What does a fitted bathroom cost in Suffolk?
Our guide range in Suffolk is £6,900–£12,750 including VAT. Prices in Suffolk run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Essential
- Like-for-like layout
Signature
- Thermostatic shower and glass screen
Bespoke
- Full-height tiling, underfloor heating
Guide prices for Suffolk including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Suffolk?
Supplies across most of Suffolk are very 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 Ipswich bathroom is a compact box room or a larger main bathroom, the layout starts from measurements taken on site.
What the job includes
- Strip-out of the old bathroom and removal of the waste
- Layout options drawn to your room, including where the furniture run, bath or shower and towel rail will go
- Electrical work by a qualified electrician: lighting, extractor fan, shaver socket or heating, tested and certified
- Boarding, tanking in the wet areas, wall and floor tiling
- Fitting of the furniture, worktop, sanitaryware and glass, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
- First and second-fix plumbing, including concealed cistern frames and new isolation valves
Decisions to make first
Heating
A heated towel rail is standard. Electric underfloor heating under the tiles makes the room comfortable and dries the floor quickly.
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.
Wall-hung or floor-standing
Wall-hung units show more floor and look lighter; floor-standing units give more storage and suit uneven walls.
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.