- Postcode districts
- B6, B7, B19
- Nearby
- Birmingham, Washwood Heath and Smethwick
- Guide price
- £600–£3,900
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Varies across the West Midlands
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Aston?
As a guide, budget £600 to £3,900 including VAT for bathroom plumbing work in Aston; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Aston including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Aston
As well as Aston itself (B6, B7 and B19), we survey in Birmingham, Washwood Heath and Smethwick.
In Aston, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Aston water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads. For Aston homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
Water hardness varies across the West Midlands: some supplies are soft, others moderately hard or 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
- 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
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- Shower pumps on gravity systems, and macerators or pumped wastes where gravity drainage cannot reach
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.
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.
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.
