- Postcode districts
- TS16, TS17, TS18
- Nearby
- Stockton-on-Tees, Yarm and Billingham
- 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 Thornaby-on-Tees?
Guide price in Thornaby-on-Tees: £1,600–£4,000 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in North East England run at about 10% 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
- Existing downstairs WC
Upgrade
- Vanity basin with storage
New cloakroom
- Extractor fan to regulations
Guide prices for Thornaby-on-Tees including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Thornaby-on-Tees
We cover every part of Thornaby-on-Tees, including TS16, TS17 and TS18, and nearby Stockton-on-Tees (2.5 miles) and Yarm (3.1 miles).
Thornaby-on-Tees gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in Thornaby-on-Tees, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days. If the only toilet in your Thornaby-on-Tees home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips.
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
- 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
- A survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
