction, water pressure, hot water system and existing electrics
- A measured survey of the room, including ceiling heights, slopes, window and door positions and any boxing
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
- Elevations and tile layouts on a design, supply and fit project, so the setting-out is agreed before tiling starts
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.

