- Postcode districts
- KT21, KT22
- Nearby
- Epsom, Cobham and Dorking
- 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 Leatherhead?
In Leatherhead, bathroom plumbing work typically costs £650–£4,500 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Leatherhead including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Leatherhead
As well as Leatherhead itself (KT21 and KT22), we survey in Epsom, Cobham and Dorking.
In Leatherhead, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Leatherhead home has a gravity system with a loft tank, we check the head of water before recommending a shower or a pump. If your Leatherhead water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads.
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
- Shower pumps on gravity systems, and macerators or pumped wastes where gravity drainage cannot reach
- Draining down and isolating supplies, with the rest of the house back on water as soon as possible
- The WC connected to the soil stack, or a new branch where the WC is moving
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
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.
Hard water
In hard water areas, a scale reducer or water softener protects valves, shower heads and glass. Keep an unsoftened tap in the kitchen for drinking.
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.
