Small bathrooms in Rochester

Postcode districts: ME1, ME4, ME5
Nearby: Chatham, Strood and Gillingham
Guide price: £5,000–£9,500
Typical time on site: 5–8 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Kent
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a small bathroom cost in Rochester?

Guide price in Rochester: £5,000–£9,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for South East England, where prices are typically about 12% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Essential

£4,500–£6,700

Short-projection WC and basin

Typical

Signature

£6,700–£9,500

Large-format tiles, mirror cabinet

Bespoke

£9,500–£13,500

Wet-room style floor

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

Working in Rochester

We work right across Rochester — ME1, ME4 and ME5 — and in neighbouring Chatham and Strood.

In Rochester, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you live in a terrace or semi in Rochester with a compact bathroom, swapping a pedestal basin and close-coupled WC for wall-hung pieces is often the biggest single gain. If the door of your Rochester bathroom opens inwards and catches the basin, re-hanging it or fitting a sliding door is often part of the plan.

Water across much of Kent is 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.

What the job includes

Space-saving sanitaryware: a short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact or semi-recessed basin
Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines
Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower

Decisions to make first

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.

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.

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.

More about small bathrooms

Small bathrooms in Rochester: questions

How much does a small bathroom cost in Rochester?

A small bathroom in Rochester usually costs £5,000–£9,500 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.

Is the home survey in Rochester really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover ME1 in Rochester?

Yes. We cover all of Rochester, including ME1, ME4 and ME5, and nearby Chatham, Strood and Gillingham. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Rochester?

Is it worth taking the bath out of a small bathroom?

It is worth it if nobody in the house uses the bath. A walk-in shower in the same space gives more standing room, a lower step and a more open floor. If it is the only bath in a family home, consider keeping one, perhaps a 1500 or 1600 mm bath with a shower over it. Our small bathroom ideas guide covers more options.