What does a bathroom renovation cost in Northumberland?
Our guide range in Northumberland is £6,800–£13,500 including VAT. Prices in Northumberland run at about 10% below the UK guide, based on North East England labour rates.
Refresh
- Re-tile and re-floor
Full renovation
- New layout options
Structural
- Walls moved or rooms combined
Guide prices for Northumberland including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Northumberland?
Water across much of Northumberland is soft. 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. If you have just bought a house in Blyth, renovating the bathroom before moving in saves living through the dust.
What the job includes
- Strip-out back to brick or studwork, with waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Layout changes such as moved doors, new stud walls or boxing for concealed cisterns
- Repairs to rotten floorboards, joists or other timber found once the room is open
- New wiring, lighting, extractor fan and RCD protection, installed and certified by a qualified electrician
- New hot and cold pipework and wastes, with isolation valves to each fitting
- A survey of the structure and services: joists, walls, ceilings, pipework, wastes, wiring and ventilation
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.
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.
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.