- Postcode districts
- L37, L38
- Nearby
- Maghull, Southport and Bootle
- Guide price
- Included with supply and fit
- Typical time on site
- survey visit plus design
- Water
- Soft across most of Merseyside
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new bathroom design cost in Formby?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Formby, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £6,100–£11,250 including VAT. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. 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 Formby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Formby
We work right across Formby — L37 and L38 — and in neighbouring Maghull and Southport.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Formby: free survey, written quote, one team. We measure Formby bathrooms on site before drawing anything, so layouts are based on your walls rather than a standard plan. For loft rooms and sloping ceilings in Formby homes, the design checks head height where you stand, not just the floor area.
Supplies across most of Merseyside are soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. 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 clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- 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
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.
