- Postcode districts
- LE11, LE12
- Nearby
- Mountsorrel, Coalville and Leicester
- Guide price
- £650–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Hard across most of Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Loughborough?
In Loughborough, bathroom underfloor heating typically costs £650–£2,400 including VAT, based on East Midlands prices. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Loughborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Loughborough
In Loughborough we cover LE11 and LE12; we also cover Mountsorrel, 4 miles away, and Coalville.
In Loughborough, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Loughborough home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below. We check door thresholds in Loughborough homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly.
Supplies across most of Leicestershire are 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
- A dial, programmable or smart thermostat, with the supply RCD protected, tested and certified by a qualified electrician
- 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
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
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.
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.
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.
