What does a wet room cost in Berkshire?
Our guide range in Berkshire is £6,700–£13,500 including VAT. Prices in Berkshire run at about 12% above the UK guide, based on South East England labour rates.
Compact
- Under about 4 m²
Signature
- Frameless screen, thermostatic shower
Large or luxury
- Concealed valves, feature lighting
Guide prices for Berkshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Berkshire?
Water across much of Berkshire is hard. If your supply in Reading is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. For a wet room in a Reading flat, the first step is the lease, because freeholder consent is often needed before any work starts.
What the job includes
- Floor strengthening or a ply overlay on timber floors so the surface does not flex
- A survey of the floor construction, the joist size and direction or the concrete slab, and the route to the soil stack
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system
- A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
- A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
- Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
Decisions to make first
Linear or centre drain
A linear drain along one wall lets the floor fall in a single direction, so large tiles can be laid without awkward cuts. A centre drain needs a four-way fall and suits smaller tiles or mosaic.
Underfloor heating
Electric underfloor heating under the tiles dries the floor quickly after a shower; it is typically £700 to £1,500 for a bathroom.
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.
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.
Rules that apply in England
A wet room inside an existing home does not need planning permission. In a flat, check the lease: freeholder consent 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 England, a new drain connection or changes at the soil stack can be building-regulations work under Part H, and new circuits or changes to the wiring in the room are notifiable under Part P. If the wet room is a newly formed bathroom, Approved Document F requires extract of 15 litres per second intermittent or 8 litres per second continuous.