- Postcode districts
- WD1, WD17, WD18, WD24, WD25
- Nearby
- Bushey, North Watford and Rickmansworth
- 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 Watford?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Watford, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £6,900–£12,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. 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 Watford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Watford
As well as Watford itself (WD1, WD17, WD18 and 2 more postcode districts), we survey in Bushey, North Watford and Rickmansworth.
Watford has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. A design survey in Watford covers drainage, supplies, electrics and ventilation, so nothing on the drawing is guesswork. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in Watford homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area.
Supplies across most of Hertfordshire are 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
- Elevations and tile layouts on a design, supply and fit project, so the setting-out is agreed before tiling starts
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- A lighting and electrical plan showing switches, fittings, shaver socket and extractor fan
- A conversation about who uses the room, when, and what does not work about the current one
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.
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.
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.
