- Postcode districts
- HP11, HP12, HP13
- Nearby
- Marlow, Amersham and Amersham on the Hill
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Buckinghamshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in High Wycombe?
In High Wycombe, a cloakroom or downstairs WC typically costs £2,000–£5,000 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. 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 High Wycombe including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in High Wycombe
In High Wycombe we cover HP11, HP12 and HP13; we also cover Marlow, 4.3 miles away, and Amersham.
Across a large town like High Wycombe, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in High Wycombe, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days. For a new cloakroom in High Wycombe, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
Most of Buckinghamshire has 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 concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
Decisions to make first
Under-stair layout
Headroom drops quickly under stairs. The basin and the space in front of the WC need standing height; the low end of the room can take the cistern or storage.
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.
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.
