Loft bathrooms in Fareham

Postcode districts: PO14, PO15, PO16
Nearby: Gosport, Portsmouth and Southsea
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 Fareham?

Our guide price for a loft bathroom in Fareham is £7,300–£14,500 including VAT. 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 Fareham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Fareham

In Fareham we cover PO14, PO15 and PO16; we also cover Gosport, 4.5 miles away, and Portsmouth.

Homes in and around Fareham vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Fareham 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 Fareham home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting.

Supplies across most of Hampshire are hard. If your supply in Fareham 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 the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit
A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
A check of your hot-water system and of the pressure and flow you actually get at loft level
Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover

Decisions to make first

Roof window

A roof window over the bath or shower brings daylight and fresh air, but plan the blind for privacy and expect condensation on cold glass.

Bath or no bath

A bath under the slope makes good use of low space, but the floor has to carry it when it is full of water and someone is in it.

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 Fareham: questions

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

A loft bathroom in Fareham usually costs £7,300–£14,500 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

Do you cover PO14 in Fareham?

Yes. We cover all of Fareham, including PO14, PO15 and PO16, and nearby Gosport, Portsmouth and Southsea. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Fareham?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Fareham?

Building control for Fareham 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.

Electric shower or pumped shower in a loft?

An electric shower heats cold mains water as it flows, so it works in a loft whatever your hot-water system, but its flow is lower than a good pumped or mains-pressure mixer and it needs its own electrical circuit. A pumped mixer gives a stronger shower on a gravity system. See choosing a shower for the full comparison.