- Postcode districts
- PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, PL6
- Nearby
- Paignton, Newton Abbot and Brixham
- Guide price
- £1,850–£4,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Devon
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Plymouth?
Our guide price for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Plymouth is £1,850–£4,600 including VAT. 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 Plymouth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Plymouth
We work right across Plymouth — PL1, PL2, PL3 and 3 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Paignton and Newton Abbot.
In a city the size of Plymouth, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If the only toilet in your Plymouth home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. For a new cloakroom in Plymouth, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
Most of Devon 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
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- 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
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.
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.
