Fitted bathroom furniture in County Durham

What does fitted bathroom furniture cost in County Durham?

Our guide range in County Durham is £1,350–£5,400 including VAT. Prices in County Durham run at about 10% below the UK guide, based on North East England labour rates.

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. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If your Darlington home has uneven walls, fillers and end panels are scribed to them on site rather than left with gaps.

What the job includes

• Measuring every wall for length, height and how far it is out of square
• Removal of the old basin, WC or cabinets, with redundant supplies capped
• Fillers and end panels scribed to the walls, and the worktop sealed with silicone
• Supply of carcasses, doors, plinths, fillers and end panels in your chosen finish
• A concealed cistern or cistern frame, with an isolation valve you can reach through the flush plate or a panel
• A worktop cut to length, with basin and tap cut-outs and sealed edges

Decisions to make first

Carcass board

Moisture-resistant board with sealed edges is the minimum. Some ranges use a PVC-based or similar carcass that copes better with splashes and leaks.

Unit depth

Slimline units are shallower and suit narrow rooms; standard-depth units hold more and give a wider worktop over the cistern.

Tall storage

A tall unit at the end of the run takes towels and cleaning products off the floor. Check it clears the door, window and towel rail.

Door style

Slab doors are the easiest to wipe down. Shaker doors look traditional but have grooves that collect dust. Handleless push-to-open doors suit a plain, modern room.

Rules that apply in England

Fitted furniture itself is not controlled by building regulations, but what goes into it is. A new WC must meet the water fittings rules, with a maximum 6-litre flush and backflow protection. Illuminated mirrors, cabinet lights and shaver points must suit the bathroom zones under BS 7671, on circuits with 30 mA RCD protection, and apart from shaver supply units, sockets must be at least 3 m from the edge of zone 1.

In England, wiring a lit mirror or plinth lights means altering a circuit in a room with a bath or shower, which is notifiable under Part P. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 cover the new WC and basin taps.