What does an en-suite cost in Somerset?
Our guide range in Somerset is £4,600–£9,200 including VAT.
Refit
- Tiling, lighting and extractor fan
Upgrade
- Walk-in shower or larger tray
New en-suite
- New stud walls, drainage and pump if needed
Guide prices for Somerset including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Somerset?
Water across much of Somerset is hard. If your supply in Bath 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. If your Bath home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue.
What the job includes
- A door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
- A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
- A shower tray or level-access former, an enclosure or walk-in panel, and a thermostatic valve
- Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
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.
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.
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.
Noise
Acoustic insulation in the stud walls and a quiet fan make a real difference when one of you showers early while the other is still asleep.
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.