Loft bathrooms in Cirencester

Postcode districts: GL7
Nearby: Stroud, Cheltenham and Swindon
Guide price: £6,600–£13,250
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Hard across most of Gloucestershire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Cirencester?

As a guide, budget £6,600 to £13,250 including VAT for a loft bathroom in Cirencester; your written quote will pin it down. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£5,600–£8,700

Existing loft shower room

Typical

Signature

£8,200–£13,250

Fitted furniture to the eaves

New loft bathroom

£10,250–£18,250

Ventilation and electrics to regulations

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

Working in Cirencester

In Cirencester we cover GL7; we also cover Stroud, 10 miles away, and Cheltenham.

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Cirencester: free survey, written quote, one team. If your Cirencester loft shower is weak or the waste drains slowly, the fix is often in the pump or the pipe fall rather than the shower itself. If your Cirencester house has a combi boiler, a loft shower can usually run on mains pressure without a pump.

Most of Gloucestershire has hard water. If your supply in Cirencester 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.

What the job includes

A shower pump on a gravity system, an electric shower, or advice on moving to mains pressure, depending on your system
Fitted furniture made to the eaves, so the low space behind the slope becomes storage
An extractor fan ducted through the roof or a gable wall, with the duct insulated through cold spaces
A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit

Decisions to make first

Eaves storage

Low cupboards built into the slope behind the WC or basin take clutter out of the room and hide the pipework.

Gravity or pumped waste

Gravity is silent and maintenance-free. A pumped waste or macerator lets fittings sit away from the stack, provided the house has a WC on gravity drainage elsewhere.

Rules that apply in England

In England, new drainage and a new connection to the soil stack fall under Part H, a new bathroom needs extract of 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous under Approved Document F, and new circuits are notifiable under Part P. If the work includes an unvented hot-water cylinder, it must be fitted by a G3-qualified installer.

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Loft bathrooms in Cirencester: questions

How much should I budget for a loft bathroom in Cirencester?

A loft bathroom in Cirencester usually costs £6,600–£13,250 including VAT. Expect the lower end for a like-for-like job with standard products, and the upper end if things move or you choose premium finishes. Your quote is itemised and fixed in writing once agreed.

Is the water hard in Cirencester?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Cirencester?

Building control for Cirencester is handled by the local council or an approved inspector. If your job needs sign-off — for example a new circuit, new drainage or a new extractor where there was none — we tell you at the survey and handle the notification as part of the work.

How long does a loft bathroom take?

Allow 6–12 working days on site for most jobs, plus the lead time for products after you approve the quote. We give you a day-by-day plan before work starts in Cirencester.

How much headroom do you need for a loft shower?

Plan for around 2 m of clear height over the whole shower area, and enough standing height in front of the basin and WC. A bath can sit lower under the slope as long as you can stand up where you get in and out. We mark the usable height at each position on the survey drawing.