What does a luxury bathroom cost in Bedfordshire?
Our guide range in Bedfordshire is £12,750–£26,500 including VAT. Prices in Bedfordshire run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Premium
- Designer brassware and wall-hung pieces
Signature
- Underfloor heating, layered lighting
Statement
- Natural stone or microcement
Guide prices for Bedfordshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Bedfordshire?
Most of Bedfordshire has very hard water. We plan easy-clean glass, rimless toilets and finishes that do not show limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. For a period house in Luton with high ceilings, we plan the lighting and tile heights to suit the proportions of the room.
What the job includes
- Floor strengthening where a stone-resin, cast-iron or natural stone bath needs it
- Bespoke fitted furniture, mitred tile edges and recessed niches
- A detailed survey of the floor structure, hot-water capacity, water pressure and flow
- Large-format porcelain, natural stone or microcement over full tanking
- Layout drawings, wall elevations and a tile setting-out plan
- Underfloor heating, layered lighting and any steam unit wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
Wall and floor finish
Large-format porcelain gives a stone look with little upkeep. Natural stone and microcement are beautiful but need sealing and care, especially in hard-water areas.
Lighting
Layer it: IP-rated ceiling lights for general use, a lit mirror at the basin and low-level LED in niches or plinths for night, each on its own switch or dimmer.
Freestanding bath material
Acrylic is light and warm to the touch. Stone resin holds heat and feels solid but is much heavier. Cast iron is the heaviest of all and nearly always needs a structural check.
Brassware finish
Chrome is the easiest to keep clean. Brushed brass, nickel and matt black look striking but show limescale marks unless they are wiped down.
Rules that apply in England
Internal bathroom work does not need planning permission, but a listed building needs listed building consent for alterations affecting its character, including new soil or vent pipes through walls. Heavy baths and stone floors add load to the floor structure, which should be checked first. Electrics must meet BS 7671, including the IP ratings in each zone and 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit.
In England, the new circuits a luxury bathroom often needs, for underfloor heating, a steam unit or a digital shower, are notifiable under Part P. An unvented hot-water cylinder, often fitted to feed a large shower, must be installed by a G3-qualified installer, and any work on the boiler must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer.