- Postcode districts
- CT1, CT2, CT5, CT6
- Nearby
- Whitstable, Herne Bay and Faversham
- Guide price
- £650–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Canterbury?
Guide price in Canterbury: £650–£4,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. 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 Canterbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Canterbury
In Canterbury we cover CT1, CT2, CT5 and 1 more postcode districts; we also cover Whitstable, 6.1 miles away, and Herne Bay.
In a city the size of Canterbury, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. Plumbing surveys in Canterbury include a look at the existing pipework for lead, corrosion or poor support before we quote. If your Canterbury water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads.
Most of Kent has very 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
- A check of your hot water system, and the pressure and flow rate at the bathroom
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
- Shower pumps on gravity systems, and macerators or pumped wastes where gravity drainage cannot reach
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
Decisions to make first
Copper or plastic
Copper is rigid and suits pipes on show or near the boiler. Plastic is quicker under floors and inside walls, and long runs need fewer joints.
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.
