Loft bathrooms in Alton

Postcode districts: GU34
Nearby: Bordon, Farnham and Basingstoke
Guide price: £7,300–£14,500
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Hard across most of Hampshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Alton?

In Alton, a loft bathroom typically costs £7,300–£14,500 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£6,200–£9,500

Existing loft shower room

Typical

Signature

£9,000–£14,500

Fitted furniture to the eaves

New loft bathroom

£11,250–£20,250

Ventilation and electrics to regulations

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

Working in Alton

As well as Alton itself (GU34), we survey in Bordon, Farnham and Basingstoke.

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Alton: free survey, written quote, one team. If your Alton 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. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Alton home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting.

Water across much of Hampshire is hard. If your supply in Alton 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 check of your hot-water system and of the pressure and flow you actually get at loft level
A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover
A survey of the headroom across the room, with the usable height marked at each fitting position

Decisions to make first

Getting the water pressure

A pumped shower suits a gravity system with a cold tank; an electric shower heats cold mains water at the point of use; a combi or unvented cylinder gives mains pressure throughout.

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 Alton: questions

What is the price of a loft bathroom in Alton?

A loft bathroom in Alton usually costs £7,300–£14,500 including VAT. Where you land in that range depends on the size of the room, whether the layout changes and the products you choose. After the free survey you get an itemised written quote, and the price is fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed.

Is the home survey in Alton really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover GU34 in Alton?

Yes. We cover all of Alton, including GU34, and nearby Bordon, Farnham and Basingstoke. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Alton?

Do I need a pump for a loft shower?

You need a pump if your hot water comes from a cylinder fed by a cold tank, because the tank usually sits at or below the height of a loft shower and gives almost no pressure. A combi boiler or unvented cylinder supplies mains pressure, so no pump is needed, though the flow can drop when other taps run. Shower pumps must only be used on gravity systems, never connected to the mains.