What does a family bathroom cost in County Durham?
Our guide range in County Durham is £5,400–£9,900 including VAT. Prices in County Durham run at about 10% below the UK guide, based on North East England labour rates.
Essential
- Tiling around bath and basin
Signature
- Fitted vanity and WC unit
Bespoke
- Double basin or freestanding bath
Guide prices for County Durham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in County Durham?
- Darlington
- Hartlepool
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Durham
- Chester-le-Street
- Billingham
- Stanley
- Consett
- Newton Aycliffe
- Bishop Auckland
- Seaham
- Thornaby-on-Tees
- Peterlee
- Yarm
- Spennymoor
Supplies across most of County Durham are moderately hard. Easy-clean glass and good-quality brassware are money well spent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. Whether your Darlington bathroom is a narrow galley or a square main room, we show you whether a separate shower would fit before you decide.
What the job includes
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
- A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
- New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
- Supply of the bath, basin, WC, brassware, shower, screen, tiles and heated towel rail
- Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Moisture-resistant boarding and tanking around the bath and shower before any tiling
Decisions to make first
Floor
Matt or textured porcelain is the hardest-wearing option. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is warmer, quieter and cheaper to lay. Avoid polished tiles where children climb out of the bath.
Shower over the bath or separate
A shower over the bath with a fixed or hinged screen is the most space-efficient. A separate enclosure needs roughly another square metre of floor but means the bath queue no longer holds up the shower queue.
Storage
A vanity under the basin, a tall unit or a mirror cabinet. High-level or lockable storage keeps medicines and cleaning products out of reach of small children.
Bath material
Reinforced acrylic is warm to the touch and light on the floor. Steel enamel is harder-wearing and feels more solid, but it draws heat from the water faster.
Rules that apply in England
Refitting a family bathroom in the same room does not need planning permission. The electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room and at least IPX4 fittings in the zone above the bath, up to 2.25 m. The water fittings rules in each nation limit a new WC to a 6-litre flush and require protection against dirty water flowing back into the supply.
In England, any new circuit, or any change to the wiring in a room with a bath or shower, is notifiable under Part P. Part G limits the hot water at a new bath to 48 °C only in a new dwelling or one created by change of use; it does not apply to a replacement bath in an existing house, but a thermostatic valve is a sensible choice where children bathe.