- Postcode districts
- M21, M32, M33
- Nearby
- Stretford, Urmston and Old Trafford
- Guide price
- £5,600–£10,250
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Sale?
Our guide price for a family bathroom in Sale is £5,600–£10,250 including VAT. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Essential
- Tiling around bath and basin
Signature
- Fitted vanity and WC unit
Bespoke
- Double basin or freestanding bath
Guide prices for Sale including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Sale
As well as Sale itself (M21, M32 and M33), we survey in Stretford, Urmston and Old Trafford.
In Sale, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you are refreshing a family bathroom in Sale before selling, keeping the layout lets the budget go on the suite, tiles and shower. If you have young children at home in Sale, we can talk through a bath that is easy to lean over, a slip-resistant floor and high-level storage.
Water across much of Greater Manchester is 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.
What the job includes
- A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
- A free home survey covering room sizes, the soil stack position, your boiler or cylinder type and water pressure
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
- New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
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.
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.
