Bathroom lighting in North Yorkshire

What does new bathroom lighting cost in North Yorkshire?

Our guide range in North Yorkshire is £350–£1,100 including VAT. Prices in North Yorkshire run at about 7% below the UK guide, based on Yorkshire and the Humber labour rates.

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

Which towns do we cover in North Yorkshire?

• York
• Middlesbrough
• Harrogate
• Scarborough
• Redcar
• Selby
• Guisborough
• Northallerton
• Ripon

Water across much of North Yorkshire is moderately hard. Easy-clean glass and good-quality brassware are money well spent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are refitting a windowless bathroom in York, the lighting is planned with the extractor fan so the two work together.

What the job includes

• Fire-rated downlights or fire hoods where the ceiling has to keep its fire resistance
• A ceiling pull-cord or a switch outside the room, with separate switching for mirror and feature lights
• RCD protection on the lighting circuit, checked at the consumer unit and added where it is missing
• A shaver supply unit where wanted, positioned away from direct spray
• Cable runs to each fitting, from the loft above or through the ceiling
• A lighting plan: number and position of downlights, mirror lighting, switches and any shaver socket

Decisions to make first

Downlight positions

Evenly spaced downlights give flat, general light. Placing one over the shower and one over the basin puts the light where you actually use it.

Mirror lighting

An illuminated mirror or mirror cabinet lights the face from the front, which a ceiling light cannot do. Many include a demister pad and a shaver socket.

Switching

A pull-cord inside, a switch outside the door or a motion sensor. Dimmers need LED fittings that are compatible with them.

Feature lighting

LED strips in niches, under a wall-hung vanity or along a plinth give enough light for night-time without full glare.

Rules that apply in England

BS 7671 sets the rules for bathroom electrics across the UK. Every circuit in a room with a bath or shower needs 30 mA RCD protection. Zone 0 is inside the bath or shower tray and needs IPX7 fittings; zone 1 is above it up to 2.25 m and needs at least IPX4, or IPX5 where water jets are used; zone 2 extends 0.6 m out from zone 1, where IPX4 is recommended. Sockets other than shaver supply units must be at least 3 m from the zone 1 boundary.

In England, Part P makes a new circuit, a consumer unit replacement and any addition or alteration to circuits in a room with a bath or shower notifiable. The work must be done by an electrician registered with a competent person scheme or notified to building control. Replacing a light fitting like for like is not usually notifiable, but it still has to meet BS 7671.