- Postcode districts
- WA5
- Nearby
- Warrington, Newton-le-Willows and Widnes
- 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 Great Sankey?
In Great Sankey, bathroom underfloor heating typically costs £650–£2,400 including VAT, based on North West England prices. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Electric mat
- Thermostat and RCD-protected supply
Electric, larger room
- Whole floor coverage
Wet system
- Manifold or single-zone kit
Guide prices for Great Sankey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Great Sankey
In Great Sankey we cover WA5; we also cover Warrington, 2.5 miles away, and Newton-le-Willows.
In Great Sankey, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Great Sankey home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below. If your Great Sankey bathroom has a cold tiled floor and no room for a bigger radiator, an electric mat under new tiles is the simplest answer.
Most of Cheshire has moderately hard water. 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
- The electric mat or cable laid to the open floor, kept clear of where the WC, bath and fixed furniture will sit
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
- For wet systems, pipes in low-profile boards or screed connected to a manifold or single-zone kit, with any boiler work done by a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
Decisions to make first
Mat or loose cable
Mats are quickest on square, open floors. Loose cable is easier to route around awkward shapes, pipe boxing and a curved shower area.
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.
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.
