Wet rooms in Ferndown

Postcode districts: BH22
Nearby: Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth and Christchurch
Guide price: £6,100–£12,250
Typical time on site: 5–10 working days
Water: Hard across most of Dorset
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a wet room cost in Ferndown?

In Ferndown, a wet room typically costs £6,100–£12,250 including VAT, based on South West England prices. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Compact

£4,600–£7,100

Floor former and linear or centre drain

Typical

Signature

£7,100–£12,250

Underfloor heating option

Large or luxury

£12,250–£18,250

Full conversion of a larger room

Guide prices for Ferndown including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Working in Ferndown

As well as Ferndown itself (BH22), we survey in Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth and Christchurch.

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Ferndown: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are planning a wet room in Ferndown for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway. We quote wet rooms in Ferndown only after looking at the floor construction, because that is where most of the cost difference lies.

Supplies across most of Dorset are hard. If your supply in Ferndown 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.

What the job includes

A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
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
Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover

Decisions to make first

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.

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.

Rules that apply in England

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.

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Wet rooms in Ferndown: questions

How much does a wet room cost in Ferndown?

A wet room in Ferndown usually costs £6,100–£12,250 including VAT. Where you land in that range depends on the size of the room, whether the layout changes and the products you choose. After the free survey you get an itemised written quote, and the price is fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed.

Who handles building control for a wet room in Ferndown?

Building control for Ferndown is handled by the local council or an approved inspector. If your job needs sign-off — for example a new circuit, new drainage or a new extractor where there was none — we tell you at the survey and handle the notification as part of the work.

How long does a wet room take?

Allow 5–10 working days on site for most jobs, plus the lead time for products after you approve the quote. We give you a day-by-day plan before work starts in Ferndown.

Is the home survey in Ferndown really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do wet rooms leak?

A properly tanked wet room should not leak. When one does, the cause is usually a gap in the membrane at a corner or pipe, a poor drain connection, or a floor that flexes and splits the seal. Leaks in wet rooms are expensive to trace, which is why the floor is stiffened first and the tanking is checked before tiling.