- Postcode districts
- NE62, NE63, NE64
- Nearby
- Bedlington, Blyth and Cramlington
- Guide price
- £5,400–£9,900
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Northumberland
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Ashington?
In Ashington, a family bathroom typically costs £5,400–£9,900 including VAT, based on North East England prices. 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 Ashington including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ashington
We cover every part of Ashington, including NE62, NE63 and NE64, and nearby Bedlington (3.4 miles) and Blyth (4.1 miles).
In Ashington, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you have young children at home in Ashington, we can talk through a bath that is easy to lean over, a slip-resistant floor and high-level storage. Whether your Ashington bathroom is a narrow galley or a square main room, we show you whether a separate shower would fit before you decide.
Most of Northumberland is supplied with soft water. 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
- 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
- Supply of the bath, basin, WC, brassware, shower, screen, tiles and heated towel rail
- New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
