- Postcode districts
- DH2
- Nearby
- Washington, Houghton-Le-Spring and Stanley
- Guide price
- £1,600–£4,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Chester-le-Street?
Guide price in Chester-le-Street: £1,600–£4,000 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Splashback tiling, new floor
Upgrade
- Wall-hung WC with concealed frame
New cloakroom
- New waste or macerator
Guide prices for Chester-le-Street including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Chester-le-Street
We work right across Chester-le-Street — DH2 — and in neighbouring Washington and Houghton-Le-Spring.
Homes in and around Chester-le-Street vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If the only toilet in your Chester-le-Street home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. For a new cloakroom in Chester-le-Street, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
Most of County Durham has moderately hard water. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
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.
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 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.
