A new bathroom is one of the most popular home improvements, and one of the easiest to budget badly, because the suite is only part of the cost. The labour, the tiling, the plumbing and electrics, and any structural changes all add up. Here's a straight guide for Durham homeowners.
These are 2026 ranges. Every bathroom is different, so we quote fixed after a site visit, but this helps you set a realistic budget.
The size of the room, the spec of the suite and tiles, and how much changes. Keeping the layout the same and swapping like for like is the cheapest route. Moving the toilet, basin or bath means new plumbing runs, which adds cost. A wetroom needs proper tanking and drainage, which is more involved than a standard bathroom.
The finish makes a big difference too: budget tiles and a standard suite versus large-format porcelain, a walk-in shower and underfloor heating are very different numbers.
As 2026 guidance, a straightforward bathroom renovation in Durham, keeping the layout and using a good mid-range suite and tiles, typically lands in the low-to-mid thousands fitted. A larger room, a wetroom, or a high-end specification with reconfiguration pushes it higher.
Beware very cheap quotes: a bathroom is a wet, hard-working room, and poor tiling or waterproofing causes expensive problems later.
A proper quote covers strip-out and disposal, all the plumbing and electrics, tiling, the suite installation, and making good and decoration. Because we're an all-trades firm, one Durham team does the lot, so you're not coordinating a plumber, a tiler and an electrician separately, which is where bathrooms often go wrong.
Decide your layout early, because moving things mid-job is where costs climb. Choose your tiles and suite before work starts. And get a fixed written quote rather than a day rate, so the risk sits with us, not you.
These figures are general guidance to help you plan, not a quote. Every job is different, and the only way to know what yours will cost is a free site visit. We come out, look at the job, and give you a fixed price in writing — no call-out charge, no obligation.
As 2026 guidance, a straightforward renovation with a good mid-range suite typically lands in the low-to-mid thousands fitted. Wetrooms and reconfigurations cost more. A free site visit gives you a fixed figure.
Yes. Keeping the toilet, basin and bath in the same positions avoids new plumbing runs and is the most cost-effective approach.
Usually one to two weeks from strip-out to sign-off, depending on specification and any structural changes.
Yes, one Durham team handles plumbing, electrics, tiling and finishes, so you're not coordinating separate trades.
Yes, with proper tanking and drainage, including accessible wetrooms.
Whatever the brief, the route in is the same: ring us, we'll visit, we'll come back with a fixed price in plain English. Free site visits across Durham, Sunderland and Newcastle.
Or email enquiries@atkinsonsgroup.co.uk
No call-out charge for quotes. Fixed prices, in writing.
