- Postcode districts
- NE23, NE24
- Nearby
- Bedlington, Ashington and Cramlington
- Guide price
- £1,600–£4,000
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Northumberland
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Blyth?
For Blyth, our guide range for a cloakroom or downstairs WC is £1,600 to £4,000 including VAT. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% 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 Blyth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Blyth
We work right across Blyth — NE23 and NE24 — and in neighbouring Bedlington and Ashington.
In Blyth, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in Blyth, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days. For a new cloakroom in Blyth, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
Most of Northumberland 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
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
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.
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.
