- Postcode districts
- PO1, PO4, PO5
- Nearby
- Portsmouth, Gosport and South Hayling
- Guide price
- £650–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Hampshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Southsea?
For Southsea, our guide range for bathroom plumbing work is £650 to £4,500 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Southsea including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Southsea
We work right across Southsea — PO1, PO4 and PO5 — and in neighbouring Portsmouth and Gosport.
Southsea gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Southsea home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump. For Southsea homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
Most of Hampshire has hard water. 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
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
- A check of your hot water system, and the pressure and flow rate at the bathroom
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
Decisions to make first
Concealed or exposed valves
Concealed shower valves look neater but need an access route for servicing. Exposed bar valves are easier to reach and replace.
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.
