What does a shower room cost in Somerset?
Our guide range in Somerset is £4,600–£9,200 including VAT.
Essential
- Tiling to the shower area
Signature
- Large walk-in tray and frameless screen
Bespoke
- Concealed thermostatic or digital shower
Guide prices for Somerset including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Somerset?
Water across much of Somerset is hard. If your supply in Bath 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 Bath is too narrow for a bath, a long walk-in tray can often fit along the same wall.
What the job includes
- An enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen in toughened safety glass
- Recessed niches or shelving in the shower wall
- Tanking to the shower area, then wall and floor tiling
- A survey of water pressure and flow, the hot-water system and the floor where the tray or former will sit
- Extractor fan, lighting and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A low-profile tray or a tiled level floor, with the waste positioned for a good fall
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.
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.
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.
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.