Loft bathrooms in Plymouth

Postcode districts: PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5, PL6
Nearby: Paignton, Newton Abbot and Brixham
Guide price: £6,600–£13,250
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Soft across most of Devon
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Plymouth?

Guide price in Plymouth: £6,600–£13,250 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£5,600–£8,700

Tiling, lighting, extractor fan

Typical

Signature

£8,200–£13,250

Walk-in shower under the ridge

New loft bathroom

£10,250–£18,250

New drainage route and water supply

Guide prices for Plymouth including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Plymouth

We cover every part of Plymouth, including PL1, PL2, PL3 and 3 more postcode districts, and nearby Paignton (25.7 miles) and Newton Abbot (25.8 miles).

Plymouth is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If your Plymouth 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. If your Plymouth home has a gravity-drained WC on another floor, a macerator in the loft may open up more layout options.

Most of Devon is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Plymouth, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

A shower pump on a gravity system, an electric shower, or advice on moving to mains pressure, depending on your system
Fitted furniture made to the eaves, so the low space behind the slope becomes storage
An extractor fan ducted through the roof or a gable wall, with the duct insulated through cold spaces
A survey of the headroom across the room, with the usable height marked at each fitting position

Decisions to make first

Eaves storage

Low cupboards built into the slope behind the WC or basin take clutter out of the room and hide the pipework.

Bath or no bath

A bath under the slope makes good use of low space, but the floor has to carry it when it is full of water and someone is in it.

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.

More about loft bathrooms

Loft bathrooms in Plymouth: questions

How much should I budget for a loft bathroom in Plymouth?

A loft bathroom in Plymouth usually costs £6,600–£13,250 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

Do you cover PL1 in Plymouth?

Yes. We cover all of Plymouth, including PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4 and 2 more postcode districts, and nearby Paignton, Newton Abbot and Brixham. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Plymouth?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Plymouth?

Building control for Plymouth is handled by the local council or an approved inspector. If your job needs sign-off — for example a new circuit, new drainage or a new extractor where there was none — we tell you at the survey and handle the notification as part of the work.

Do I need a pump for a loft shower?

You need a pump if your hot water comes from a cylinder fed by a cold tank, because the tank usually sits at or below the height of a loft shower and gives almost no pressure. A combi boiler or unvented cylinder supplies mains pressure, so no pump is needed, though the flow can drop when other taps run. Shower pumps must only be used on gravity systems, never connected to the mains.