- Postcode districts
- DA1
- Nearby
- Bexley, Swanley and Swanscombe
- Guide price
- £5,000–£10,000
- Typical time on site
- 4–8 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does an en-suite cost in Dartford?
Guide price in Dartford: £5,000–£10,000 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Tiling, lighting and extractor fan
Upgrade
- Walk-in shower or larger tray
New en-suite
- New stud walls, drainage and pump if needed
Guide prices for Dartford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Dartford
As well as Dartford itself (DA1), we survey in Bexley, Swanley and Swanscombe.
In Dartford, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For an en-suite in Dartford, the first question at the survey is always where the waste can reach the soil stack. If the en-suite in your Dartford home was squeezed in by a previous owner, a refit is a chance to fix the door swing and the tray size.
Water across much of Kent is very hard. If your supply in Dartford 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
- A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
- 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
- A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage
Decisions to make first
Door type
An outward-opening door frees floor space inside. A sliding pocket door saves space on both sides but needs a stud wall long enough to take the cassette.
Night lighting
A mirror light or low-level LED strip on its own switch lets you use the en-suite at night without the full glare of the ceiling lights.
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.
