- Postcode districts
- TQ1, TQ2, TQ3, TQ4
- Nearby
- Paignton, Brixham and Newton Abbot
- 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 Torquay?
For Torquay, our guide range for a cloakroom or downstairs WC is £1,850 to £4,600 including VAT. 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 Torquay including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Torquay
We cover every part of Torquay, including TQ1, TQ2, TQ3 and 1 more postcode districts, and nearby Paignton (2.6 miles) and Brixham (4.7 miles).
In Torquay, 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 Torquay home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. For a new cloakroom in Torquay, 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
- A survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
- 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
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
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.
