Loft bathrooms in Shirley

Postcode districts: B28, B90, B91
Nearby: Solihull, Acocks Green and Birmingham
Guide price: £6,400–£12,750
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Varies across the West Midlands
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Shirley?

Guide price in Shirley: £6,400–£12,750 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refit

£5,400–£8,300

Tiling, lighting, extractor fan

Typical

Signature

£7,800–£12,750

Walk-in shower under the ridge

New loft bathroom

£9,800–£17,750

New drainage route and water supply

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

Working in Shirley

As well as Shirley itself (B28, B90 and B91), we survey in Solihull, Acocks Green and Birmingham.

Homes in and around Shirley 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 Shirley home, we work out how the shower will get its pressure before choosing a single fitting. We plan loft bathrooms in Shirley around the roof line, so the shower sits where you can stand and the eaves become storage.

Water hardness varies across the West Midlands: some supplies are soft, others moderately hard or hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Shirley. 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 survey of the headroom across the room, with the usable height marked at each fitting position
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

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.

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.

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 Shirley: questions

How much does a loft bathroom cost in Shirley?

A loft bathroom in Shirley usually costs £6,400–£12,750 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 water hard in Shirley?

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Shirley?

Building control for Shirley 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 Shirley.

How do you ventilate a loft bathroom?

A loft bathroom fan is usually ducted through the roof to a tile or slate vent, or out through a gable wall. The duct should be insulated where it crosses a cold space, so condensation does not run back into the fan. A roof window helps with daylight and airing but does not replace the fan.