- Postcode districts
- ST3, ST4, ST12
- Nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle under Lyme and Kidsgrove
- 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 Longton?
For Longton, our guide range for bathroom plumbing work is £600 to £3,900 including VAT. 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 Longton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Longton
We work right across Longton — ST3, ST4 and ST12 — and in neighbouring Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle under Lyme.
Homes in and around Longton vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Longton water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads. If your Longton home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump.
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
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
