- Postcode districts
- DH4, SR3, SR4
- Nearby
- Chester-le-Street, Washington and Seaham
- Guide price
- £5,800–£11,750
- Typical time on site
- 6–12 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a loft bathroom cost in Houghton-Le-Spring?
In Houghton-Le-Spring, a loft bathroom typically costs £5,800–£11,750 including VAT, based on North East England prices. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Existing loft shower room
Signature
- Fitted furniture to the eaves
New loft bathroom
- Ventilation and electrics to regulations
Guide prices for Houghton-Le-Spring including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Houghton-Le-Spring
We work right across Houghton-Le-Spring — DH4, SR3 and SR4 — and in neighbouring Chester-le-Street and Washington.
In Houghton-Le-Spring, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Houghton-Le-Spring 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 Houghton-Le-Spring house has a combi boiler, a loft shower can usually run on mains pressure without a pump.
Supplies across most of Tyne and Wear are soft. If that holds for your street in Houghton-Le-Spring, 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
- Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover
- A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit
- An extractor fan ducted through the roof or a gable wall, with the duct insulated through cold spaces
- Fitted furniture made to the eaves, so the low space behind the slope becomes storage
Decisions to make first
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.
Eaves storage
Low cupboards built into the slope behind the WC or basin take clutter out of the room and hide the pipework.
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.
