Family bathrooms in Rutland

What does a family bathroom cost in Rutland?

Our guide range in Rutland is £5,800–£10,500 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

Water across much of Rutland is hard. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you have young children at home in Oakham, we can talk through a bath that is easy to lean over, a slip-resistant floor and high-level storage.

What the job includes

• A free home survey covering room sizes, the soil stack position, your boiler or cylinder type and water pressure
• New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
• Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
• Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
• A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
• Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

Storage

A vanity under the basin, a tall unit or a mirror cabinet. High-level or lockable storage keeps medicines and cleaning products out of reach of small children.

Floor

Matt or textured porcelain is the hardest-wearing option. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is warmer, quieter and cheaper to lay. Avoid polished tiles where children climb out of the bath.

Bath material

Reinforced acrylic is warm to the touch and light on the floor. Steel enamel is harder-wearing and feels more solid, but it draws heat from the water faster.

Shower over the bath or separate

A shower over the bath with a fixed or hinged screen is the most space-efficient. A separate enclosure needs roughly another square metre of floor but means the bath queue no longer holds up the shower queue.

Rules that apply in England

Refitting a family bathroom in the same room does not need planning permission. The electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room and at least IPX4 fittings in the zone above the bath, up to 2.25 m. The water fittings rules in each nation limit a new WC to a 6-litre flush and require protection against dirty water flowing back into the supply.

In England, any new circuit, or any change to the wiring in a room with a bath or shower, is notifiable under Part P. Part G limits the hot water at a new bath to 48 °C only in a new dwelling or one created by change of use; it does not apply to a replacement bath in an existing house, but a thermostatic valve is a sensible choice where children bathe.