- Postcode districts
- DL4, DL14
- Nearby
- Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe and Durham
- Guide price
- £5,400–£9,900
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Bishop Auckland?
For Bishop Auckland, our guide range for a family bathroom is £5,400 to £9,900 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.
Essential
- White suite, chrome taps
Signature
- Porcelain tiles, heated towel rail
Bespoke
- Separate bath and shower
Guide prices for Bishop Auckland including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bishop Auckland
As well as Bishop Auckland itself (DL4 and DL14), we survey in Spennymoor, Newton Aycliffe and Durham.
Homes in and around Bishop Auckland vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. We survey in Bishop Auckland before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack. If you are refreshing a family bathroom in Bishop Auckland before selling, keeping the layout lets the budget go on the suite, tiles and shower.
Most of County Durham has moderately hard water. 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.
What the job includes
- Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
- Supply of the bath, basin, WC, brassware, shower, screen, tiles and heated towel rail
- Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A free home survey covering room sizes, the soil stack position, your boiler or cylinder type and water pressure
Decisions to make first
Bath shape
A standard 1700 mm bath fits most rooms. A shower bath widens at one end to give more standing room under the shower; a double-ended bath puts the waste in the middle so two children can share without one sitting on the plug.
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.
Rules that apply in England
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.
