- Postcode districts
- GU1, GU2, GU4
- Nearby
- Godalming, Woking and Aldershot
- Guide price
- £650–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Surrey
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Guildford?
Guide price in Guildford: £650–£4,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like
- New suite in the same positions
Partial re-route
- New hot and cold runs
New layout
- Pump or pressure upgrade
Guide prices for Guildford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Guildford
As well as Guildford itself (GU1, GU2 and GU4), we survey in Godalming, Woking and Aldershot.
In Guildford, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. In Guildford flats, any change to the WC or wastes is planned with the lease and the flat below in mind. For Guildford homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
Most of Surrey 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
- The WC connected to the soil stack, or a new branch where the WC is moving
- Basin, bath and shower wastes sized and laid to a steady fall, with traps that hold their water seal
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
- A check of your hot water system, and the pressure and flow rate at the bathroom
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.
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.
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.
