What does bathroom fitting cost in Essex?
Our guide range in Essex is £2,300–£6,400 including VAT. Prices in Essex run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Fit only, same layout
- Tiling labour
Fit only, new layout
- Pipework and waste re-routed
Supply and fit
- One price for everything
Guide prices for Essex including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Essex?
- Southend-on-Sea
- Basildon
- Colchester
- Chelmsford
- Harlow
- Grays
- Braintree
- Brentwood
- Clacton-on-Sea
- South Benfleet
- Canvey Island
- Billericay
- Rayleigh
- Stanford-le-Hope
- Wickford
- Witham
- Pitsea
- Maldon
- Waltham Abbey
- South Ockendon
- Harwich
- Hadleigh
- Walton-on-the-Naze
- Frinton-on-Sea
- Rochford
- Saffron Walden
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. If your Southend-on-Sea home runs on a combi boiler or an unvented cylinder, we check your chosen shower valve suits it before fitting.
What the job includes
- First and second-fix plumbing: supplies, wastes, isolation valves and the connection to the soil stack
- A check of your product list against the room and the plumbing before the job is booked
- A survey of the room, the supplies and drainage, and the products you plan to use
- Electrical work by a qualified electrician where lights, a fan or a shaver socket are changing
- Unpacking and checking delivered items before day one, so damage or missing parts can go back to the seller early
- Fitting the suite, furniture, screen and accessories, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
Decisions to make first
Same layout or new
Keeping the layout keeps labour in the £2,200 to £4,000 range; moving the WC, shower or basin adds pipework and days.
Fit-only or supply and fit
Fit-only lets you choose and buy every product yourself; supply and fit puts sourcing, deliveries and returns on us, with one price for everything.
Tiling
Some customers tile themselves or use a separate tiler. That can work, but the order of trades and who tanks the shower area must be agreed first.
Making good
Decide whether you want the quote to cover making good and decorating, or to stop at the tiles so you can paint yourself.
Rules that apply in England
When you supply the products, you are responsible for them being complete, undamaged and suitable, and a claim for a faulty item goes to the retailer or manufacturer you bought it from. We are responsible for the fitting, which under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 must be carried out with reasonable care and skill. Products must also meet the water fittings rules where you live, including a maximum 6-litre flush for new WCs and backflow protection, so we raise anything that looks non-compliant before fitting it.
In England, the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 apply to the products you supply as well as to the installation. Electrical changes such as new lights or a fan are notifiable under Part P and are done by a registered electrician or notified to building control. New drainage or a new connection to the soil stack can be Part H work.