- Postcode districts
- M1, M2, M4, M8, M9, M11 + 13 more
- Nearby
- Salford, Old Trafford and Failsworth
- Guide price
- £1,700–£4,200
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Manchester?
In Manchester, a cloakroom or downstairs WC typically costs £1,700–£4,200 including VAT, based on North West England prices. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. 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 Manchester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Manchester
As well as Manchester itself (M1, M2, M4 and 16 more postcode districts), we survey in Salford, Old Trafford and Failsworth.
In a city the size of Manchester, 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 Manchester home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in Manchester, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days.
Water across much of Greater Manchester is soft. 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
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- 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
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.
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.
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.
