What does a small bathroom cost in West Glamorgan?
Our guide range in West Glamorgan is £4,200–£7,900 including VAT. Prices in West Glamorgan run at about 7% below the UK guide, based on Wales labour rates.
Essential
- Short-projection WC and basin
Signature
- Large-format tiles, mirror cabinet
Bespoke
- Wet-room style floor
Guide prices for West Glamorgan including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in West Glamorgan?
Most of West Glamorgan is supplied with soft water. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If the door of your Swansea bathroom opens inwards and catches the basin, re-hanging it or fitting a sliding door is often part of the plan.
What the job includes
- A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
- Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines
- 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
- Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
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.
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.
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.
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 Wales
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.
Wales has its own Part P, with a wider list of notifiable work than England, and its own Part F with similar extract rates. Expect the electrical work to be notified and certified.