- Postcode districts
- MK40, MK41
- Nearby
- Kempston, Ampthill and Biggleswade
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,800
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Bedfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Bedford?
As a guide, budget £1,900 to £4,800 including VAT for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Bedford; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East of England run at about 6% 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.
Refit
- Compact WC and corner or wall basin
Upgrade
- Feature tiles and lighting
New cloakroom
- Formed under the stairs or in a utility
Guide prices for Bedford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bedford
In Bedford we cover MK40 and MK41; we also cover Kempston, 1.9 miles away, and Ampthill.
Bedford has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We survey cloakrooms in Bedford with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly. For a new cloakroom in Bedford, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
Most of Bedfordshire has very 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
- A survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
Decisions to make first
Basin
A corner basin fits the tightest rooms. A slim vanity basin with a cupboard underneath gives somewhere to keep spare toilet rolls and soap, and hides the trap.
Door
An outward-opening door is usually needed so it does not hit the WC. A sliding door suits a narrow hallway where an outward door would block the way.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new WC connected to the soil stack or drain is drainage work under Part H, and a newly formed cloakroom without an opening window should have mechanical extract; Approved Document F gives 6 litres per second as the design rate for a WC, against 15 for a bathroom. Because a cloakroom has no bath or shower, adding a light to an existing circuit is not notifiable under Part P, but a new circuit is.
