- Postcode districts
- CT19, CT20
- Nearby
- Dover, Ashford and Deal
- 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 Folkestone?
Guide price in Folkestone: £650–£4,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like
- Isolation valves, new tails
Partial re-route
- Waste re-routed
New layout
- WC moved on the soil stack
Guide prices for Folkestone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Folkestone
We cover every part of Folkestone, including CT19 and CT20, and nearby Dover (7 miles) and Ashford (13.5 miles).
Homes in and around Folkestone vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Folkestone water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads. For Folkestone homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
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
- The WC connected to the soil stack, or a new branch where the WC is moving
- Shower pumps on gravity systems, and macerators or pumped wastes where gravity drainage cannot reach
- 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
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.
