- Postcode districts
- HP1, HP2, HP3
- Nearby
- Berkhamsted, St Albans and North Watford
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Hemel Hempstead?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Hemel Hempstead, 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 Hemel Hempstead including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hemel Hempstead
As well as Hemel Hempstead itself (HP1, HP2 and HP3), we survey in Berkhamsted, St Albans and North Watford.
Across a large town like Hemel Hempstead, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. A design survey in Hemel Hempstead covers drainage, supplies, electrics and ventilation, so nothing on the drawing is guesswork. If your Hemel Hempstead 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 Hertfordshire has very 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
- Layout options drawn to scale, showing the bath or shower, WC, basin, storage and towel rail
- A measured survey of the room, including ceiling heights, slopes, window and door positions and any boxing
- Elevations and tile layouts on a design, supply and fit project, so the setting-out is agreed before tiling starts
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
Decisions to make first
Keep or change the layout
Keeping the WC and shower where they are saves on plumbing. The WC is the costly one to move, because it is tied to the soil stack.
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.
