- Postcode districts
- CH1
- Nearby
- Ellesmere Port, Garston and Speke
- Guide price
- £650–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Cheshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Chester?
Guide price in Chester: £650–£2,400 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Electric mat
- Insulation board
Electric, larger room
- Electrician sign-off
Wet system
- Pipes linked to the heating
Guide prices for Chester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Chester
We cover every part of Chester, including CH1, and nearby Ellesmere Port (6.1 miles) and Garston (9.9 miles).
Chester is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If your Chester bathroom has a cold tiled floor and no room for a bigger radiator, an electric mat under new tiles is the simplest answer. Where a Chester home already has a heat pump, or the heating is being altered, a wet underfloor system is worth comparing with electric.
Water across much of Cheshire is moderately hard. Mid-tone grout and matt tiles hide the odd water mark better than dark grout and high gloss. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Bringing the system up to temperature gradually once the adhesive and grout have cured
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
- Resistance and insulation tests on the mat before, during and after tiling, with the readings recorded
- A floor sensor set between the heating runs and wired back to the thermostat
Decisions to make first
Electric or wet
Electric is cheaper to install and quick to lay in one room. Wet costs more upfront but is usually cheaper to run where it is fed by a gas boiler or heat pump.
Floor finish
Tiles and stone pass heat through well. LVT and vinyl can work, but check the maximum floor temperature the flooring maker allows.
Rules that apply in England
In England, a new circuit for underfloor heating is notifiable under Part P, and so is connecting it to an existing circuit in a room with a bath or shower. The electrician either self-certifies through a competent person scheme or the work is notified to building control.
