What does a wet room cost in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Our guide range in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire is £5,800–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Compact
- Under about 4 m²
Signature
- Frameless screen, thermostatic shower
Large or luxury
- Concealed valves, feature lighting
Guide prices for Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Supplies across most of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are soft. If that holds for your street in Aberdeen, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are planning a wet room in Aberdeen for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway.
What the job includes
- A survey of the floor construction, the joist size and direction or the concrete slab, and the route to the soil stack
- A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
- A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
- Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
- Slip-resistant porcelain floor tiles and wall tiling
- Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
Decisions to make first
Open or screened
A fully open shower with no glass only works in a larger room, with the basin, WC and towels well away from the spray.
Screen size
A screen of 1200 mm or more keeps spray off the rest of the room in most layouts. In a very small wet room, expect the whole floor to get wet.
Former or screed
A pre-formed board gives a consistent fall and suits timber floors. A sand and cement screed suits concrete slabs and larger shower areas.
Floor tile
Matt or textured porcelain with good slip resistance. Mosaic gives extra grip on a centre-drain floor because of its many grout lines.
Rules that apply in Scotland
A wet room inside an existing home does not need planning permission. In a flat, check your title deeds and any deed of conditions: agreement from the other owners or the factor is often needed, and both the leak risk and the sound insulation to the flat below matter. Electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection, at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 up to 2.25 m above the shower floor, IPX5 where water jets are used, and no ordinary sockets within 3 m of zone 1.
In Scotland, a wet room that alters the drainage, involves structural work to the floor or forms a new bathroom may need a building warrant; a straight refit usually does not. Water fittings must meet the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.