Can a cloakroom go anywhere in a Hanley garage conversion?

Almost — the WC needs to sit within about 3m of a viable soil route. On most Hanley garages that means backing onto the original party wall with the house.

Do you insulate the slab under the cloakroom?

Yes — 75-100mm PIR under a floating floor is our standard Hanley spec, so the cloakroom floor doesn't feel colder than the rest of the converted room.

Can I have a shower in the garage conversion?

Yes — spec up to a shower-room instead. That changes the waste calc and the extract sizing; we'll price both options in Hanley.

Do you handle the Building Regs?

Yes — garage conversions are notifiable in Hanley, and the cloakroom drainage forms part of that notification. We manage it end to end.

Can a cloakroom fit under our stairs in Hanley?

Usually yes — most Hanley family homes have an under-stair void that can take a corner basin and slim WC. We need around 800mm width and 1.9m head height at the WC pan.

Will I need building regs sign-off for a downstairs WC?

Yes — a notifiable Part G and Part F submission goes in for every new WC in Hanley; we handle the paperwork through a competent-person scheme.

Cloakroom Fitting · Hanley

Cloakroom for a Garage Conversion in Hanley

Downstairs WCs and compact cloakrooms in tight footprints.

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Adding a cloakroom to a garage conversion in a Hanley property means solving three problems at once: getting a waste run out to the existing stack, insulating a slab that was never designed to be lived on, and ventilating a room with no window on an external wall.

We plan the WC position against the shortest waste route, insulate to current U-values, and route a ducted extract through the new warm-roof buildup. The finished cloakroom feels part of the house, not a bolt-on.

What makes cloakroom fitting in Hanley different from a generic install is how we plan around the building it's going into.

Garage cloakroom pitfalls in {town}

Homeowners converting an integral or attached garage in Hanley hit a recurring set of issues with garage conversion cloakroom:

WC sat too far from the stack — waste run below regs fall — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.

Slab left uninsulated under the new floor — cold-bridge condensation on tiles — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.

No mechanical extract — moist air recirculates into the rest of the conversion — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.

On the Hanley side of our patch: cold external walls causing condensation around the cistern.

Under-stair voids with sloping headroom and limited ventilation, particularly in Hanley properties of this age.

Where Hanley sits on our patch

Hanley (ST1) falls under Stoke-on-Trent City Council in Staffordshire. Hanley is the city centre — apartments above shops, conversions of former pottery buildings, plus tight rows of terraces in Shelton and Northwood. Quick to reach off A500 and A53 — useful when we're surveying several jobs in a morning.

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Our garage conversion cloakroom process in Hanley

This is the order we'll work in once we're on site:

1Confirm waste connection — branch, stack or macerator (planned per Hanley room).
2Day 2 for a Hanley job — tile splashback or fully tile to dado height in small-format.
3Stage 3 on site at Hanley: first-fix water and waste, plus power for light and shaver socket.
4Step 4 in Hanley: survey under-stair or hallway space, confirm head height and access.

Materials & methods

Corner basins and slim wall-hung WCs, used in Hanley installs.
Inline extractor fans vented through external walls, used in Hanley installs.

Coverage around Hanley

Our vans cover a tight radius — Hanley sits centrally, with frequent jobs in:

Coverage from Hanley

Service radius is approximate and based on our regular weekly routes.

Other services in Hanley

Cloakroom Fitting project in a city centre flats property — Hanley

Completed cloakroom fitting in Hanley — image 2

Hanley cloakroom fitting install by Stoke on Trent Bathrooms — image 3

Garage Conversion Cloakroom FAQs — Hanley

Can a cloakroom go anywhere in a Hanley garage conversion?: Almost — the WC needs to sit within about 3m of a viable soil route. On most Hanley garages that means backing onto the original party wall with the house.
Do you insulate the slab under the cloakroom?: Yes — 75-100mm PIR under a floating floor is our standard Hanley spec, so the cloakroom floor doesn't feel colder than the rest of the converted room.
Can I have a shower in the garage conversion?: Yes — spec up to a shower-room instead. That changes the waste calc and the extract sizing; we'll price both options in Hanley.
Do you handle the Building Regs?: Yes — garage conversions are notifiable in Hanley, and the cloakroom drainage forms part of that notification. We manage it end to end.
Can a cloakroom fit under our stairs in Hanley?: Usually yes — most Hanley family homes have an under-stair void that can take a corner basin and slim WC. We need around 800mm width and 1.9m head height at the WC pan.
Will I need building regs sign-off for a downstairs WC?: Yes — a notifiable Part G and Part F submission goes in for every new WC in Hanley; we handle the paperwork through a competent-person scheme.

Add a cloakroom to your Hanley garage conversion

Free survey, insulated build-up, ventilated design, Building Regs handled. Call 01782 901390.

Tidy crews — your hallway stays usable
Fixed-price install — no surprise extras for waste runs