- Postcode districts
- SS6
- Nearby
- Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Wickford
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Very hard across most of Essex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Rayleigh?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Rayleigh, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £6,900–£12,750 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Survey and layout
- Measured survey at home
Detailed design
- Product schedule
Full project
- Typical supply-and-fit total
Guide prices for Rayleigh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Rayleigh
We work right across Rayleigh — SS6 — and in neighbouring Hadleigh and South Benfleet.
In Rayleigh, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. A design survey in Rayleigh covers drainage, supplies, electrics and ventilation, so nothing on the drawing is guesswork. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in Rayleigh homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area.
Water across much of Essex is very hard. 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 product list covering the suite, brassware, furniture, tiles, lighting and ventilation
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- Elevations and tile layouts on a design, supply and fit project, so the setting-out is agreed before tiling starts
Decisions to make first
The door
Re-hanging the door on the other side, fitting a sliding pocket door or moving the opening can free up a whole wall in a small room.
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.
