- Postcode districts
- NN8
- Nearby
- Rushden, Kettering and Northampton
- Guide price
- £600–£3,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Wellingborough?
For Wellingborough, our guide range for bathroom plumbing work is £600 to £3,800 including VAT. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Wellingborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wellingborough
In Wellingborough we cover NN8; we also cover Rushden, 4 miles away, and Kettering.
In Wellingborough, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Plumbing surveys in Wellingborough include a look at the existing pipework for lead, corrosion or poor support before we quote. In Wellingborough flats, any change to the WC or wastes is planned with the lease and the flat below in mind.
Most of Northamptonshire 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
- 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
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
Decisions to make first
Gravity or pumped waste
Gravity drainage is always the first choice. A shower waste pump or macerator solves a run that cannot fall, but adds noise, a power supply and servicing.
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.
