En-suites · Cork

En-suites in Cork

Redoing a tired en-suite or adding one off a bedroom: what's involved and what it costs.

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€3,000 to €10,000to redo an en-suite
€10,500 to €28,000main bathroom and en-suite together, our sum
About a weekon site for an en-suite
Outsidewhere the fan has to vent

Real bathrooms

Before and after

Real bathrooms, before and after the work.

Before: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

After: A narrow bathroom with a bath under the window, and the same room with a glass walk-in shower — Bath out, walk-in shower in. A narrow bathroom: the bath under the window replaced by a walk-in shower, with a heated towel rail and a vanity unit.

Before: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

After: The bathroom stripped to bare brick, and the same room with the shower tray in and the walls tiled — The same room, mid-job. Stripped back to the brick, then a low shower tray, tanking and the walls tiled before the glass goes in.

Before: An old corner basin with cracked tiles, and a new vanity basin with a lit mirror — Basin and vanity. The old corner basin out, a vanity unit with storage and a lit mirror in. The walls are still in primer here.

After: An old corner basin with cracked tiles, and a new vanity basin with a lit mirror — Basin and vanity. The old corner basin out, a vanity unit with storage and a lit mirror in. The walls are still in primer here.

The short answer

En-suites in Cork: the short answer

Redoing an en-suite in Cork costs €3,000 to €10,000. Adding a new one costs more, because it needs a soil pipe, wastes, water feeds, a fan vented outside and usually a stud wall. Done with the main bathroom, the pair runs about €10,500 to €28,000.

Redo or add

Redoing one or adding one

Redoing: the drains, water and fan are already there. Most of the cost is the strip-out, tanking, tiles and the new suite.
Adding: a soil pipe, wastes, hot and cold feeds, a fan vented outside and a stud wall. The drain run decides most of the price.

Small room

Getting the most from a small en-suite

A shower with a fixed glass panel instead of a door that swings.
A wall-hung toilet and basin, so the floor runs under them.
A sliding or outward-opening door.
A strong, quiet fan on the light switch with an overrun.

Price guide

En-suite prices in Cork

Typical prices for bathroom work in Cork, from what jobs here cost. Your own price comes in writing, after the company has seen the room.

By bathroom

Bathroom	Typical cost	What moves the price
Small bathroom, 2 to 4 m²	€4,000 to €9,000	How much is tiled, and whether the bath becomes a shower.
En-suite	€3,000 to €10,000	Size, a tray or a level floor, and whether it's a redo or a new one.
Family bathroom, full renovation, 5 to 7 m²	€7,500 to €18,000	A bath, a shower or both, tiles floor to ceiling, a new floor.

Labour and materials together. Ask for the VAT to be shown on your written price: the council grants don't cover VAT.

Questions

Questions people ask us

How much is an en-suite in Cork?

€3,000 to €10,000 to redo one, depending on size, the shower and how much is tiled. Building a new one from scratch costs more, because of the drain run.

Do I need planning permission for an en-suite?

Not for an en-suite inside the existing house. You do need a Registered Electrical Contractor for the wiring, and the fan has to vent outside.

Can an en-suite go anywhere?

Where the waste can reach the soil pipe with enough fall. If it can't, a macerator toilet is an option, but most companies avoid them where they can.

Can I do the en-suite and the main bathroom together?

Yes, and it usually saves money: one strip-out, one skip, the same fitters. Together they run about €10,500 to €28,000, our sum of the two ranges.

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