- Postcode districts
- NE29, NE30, NE33
- Nearby
- Tynemouth, North Shields and Jarrow
- Guide price
- £650–£2,200
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days (added to a fit)
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom underfloor heating cost in South Shields?
Guide price in South Shields: £650–£2,200 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. 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 South Shields including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in South Shields
As well as South Shields itself (NE29, NE30 and NE33), we survey in Tynemouth, North Shields and Jarrow.
South Shields has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Where a South Shields home already has a heat pump, or the heating is being altered, a wet underfloor system is worth comparing with electric. If your South Shields home has a suspended timber floor, insulation boards under the mat stop heat disappearing into the void below.
Most of Tyne and Wear is supplied with soft water. 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
- Bringing the system up to temperature gradually once the adhesive and grout have cured
- 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
- A check of the floor construction, the room's heat loss and where the thermostat and supply will go
Decisions to make first
Floor finish
Tiles and stone pass heat through well. LVT and vinyl can work, but check the maximum floor temperature the flooring maker allows.
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.
