- Postcode districts
- AL1, AL2
- Nearby
- Harpenden, Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead
- Guide price
- £4,800–£9,500
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in St Albans?
Guide price in St Albans: £4,800–£9,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Existing en-suite, same layout
Upgrade
- Fitted furniture with storage
New en-suite
- Ventilation and electrics to regulations
Guide prices for St Albans including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in St Albans
As well as St Albans itself (AL1 and AL2), we survey in Harpenden, Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead.
St Albans is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. For an en-suite in St Albans, the first question at the survey is always where the waste can reach the soil stack. If your St Albans en-suite fan just blows into the loft, we can duct it properly to outside as part of the refit.
Most of Hertfordshire has very hard water. If your supply in St Albans is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
- A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage
- Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
- A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
Decisions to make first
Refit or new en-suite
A refit keeps the existing drainage and walls. A new en-suite costs more because the walls, waste route, fan duct and electrics all start from nothing.
Exposed or concealed valve
An exposed bar valve is quicker to fit and easy to service. A concealed valve looks cleaner but sits inside the wall, so plan how it will be reached for repairs.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new en-suite brings in Part H for the new connection to the soil stack, Approved Document F for ventilation, at 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous extract, and Part P for the new circuits. The electrician should be registered with a competent person scheme, or the work notified to building control. On a refit, avoid replacing the fan with a less effective one.
