- Postcode districts
- ME7, ME8
- Nearby
- Chatham, Rochester and Strood
- Guide price
- £800–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Gillingham?
In Gillingham, bathroom underfloor heating typically costs £800–£2,800 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Gillingham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Gillingham
In Gillingham we cover ME7 and ME8; we also cover Chatham, 1.1 miles away, and Rochester.
Across a large town like Gillingham, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. We check door thresholds in Gillingham homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly. If your Gillingham home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below.
Supplies across most of Kent are very hard. Hard water leaves white marks on dark grout and gloss tiles, so matt finishes and stain-resistant grout are the practical choice. 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
- 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
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
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 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.
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.
