- Postcode districts
- OL10
- Nearby
- Middleton, Rochdale and Bury
- Guide price
- £650–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Heywood?
Our guide price for bathroom underfloor heating in Heywood is £650–£2,400 including VAT. 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 Heywood including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Heywood
In Heywood we cover OL10; we also cover Middleton, 3 miles away, and Rochdale.
Homes in and around Heywood vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. We check door thresholds in Heywood homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly. Where a Heywood 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 Greater Manchester is soft. Soft water is kind to grout, so mid-tone and darker grouts stay looking fresh. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
- Bringing the system up to temperature gradually once the adhesive and grout have cured
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
- The electric mat or cable laid to the open floor, kept clear of where the WC, bath and fixed furniture will sit
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.
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.
