- Postcode districts
- LA13, LA14, LA15
- Nearby
- Heysham, Morecambe and Fleetwood
- Guide price
- £1,700–£4,200
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Cumbria
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Barrow in Furness?
As a guide, budget £1,700 to £4,200 including VAT for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Barrow in Furness; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. 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 Barrow in Furness including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Barrow in Furness
We work right across Barrow in Furness — LA13, LA14 and LA15 — and in neighbouring Heysham and Morecambe.
In Barrow in Furness, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For a new cloakroom in Barrow in Furness, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs. If your Barrow in Furness cloakroom has no window, we size and duct the extractor fan so the room clears properly.
Most of Cumbria is supplied with soft water. 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
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
- 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
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.
Finishes
A small room can carry a bolder tile or wallpaper. A feature wall behind the WC costs far less here than in a full bathroom because there is so little of it.
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.
