What does a bathroom renovation cost in Cambridgeshire?
Our guide range in Cambridgeshire is £8,000–£16,000 including VAT. Prices in Cambridgeshire run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Refresh
- Make good and decorate
Full renovation
- Back to brick or studwork
Structural
- New drainage route
Guide prices for Cambridgeshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Cambridgeshire?
Supplies across most of Cambridgeshire are very hard. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you have just bought a house in Peterborough, renovating the bathroom before moving in saves living through the dust.
What the job includes
- A survey of the structure and services: joists, walls, ceilings, pipework, wastes, wiring and ventilation
- New wiring, lighting, extractor fan and RCD protection, installed and certified by a qualified electrician
- Strip-out back to brick or studwork, with waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- New hot and cold pipework and wastes, with isolation valves to each fitting
- Repairs to rotten floorboards, joists or other timber found once the room is open
- Re-plastering or boarding, with cement-based boards and tanking in the wet areas
Decisions to make first
Heating
Moving the radiator, adding a heated towel rail or laying underfloor heating is simpler while the room is stripped.
Plaster or boards
Plaster suits dry walls that will be painted. Cement-based tile backer boards are the better base behind showers and under heavy tiles.
Pipe material
Copper suits exposed runs and the area near the boiler. Plastic pipe is quicker under floors and inside walls, and long runs need fewer joints.
How far back to strip
Back to brick gives a clean start. Keeping sound plaster on some walls saves time and money, and the survey shows which walls can stay.
Rules that apply in England
Renovating a bathroom inside an existing home does not need planning permission. Listed buildings need listed building consent for alterations that affect their character, which can include internal work and new soil or vent pipes through walls. In a flat, check the lease: freeholder consent is often needed for wet rooms, moving the WC or new extract vents, and sound insulation and leak risk to the flat below matter. Electrical work must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every bathroom circuit.
In England, structural changes, new drainage or a new connection to the soil stack under Part H, and new circuits under Part P can all be building regulations work. A registered electrician can self-certify the electrics; structural and drainage work may need a building notice or a full plans application to building control.