Small bathrooms in Lincolnshire

What does a small bathroom cost in Lincolnshire?

Our guide range in Lincolnshire is £4,300–£8,200 including VAT. Prices in Lincolnshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.

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

Which towns do we cover in Lincolnshire?

• Lincoln
• Grimsby
• Scunthorpe
• Boston
• Grantham
• Cleethorpes
• Spalding
• Skegness
• Stamford
• Gainsborough
• Louth
• Sleaford

Most of Lincolnshire has hard water. 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. For a small Lincoln bathroom with no window, a quiet extractor fan on an overrun timer does more for the room than any tile choice.

What the job includes

• A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
• Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
• Recessed niches, mirror cabinets and wall-hung vanity units to get storage off the floor
• Space-saving sanitaryware: a short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact or semi-recessed basin
• Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
• Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

Glass

Clear glass with a slim profile or none lets the eye travel through the room. A fixed panel needs no clearance for a door to swing.

WC type

A short-projection close-coupled WC sits closer to the wall than a standard pan. A wall-hung WC on a concealed frame shows the floor beneath it and is easier to clean around.

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.

Tiles and grout

Larger tiles with a grout close to the tile colour make walls look calmer. Running the same floor tile into the shower makes the floor look continuous.

Rules that apply in England

A small bathroom refit in the same room does not need planning permission. The electrical zones matter more in a tight room because the lights and fan end up close to the shower: fittings above the bath or tray up to 2.25 m must be at least IPX4, and any socket other than a shaver supply unit must be at least 3 m from that zone, which in a small bathroom usually rules sockets out. Every circuit needs 30 mA RCD protection under BS 7671.

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.