- Postcode districts
- WS13
- Nearby
- Burntwood, Tamworth and Aldridge
- Guide price
- £600–£3,900
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Staffordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Lichfield?
In Lichfield, bathroom plumbing work typically costs £600–£3,900 including VAT, based on West Midlands prices. 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 Lichfield including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Lichfield
As well as Lichfield itself (WS13), we survey in Burntwood, Tamworth and Aldridge.
Homes in and around Lichfield vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Lichfield bathroom layout is changing, the soil stack position is checked first, because it decides where the WC can go. If your Lichfield water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads.
Most of Staffordshire has moderately hard water. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. 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
- 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.
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.
