Bathroom fitting in Kent

What does bathroom fitting cost in Kent?

Our guide range in Kent is £2,500–£6,700 including VAT. Prices in Kent run at about 12% above the UK guide, based on South East England labour rates.

Guide prices for Kent including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in Kent?

• Maidstone
• Gillingham
• Chatham
• Tunbridge Wells
• Folkestone
• Margate
• Ashford
• Canterbury
• Sittingbourne
• Gravesend
• Dartford
• Ramsgate
• Dover
• Tonbridge
• Strood
• Whitstable
• Deal
• Sevenoaks
• Rochester
• Herne Bay
• Broadstairs
• Faversham
• Swanley
• Longfield
• Hartley
• Swanscombe

Water across much of Kent 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. Landlords with flats or houses in Maidstone can supply their own standard suites and have them fitted between tenancies.

What the job includes

• Unpacking and checking delivered items before day one, so damage or missing parts can go back to the seller early
• Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, and removal of the waste
• Electrical work by a qualified electrician where lights, a fan or a shaver socket are changing
• A check of your product list against the room and the plumbing before the job is booked
• Boarding, tanking in the shower area and tiling labour, with tiles and adhesive from you or sourced by us
• Fitting the suite, furniture, screen and accessories, then silicone, testing and a clean handover

Decisions to make first

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.

Who buys the materials

Adhesive, grout, boards, tanking, wastes and fixings can come from you or from us. The quote says which, so nothing is assumed.

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.

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.

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.