Under-Stairs Cloakroom Installation in Hanley
Downstairs WCs and compact cloakrooms in tight footprints.
Under-stairs cloakrooms are the most space-efficient bathroom upgrade most Hanley terraces can make — and the most commonly fitted badly.
We size up the void, check the soil-stack run, and design around the sloped ceiling so you don't crack your head on the underside of the third tread.
When Hanley homeowners ask us about cloakroom fitting, the first thing we look at is the room itself.
Under-Stairs Cloakroom FAQs — Hanley
- How much space do I need under my Hanley stairs for a WC?
- Roughly 800mm × 1.5m of usable footprint and 1.9m head height over the WC pan. We'll measure and confirm at the free survey.
- Will I need building regs sign-off?
- Yes — adding a new WC requires building regs notification. We'll handle the install paperwork; the council issues the completion certificate.
- Can the waste connect to my existing stack?
- Usually yes in Hanley terraces, with a 100mm soil branch. If the stack is too far we'll spec a slim macerator unit.
- What about ventilation?
- Mandatory — a ducted fan (humidistat or timer) to outside is required. Recirculation isn't acceptable on a new internal WC.
- How quickly can you start a job in Hanley?
- Lead time is usually two to five weeks from a confirmed quote, depending on the spec and our current schedule across the Staffordshire side.
- Do you tidy up at the end of each day?
- Yes — dust sheets stay down, the room is hoovered daily and we leave your Hanley home liveable while the work runs.
Common under-stairs cloakroom issues in Hanley homes
Owners adding a downstairs WC to a terrace or semi in Hanley hit a recurring set of issues with under-stairs cloakroom:
Head height under the stairs too low for a standard WC at the wrong position — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.
Soil stack too far for gravity drainage without a pump — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.
No mechanical extraction — required on any internal new WC — flagged regularly on Hanley jobs.
Hanley: cold external walls causing condensation around the cistern.
Under-stair voids with sloping headroom and limited ventilation, particularly in Hanley properties of this age.
Local context for Hanley
Locally, Hanley is part of Stoke-on-Trent City Council's area within Staffordshire, covering postcodes ST1. 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.
Why Hanley clients pick us for under-stairs cloakroom
What we commit to on every under-stairs cloakroom job in Hanley:
- Head-height profile drawn at survey before any quote (standard on every Hanley under-stairs cloakroom install).
- Building-regs compliant install paperwork supplied at handover (standard on every Hanley under-stairs cloakroom install).
- Specialists in small-format tile detailing, every Hanley job.
- Macerator and gravity-fed installs to spec on every install we run in Hanley.
- Hundreds of compact cloakrooms fitted across Staffordshire, every Hanley job.
Get a fixed quote for your Hanley under-stairs WC
Free survey including head-height and stack check. Fixed quote, no upsell on macerators unless genuinely needed.
- Fixed-price install — no surprise extras for waste runs
- Free survey of any under-stair or hallway space in
- Tidy crews — your hallway stays usable
Under-stairs cloakrooms across Hanley — compact, properly ventilated, building-regs ready.