- Postcode districts
- M90, SK8, SK9
- Nearby
- Bramhall, Cheadle Hulme and Hazel Grove
- 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 Wilmslow?
Guide price in Wilmslow: £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
- Mat under the tiles
Electric, larger room
- Programmable smart thermostat
Wet system
- Screed or low-profile boards
Guide prices for Wilmslow including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wilmslow
In Wilmslow we cover M90, SK8 and SK9; we also cover Bramhall, 3.4 miles away, and Cheadle Hulme.
In Wilmslow, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Where a Wilmslow home already has a heat pump, or the heating is being altered, a wet underfloor system is worth comparing with electric. We check door thresholds in Wilmslow homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly.
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
Floor heating and towel rail
Underfloor heating warms the room; a towel rail dries towels. Many bathrooms have both, and a dual-fuel rail keeps working in summer when the boiler is off.
Thermostat
A simple dial thermostat, a programmable one with set times, or a smart thermostat you can control from your phone.
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.
