- Postcode districts
- SG5, SG6, SG15
- Nearby
- Hitchin, Stevenage and Biggleswade
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,800
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Letchworth Garden City?
In Letchworth Garden City, a cloakroom or downstairs WC typically costs £1,900–£4,800 including VAT, based on East of England prices. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above 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 Letchworth Garden City including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Letchworth Garden City
We work right across Letchworth Garden City — SG5, SG6 and SG15 — and in neighbouring Hitchin and Stevenage.
Homes in and around Letchworth Garden City vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For a new cloakroom in Letchworth Garden City, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs. We survey cloakrooms in Letchworth Garden City with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly.
Water across much of Hertfordshire is very hard. 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
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
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.
