- Postcode districts
- B77, B78
- Nearby
- Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield 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 Tamworth?
Our guide price for bathroom plumbing work in Tamworth 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 Tamworth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Tamworth
In Tamworth we cover B77 and B78; we also cover Lichfield, 6.3 miles away, and Sutton Coldfield.
Tamworth has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. In Tamworth flats, any change to the WC or wastes is planned with the lease and the flat below in mind. If your Tamworth bathroom layout is changing, the soil stack position is checked first, because it decides where the WC can go.
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
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
- Basin, bath and shower wastes sized and laid to a steady fall, with traps that hold their water seal
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- The WC connected to the soil stack, or a new branch where the WC is moving
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.
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.
