- Postcode districts
- BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15, BH17, BH18
- Nearby
- Bournemouth, Ferndown and Christchurch
- Guide price
- £600–£4,100
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Dorset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Poole?
For Poole, our guide range for bathroom plumbing work is £600 to £4,100 including VAT. 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 Poole including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Poole
We cover every part of Poole, including BH12, BH13, BH14 and 3 more postcode districts, and nearby Bournemouth (4.6 miles) and Ferndown (7.4 miles).
Poole has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If your Poole home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump. In Poole flats, any change to the WC or wastes is planned with the lease and the flat below in mind.
Supplies across most of Dorset are hard. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Basin, bath and shower wastes sized and laid to a steady fall, with traps that hold their water seal
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
- The WC connected to the soil stack, or a new branch where the WC is moving
Decisions to make first
Hard water
In hard water areas, a scale reducer or water softener protects valves, shower heads and glass. Keep an unsoftened tap in the kitchen for drinking.
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.
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.
