Wet rooms in East Sussex

What does a wet room cost in East Sussex?

Our guide range in East Sussex is £6,700–£13,500 including VAT. Prices in East Sussex run at about 12% above the UK guide, based on South East England labour rates.

Compact

£5,000–£7,800

Full tanking, porcelain tiles

Typical

Signature

£7,800–£13,500

4–7 m² room

Large or luxury

£13,500–£20,250

Large-format or stone-effect tiles

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

Which towns do we cover in East Sussex?

Most of East Sussex has hard water. If your supply in Brighton 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. If your Brighton home has a concrete ground floor, a downstairs wet room may need the screed cut out to set the drain.

What the job includes

A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system
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
Slip-resistant porcelain floor tiles and wall tiling
Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
Floor strengthening or a ply overlay on timber floors so the surface does not flex

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.

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.

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.

Wet rooms in East Sussex: questions

How much does a wet room cost in East Sussex?

A wet room in East Sussex typically costs £6,700–£13,500 including VAT, based on South East England prices. The free survey and itemised written quote give you the exact figure for your home.

Which towns in East Sussex do you cover?

We cover the whole of East Sussex, including Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Hove, Bexhill-on-Sea, Hailsham, Seaford and Rottingdean. If your town is not listed, we still cover it — get in touch with your postcode.

How long does a wet room take?

Most jobs take 5–10 working days on site once the products have arrived. We confirm a start date and a day-by-day plan when you approve the quote.

Is the water hard in East Sussex?

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.