- Postcode districts
- BT15, BT36, BT37, BT39
- Nearby
- Belfast, Carrickfergus and Castlereagh
- Guide price
- £1,600–£4,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of County Antrim
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Newtownabbey?
Guide price in Newtownabbey: £1,600–£4,000 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in Northern Ireland run at about 12% below 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 Newtownabbey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newtownabbey
We cover every part of Newtownabbey, including BT15, BT36, BT37 and 1 more postcode districts, and nearby Belfast (4.4 miles) and Carrickfergus (5.6 miles).
In Newtownabbey, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If the only toilet in your Newtownabbey home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in Newtownabbey, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days.
Water across much of County Antrim is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. 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
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
Decisions to make first
Macerator or gravity
Gravity drainage is silent and needs no maintenance. A macerator lets a WC go where a pipe could not otherwise fall, provided another WC in the house is on gravity drainage.
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.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, building control covers new drainage and ventilation, with ventilation set out in Technical Booklet K. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 limit a new WC to a 6-litre flush.
