- Postcode districts
- FY1, FY2, FY3, FY4
- Nearby
- Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton-Cleveleys and Lytham St Annes
- Guide price
- £550–£3,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Lancashire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Blackpool?
In Blackpool, bathroom plumbing work typically costs £550–£3,800 including VAT, based on North West England prices. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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
- Pressure test
Partial re-route
- Basin or shower moved
New layout
- Pumped waste or macerator
Guide prices for Blackpool including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Blackpool
We work right across Blackpool — FY1, FY2, FY3 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Poulton-le-Fylde and Thornton-Cleveleys.
Across a large town like Blackpool, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. Plumbing surveys in Blackpool include a look at the existing pipework for lead, corrosion or poor support before we quote. If your Blackpool bathroom layout is changing, the soil stack position is checked first, because it decides where the WC can go.
Water across much of Lancashire is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. 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
- 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
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
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.
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.
