- Postcode districts
- NN8
- Nearby
- Rushden, Kettering and Northampton
- Guide price
- £650–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Hard across most of Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in Wellingborough?
For Wellingborough, our guide range for bathroom underfloor heating is £650 to £2,400 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East Midlands, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. 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 Wellingborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wellingborough
In Wellingborough we cover NN8; we also cover Rushden, 4 miles away, and Kettering.
In Wellingborough, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For Wellingborough homes having the bathroom floor replaced, underfloor heating adds one to two days to the fit. We check door thresholds in Wellingborough homes at the survey, because underfloor heating and new tiles raise the floor slightly.
Water across much of Northamptonshire is 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
- 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
- Insulation boards over the subfloor, so heat goes up into the tiles rather than down into the joists or screed
- A dial, programmable or smart thermostat, with the supply RCD protected, tested and certified by a qualified electrician
- Resistance and insulation tests on the mat before, during and after tiling, with the readings recorded
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.
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.
