- Postcode districts
- CM23
- Nearby
- Harlow, Ware and Hoddesdon
- Guide price
- £6,900–£13,750
- Typical time on site
- 6–12 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a loft bathroom cost in Bishops Stortford?
In Bishops Stortford, a loft bathroom typically costs £6,900–£13,750 including VAT, based on East of England prices. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Tiling, lighting, extractor fan
Signature
- Walk-in shower under the ridge
New loft bathroom
- New drainage route and water supply
Guide prices for Bishops Stortford including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bishops Stortford
We work right across Bishops Stortford — CM23 — and in neighbouring Harlow and Ware.
Homes in and around Bishops Stortford vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Bishops Stortford home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting. If your Bishops Stortford 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.
Most of Hertfordshire has very hard water. If your supply in Bishops Stortford 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
- Electrics by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, then tiling, testing and handover
- 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 shower pump on a gravity system, an electric shower, or advice on moving to mains pressure, depending on your system
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.
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.
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.
