- Postcode districts
- DH2
- Nearby
- Washington, Houghton-Le-Spring and Stanley
- Guide price
- £4,000–£7,600
- Typical time on site
- 5–8 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a small bathroom cost in Chester-le-Street?
As a guide, budget £4,000 to £7,600 including VAT for a small bathroom in Chester-le-Street; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Essential
- Short-projection WC and basin
Signature
- Large-format tiles, mirror cabinet
Bespoke
- Wet-room style floor
Guide prices for Chester-le-Street including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Chester-le-Street
We work right across Chester-le-Street — DH2 — and in neighbouring Washington and Houghton-Le-Spring.
In Chester-le-Street, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We measure small bathrooms in Chester-le-Street to the centimetre before quoting, because 50 mm can decide whether a larger tray fits. If nobody in your Chester-le-Street home has used the bath in years, we can price a walk-in shower layout next to a shorter bath so you can compare.
Water across much of County Durham is moderately hard. Easy-clean glass and good-quality brassware are money well spent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Recessed niches, mirror cabinets and wall-hung vanity units to get storage off the floor
- A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
- Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
Decisions to make first
Door
Re-hanging the door to open outwards, or fitting a sliding door, frees the space behind it. In a very small room this alone can make space for a bigger shower.
Keep the bath or go walk-in
A 1500 or 1600 mm bath keeps a bath in a short room. A walk-in shower with a single glass panel opens up the floor and makes the room read as larger.
Rules that apply in England
In England, changes to the wiring in a room with a bath or shower are notifiable under Part P, so use an electrician registered with a competent person scheme. If you replace the extractor fan, do not fit one that extracts less than the old one; Approved Document F gives 15 litres per second for an intermittent bathroom fan.
