Loft bathrooms in Maidstone

Postcode districts: ME14, ME15, ME16
Nearby: Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham
Guide price: £7,300–£14,500
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Very hard across most of Kent
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Maidstone?

Our guide price for a loft bathroom in Maidstone is £7,300–£14,500 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% 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

£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 Maidstone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Maidstone

We work right across Maidstone — ME14, ME15 and ME16 — and in neighbouring Chatham and Rochester.

Maidstone has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If your Maidstone house has a combi boiler, a loft shower can usually run on mains pressure without a pump. For a loft bathroom in a tank-fed Maidstone home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting.

Supplies across most of Kent are very hard. If your supply in Maidstone 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 drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
Fitted furniture made to the eaves, so the low space behind the slope becomes storage
A survey of the headroom across the room, with the usable height marked at each fitting position
A check of the floor joists where a bath or large shower tray will sit

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.

Eaves storage

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

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 Maidstone: questions

What is the price of a loft bathroom in Maidstone?

A loft bathroom in Maidstone 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.

Do you cover ME14 in Maidstone?

Yes. We cover all of Maidstone, including ME14, ME15 and ME16, and nearby Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Maidstone?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Maidstone?

Building control for Maidstone 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.

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.