What does a shower room cost in Northumberland?
Our guide range in Northumberland is £4,000–£8,100 including VAT. Prices in Northumberland run at about 10% below the UK guide, based on North East England labour rates.
Essential
- Tiling to the shower area
Signature
- Large walk-in tray and frameless screen
Bespoke
- Concealed thermostatic or digital shower
Guide prices for Northumberland including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Northumberland?
Supplies across most of Northumberland are soft. If that holds for your street in Blyth, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If your second bathroom in Blyth is too narrow for a bath, a long walk-in tray can often fit along the same wall.
What the job includes
- Extractor fan, lighting and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- An enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen in toughened safety glass
- Removal of the old bath and suite, waste removal, testing and handover
- Recessed niches or shelving in the shower wall
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with a fixed head, a handset or both
- A basin and WC to suit the space, freestanding or set into a fitted furniture run
Decisions to make first
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.
Storage
With no bath, there is often space for a full-width vanity unit or a tall cupboard for towels.
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.
Tray or level floor
A low-profile stone-resin tray is quicker to fit and costs less. A tiled level floor looks seamless but needs a former, tanking and more floor preparation.
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.