- Postcode districts
- TS18, TS19, TS20
- Nearby
- Billingham, Thornaby-on-Tees and Middlesbrough
- Guide price
- £550–£3,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Stockton-on-Tees?
Our guide price for bathroom plumbing work in Stockton-on-Tees is £550–£3,600 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like
- New suite in the same positions
Partial re-route
- New hot and cold runs
New layout
- Pump or pressure upgrade
Guide prices for Stockton-on-Tees including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stockton-on-Tees
We work right across Stockton-on-Tees — TS18, TS19 and TS20 — and in neighbouring Billingham and Thornaby-on-Tees.
Across a large town like Stockton-on-Tees, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If your Stockton-on-Tees home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump. For Stockton-on-Tees homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
Water across much of County Durham is moderately hard. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
- Shower pumps on gravity systems, and macerators or pumped wastes where gravity drainage cannot reach
- A check of your hot water system, and the pressure and flow rate at the bathroom
Decisions to make first
Pipe routes
Drilling through the middle of joists, rather than notching the tops, keeps the floor strong. Routes are planned with the joist direction in mind.
Shower supply
Combi boilers and unvented cylinders give mains pressure. A gravity system with a cold tank may need a pump, but a pump must never be connected to the mains.
Rules that apply in England
In England, the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 apply. New drainage or a new connection to the soil stack can be building regulations work under Part H, and a macerator or pumped WC is acceptable only where there is also a WC on gravity drainage elsewhere in the home.
