En-suites in Rutland

What does an en-suite cost in Rutland?

Our guide range in Rutland is £4,300–£8,600 including VAT. Prices in Rutland run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.

Guide prices for Rutland including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in Rutland?

• Oakham

Most of Rutland has hard water. If your supply in Oakham is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We quote new en-suites in Oakham only after checking the drainage route on site, so the price reflects the work your house actually needs.

What the job includes

• A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
• Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
• A pumped waste or macerator where gravity drainage is not possible, and only where the house already has a WC on gravity drainage
• IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
• An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
• A shower tray or level-access former, an enclosure or walk-in panel, and a thermostatic valve

Decisions to make first

Night lighting

A mirror light or low-level LED strip on its own switch lets you use the en-suite at night without the full glare of the ceiling lights.

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.

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.

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.

Rules that apply in England

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.

In England, a new en-suite brings in Part H for the new connection to the soil stack, Approved Document F for ventilation, at 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous extract, and Part P for the new circuits. The electrician should be registered with a competent person scheme, or the work notified to building control. On a refit, avoid replacing the fan with a less effective one.