- Postcode districts
- M35, OL1, OL4, OL8, OL9
- Nearby
- Middleton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Droylsden
- 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 Oldham?
Guide price in Oldham: £1,700–£4,200 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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 Oldham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Oldham
We work right across Oldham — M35, OL1, OL4 and 2 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Middleton and Ashton-under-Lyne.
Oldham is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. Where your Oldham home already has a WC on gravity drainage, a macerator opens up more places a new cloakroom can go. If the only toilet in your Oldham home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips.
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
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
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.
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.
