- Postcode districts
- L32, L33
- Nearby
- Maghull, Litherland and Prescot
- 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 Kirkby?
Design comes with the job: the survey, layout and itemised quote are free. In Kirkby, a complete designed, supplied and fitted bathroom typically costs £6,100–£11,250 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below 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 Kirkby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kirkby
In Kirkby we cover L32 and L33; we also cover Maghull, 3.1 miles away, and Litherland.
In Kirkby, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you are in Kirkby and weighing a bath against a walk-in shower, the layout options show both with their prices. A design survey in Kirkby covers drainage, supplies, electrics and ventilation, so nothing on the drawing is guesswork.
Most of Merseyside is supplied with soft water. 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
- A conversation about who uses the room, when, and what does not work about the current one
- 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
- Layout options drawn to scale, showing the bath or shower, WC, basin, storage and towel rail
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
