What does a luxury bathroom cost in Cambridgeshire?
Our guide range in Cambridgeshire is £12,750–£26,500 including VAT. Prices in Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Cambridgeshire?
Supplies across most of Cambridgeshire are very hard. 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 Peterborough with high ceilings, we plan the lighting and tile heights to suit the proportions of the room.
What the job includes
- Bespoke fitted furniture, mitred tile edges and recessed niches
- Large-format porcelain, natural stone or microcement over full tanking
- A full product schedule naming every piece of sanitaryware, brassware, tile and light fitting
- Floor strengthening where a stone-resin, cast-iron or natural stone bath needs it
- Concealed thermostatic or digital shower valves, set into the wall to the depth the manufacturer specifies
- Underfloor heating, layered lighting and any steam unit wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
Shower system
A concealed thermostatic valve with a ceiling head and handset is the usual choice. A digital valve sets the temperature from a wall panel, and a steam enclosure needs its own generator and supply.
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.
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.
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.
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.