What does a fitted bathroom cost in Dorset?
Our guide range in Dorset is £6,600–£12,250 including VAT.
Essential
- Tiling to wet areas, vinyl or LVT floor
Signature
- Fitted furniture run with concealed cistern
Bespoke
- Designer brassware, wall-hung pieces
Guide prices for Dorset including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Dorset?
Water across much of Dorset is hard. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. Whether your Bournemouth bathroom is a compact box room or a larger main bathroom, the layout starts from measurements taken on site.
What the job includes
- Layout options drawn to your room, including where the furniture run, bath or shower and towel rail will go
- Supply of the suite, fitted furniture, worktop, brassware, tiles and accessories
- Fitting of the furniture, worktop, sanitaryware and glass, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
- Electrical work by a qualified electrician: lighting, extractor fan, shaver socket or heating, tested and certified
- Strip-out of the old bathroom and removal of the waste
- A free home survey with measurements, photos and a check of your water pressure, drainage and ventilation
Decisions to make first
Worktop
Laminate is the budget choice, quartz-effect and solid surface resist water and stains, and a moulded basin-and-top in one piece has no joints to clean.
Tiling height
Tiling just the wet areas keeps the cost down. Full-height tiling looks better and is easier to wipe clean.
Bath, shower or both
Keep a bath for children or soaking, swap it for a walk-in shower if no one uses it, or plan both if the room is big enough.
Furniture finish
Matt or gloss lacquer, wood-effect, painted shaker or handleless. Darker finishes hide marks; lighter ones make a small room feel bigger.
Rules that apply in England
Like-for-like bathroom refits do not need planning permission. Electrical work in a room with a bath or shower must meet BS 7671, with RCD protection on every circuit and IP-rated fittings in the zones around the bath and shower. New toilets, taps and showers must meet the water fittings rules where you live, which limit flush volumes and stop dirty water flowing back into the mains.
In England, new circuits and most electrical changes in a bathroom are notifiable under Part P, so they must be done by an electrician registered with a competent person scheme or notified to building control. If you are adding a new extractor fan, Approved Document F gives 15 litres per second as the usual intermittent extract rate.