- Postcode districts
- DL6, DL7
- Nearby
- Yarm, Darlington 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 Northallerton?
Guide price in Northallerton: £650–£2,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in Yorkshire and the Humber run at about 7% 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 Northallerton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Northallerton
In Northallerton we cover DL6 and DL7; we also cover Yarm, 11.8 miles away, and Darlington.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Northallerton: free survey, written quote, one team. Whether your Northallerton bathroom is a small en-suite or a large main bathroom, the mat is sized to the open floor, not the whole room. For Northallerton homes having the bathroom floor replaced, underfloor heating adds one to two days to the fit.
Water across much of North Yorkshire is 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
- 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
- Resistance and insulation tests on the mat before, during and after tiling, with the readings recorded
- A dial, programmable or smart thermostat, with the supply RCD protected, tested and certified by a qualified electrician
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 finish
Tiles and stone pass heat through well. LVT and vinyl can work, but check the maximum floor temperature the flooring maker allows.
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.
