- Postcode districts
- TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4, TS5, TS7
- Nearby
- Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees and Thornaby-on-Tees
- Guide price
- £650–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Middlesbrough?
Guide price in Middlesbrough: £650–£2,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Yorkshire and the Humber put local prices at about 7% below the UK guide figure. 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 Middlesbrough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Middlesbrough
In Middlesbrough we cover TS1, TS2, TS3 and 3 more postcode districts; we also cover Billingham, 2.4 miles away, and Stockton-on-Tees.
Middlesbrough has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. We check door thresholds in Middlesbrough homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly. Whether your Middlesbrough bathroom is a small en-suite or a large main bathroom, the mat is sized to the open floor, not the whole room.
Supplies across most of North Yorkshire are moderately hard. 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
- Resistance and insulation tests on the mat before, during and after tiling, with the readings recorded
- 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
- The electric mat or cable laid to the open floor, kept clear of where the WC, bath and fixed furniture will sit
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
Decisions to make first
Insulation board thickness
Thicker boards warm up faster and lose less heat downwards, but raise the floor; the right choice depends on the door threshold and the next room.
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.
