What does a family bathroom cost in County Tyrone?
Our guide range in County Tyrone is £5,300–£9,700 including VAT. Prices in County Tyrone run at about 12% below the UK guide, based on Northern Ireland labour rates.
Essential
- Bath with shower over and screen
Signature
- Thermostatic shower, bath screen
Bespoke
- Underfloor heating, feature lighting
Guide prices for County Tyrone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in County Tyrone?
Supplies across most of County Tyrone are soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We survey in Omagh before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack.
What the job includes
- Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
- Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
- Moisture-resistant boarding and tanking around the bath and shower before any tiling
- Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
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.
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.
Screen or curtain
Glass keeps water in better than a curtain and does not go mouldy at the hem. A folding or hinged screen swings out of the way when you are kneeling to bath a child.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland, building control is involved where drainage, structure or ventilation change. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 cover the new WC and taps, and wiring should be tested and certified to BS 7671.