What does an en-suite cost in Gwent?
Our guide range in Gwent is £4,200–£8,400 including VAT. Prices in Gwent run at about 7% below the UK guide, based on Wales labour rates.
Refit
- Existing en-suite, same layout
Upgrade
- Fitted furniture with storage
New en-suite
- Ventilation and electrics to regulations
Guide prices for Gwent including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Gwent?
Supplies across Gwent range from soft to hard depending on the source. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Newport. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If your Newport en-suite fan just blows into the loft, we can duct it properly to outside as part of the refit.
What the job includes
- IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
- A door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
- A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
Decisions to make first
Door type
An outward-opening door frees floor space inside. A sliding pocket door saves space on both sides but needs a stud wall long enough to take the cassette.
Exposed or concealed valve
An exposed bar valve is quicker to fit and easy to service. A concealed valve looks cleaner but sits inside the wall, so plan how it will be reached for repairs.
Shower size
A 900 mm square tray is a comfortable minimum for an enclosure. In a long, narrow room, a 1200 by 800 mm walk-in tray with one glass panel feels far more generous.
Refit or new en-suite
A refit keeps the existing drainage and walls. A new en-suite costs more because the walls, waste route, fan duct and electrics all start from nothing.
Rules that apply in Wales
Forming an en-suite inside an existing bedroom does not normally need planning permission, but it is usually building-regulations work because it adds drainage, ventilation and electrics. All wiring must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room. A macerator or pumped WC is acceptable only where the home also has a WC on gravity drainage. In a listed building, a new soil or vent pipe through a wall needs listed building consent.
Wales has its own Part F with similar extract rates and its own Part P, which makes more electrical work notifiable than in England. The drainage for a new en-suite falls under Part H. The work should be notified, and you should receive the certificates at the end.