- Postcode districts
- BN1, BN3, BN41
- Nearby
- Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Hove?
In Hove, a cloakroom or downstairs WC typically costs £2,000–£5,000 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above 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 Hove including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hove
As well as Hove itself (BN1, BN3 and BN41), we survey in Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea.
Hove has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We survey cloakrooms in Hove with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly. If the only toilet in your Hove home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips.
Most of East Sussex has hard water. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
Decisions to make first
WC style
A wall-hung WC on a frame gives the most floor space and looks neat. A back-to-wall pan in a short furniture unit is easier to fit against an uneven wall.
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.
