What does a bathroom renovation cost in County Armagh?
Our guide range in County Armagh is £6,600–£13,250 including VAT. Prices in County Armagh run at about 12% below the UK guide, based on Northern Ireland labour rates.
Refresh
- Re-tile and re-floor
Full renovation
- New layout options
Structural
- Walls moved or rooms combined
Guide prices for County Armagh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in County Armagh?
Most of County Armagh is supplied with soft water. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. Whether your Craigavon bathroom needs a refresh or a full strip back to brick, the written quote shows both where both are realistic.
What the job includes
- Layout changes such as moved doors, new stud walls or boxing for concealed cisterns
- New hot and cold pipework and wastes, with isolation valves to each fitting
- Re-plastering or boarding, with cement-based boards and tanking in the wet areas
- Strip-out back to brick or studwork, with waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- New wiring, lighting, extractor fan and RCD protection, installed and certified by a qualified electrician
- A survey of the structure and services: joists, walls, ceilings, pipework, wastes, wiring and ventilation
Decisions to make first
Combining rooms
Taking out the wall between a bathroom and a separate WC gives one larger room, but it is structural work and may need building control.
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.
Shower floor
With the floor already up, a renovation is the easiest time to form a level shower floor or a full wet room.
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.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland, building control covers drainage, structural changes and ventilation, with ventilation set out in Technical Booklet K. There is no Part P, but new wiring should be designed, tested and certified to BS 7671.