- Postcode districts
- DH1
- Nearby
- Spennymoor, Chester-le-Street and Houghton-Le-Spring
- Guide price
- £5,800–£11,750
- Typical time on site
- 6–12 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a loft bathroom cost in Durham?
In Durham, a loft bathroom typically costs £5,800–£11,750 including VAT, based on North East England prices. Prices in North East England run at about 10% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Tiling, lighting, extractor fan
Signature
- Walk-in shower under the ridge
New loft bathroom
- New drainage route and water supply
Guide prices for Durham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Durham
We work right across Durham — DH1 — and in neighbouring Spennymoor and Chester-le-Street.
In a city the size of Durham, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. We plan loft bathrooms in Durham around the roof line, so the shower sits where you can stand and the eaves become storage. If your Durham loft shower is weak or the waste drains slowly, the fix is often in the pump or the pipe fall rather than the shower itself.
Water across much of County Durham is moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Durham. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover
- A check of your hot-water system and of the pressure and flow you actually get at loft level
- A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
- A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit
Decisions to make first
Where the shower goes
Under the ridge or in a dormer, where the full height is. A walk-in shower with a single panel is usually easier to fit to a roof line than a framed enclosure.
Roof window
A roof window over the bath or shower brings daylight and fresh air, but plan the blind for privacy and expect condensation on cold glass.
Rules that apply in England
In England, new drainage and a new connection to the soil stack fall under Part H, a new bathroom needs extract of 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous under Approved Document F, and new circuits are notifiable under Part P. If the work includes an unvented hot-water cylinder, it must be fitted by a G3-qualified installer.
