What does a shower room cost in Bedfordshire?
Our guide range in Bedfordshire is £4,800–£9,500 including VAT. Prices in Bedfordshire run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Essential
- Basin and close-coupled WC
Signature
- Porcelain tiles throughout
Bespoke
- Tiled level-access floor
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?
Water across much of Bedfordshire is very hard. If your supply in Luton 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. If your second bathroom in Luton is too narrow for a bath, a long walk-in tray can often fit along the same wall.
What the job includes
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with a fixed head, a handset or both
- A low-profile tray or a tiled level floor, with the waste positioned for a good fall
- Recessed niches or shelving in the shower wall
- Tanking to the shower area, then wall and floor tiling
- Removal of the old bath and suite, waste removal, testing and handover
- An enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen in toughened safety glass
Decisions to make first
Valve and heads
A bar valve is simple and easy to service. A concealed valve with a ceiling head looks cleaner but needs good flow to perform.
Storage
With no bath, there is often space for a full-width vanity unit or a tall cupboard for towels.
Drain
A centre waste in a tray is the norm. A linear drain along one wall lets a tiled floor fall one way, so large tiles can run through.
Glass
8 mm toughened glass is the usual standard for a walk-in panel. An easy-clean coating helps a great deal in hard-water areas.
Rules that apply in England
Turning a bathroom into a shower room does not need planning permission. The electrics must meet BS 7671: 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit, at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 above the tray up to 2.25 m, or IPX5 where water jets are used, and no ordinary sockets within 3 m of zone 1. A shower pump can only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never connected directly to the mains.
In England, any change to the wiring in the shower room, or a new circuit for an electric shower, is notifiable under Part P. If you are replacing the fan, keep it at least as effective as the old one; Approved Document F gives 15 litres per second intermittent for a bathroom.