- Postcode districts
- ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6
- Nearby
- Newcastle under Lyme, Kidsgrove and Biddulph
- 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 Stoke-on-Trent?
Our guide price for bathroom plumbing work in Stoke-on-Trent is £600–£3,900 including VAT. 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 Stoke-on-Trent including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stoke-on-Trent
We work right across Stoke-on-Trent — ST1, ST2, ST3 and 3 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Newcastle under Lyme and Kidsgrove.
In a city the size of Stoke-on-Trent, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If your Stoke-on-Trent home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump. If your Stoke-on-Trent water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads.
Water across much of Staffordshire is moderately hard. 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
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
- 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.
