- Postcode districts
- CH41, CH42, CH43, CH46, CH49, CH62 + 1 more
- Nearby
- Liverpool, Bootle and Allerton
- Guide price
- £650–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Soft across most of Merseyside
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Birkenhead?
As a guide, budget £650 to £2,400 including VAT for bathroom underfloor heating in Birkenhead; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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
- Mat under the tiles
Electric, larger room
- Programmable smart thermostat
Wet system
- Screed or low-profile boards
Guide prices for Birkenhead including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Birkenhead
We work right across Birkenhead — CH41, CH42, CH43 and 4 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Liverpool and Bootle.
Birkenhead is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. For Birkenhead homes having the bathroom floor replaced, underfloor heating adds one to two days to the fit. If your Birkenhead home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below.
Water across much of Merseyside 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
- The electric mat or cable laid to the open floor, kept clear of where the WC, bath and fixed furniture will sit
- A dial, programmable or smart thermostat, with the supply RCD protected, tested and certified by a qualified electrician
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
Decisions to make first
Thermostat
A simple dial thermostat, a programmable one with set times, or a smart thermostat you can control from your phone.
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.
