Loft bathrooms in Shoreham-by-Sea

Postcode districts: BN42, BN43
Nearby: Lancing, Portslade and Worthing
Guide price: £7,300–£14,500
Typical time on site: 6–12 working days
Water: Hard across most of West Sussex
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a loft bathroom cost in Shoreham-by-Sea?

As a guide, budget £7,300 to £14,500 including VAT for a loft bathroom in Shoreham-by-Sea; your written quote will pin it down. 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

Shower, basin and WC replaced

Typical

Signature

£9,000–£14,500

Pump or macerator where needed

New loft bathroom

£11,250–£20,250

Formed in an existing loft room

Guide prices for Shoreham-by-Sea including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Shoreham-by-Sea

As well as Shoreham-by-Sea itself (BN42 and BN43), we survey in Lancing, Portslade and Worthing.

Shoreham-by-Sea gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Shoreham-by-Sea 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. If your Shoreham-by-Sea home has a gravity-drained WC on another floor, a macerator in the loft may open up more layout options.

Water across much of West Sussex is hard. If your supply in Shoreham-by-Sea 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
A drainage route from the loft to the soil stack with enough fall, or a pumped waste or macerator where the rules allow it
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

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.

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 Shoreham-by-Sea: questions

How much should I budget for a loft bathroom in Shoreham-by-Sea?

A loft bathroom in Shoreham-by-Sea usually costs £7,300–£14,500 including VAT. Room size, layout changes and your choice of products move the figure within that range. The free survey gives you an itemised quote, fixed in writing once the details are agreed.

Who handles building control for a loft bathroom in Shoreham-by-Sea?

Building control for Shoreham-by-Sea 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 Shoreham-by-Sea.

Is the home survey in Shoreham-by-Sea 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.

Is a bath too heavy for a loft floor?

A standard acrylic bath is usually fine on a loft floor built for a conversion, but a filled bath with someone in it is heavy, and stone-resin or cast-iron baths are much heavier still. We check the joist size, span and direction at the survey, and a heavy bath may need a structural check and strengthening first.