What does a wet room cost in Greater Glasgow?
Our guide range in Greater Glasgow is £5,800–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in Greater Glasgow run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Compact
- Floor former and linear or centre drain
Signature
- Underfloor heating option
Large or luxury
- Full conversion of a larger room
Guide prices for Greater Glasgow including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Greater Glasgow?
Supplies across most of Greater Glasgow are soft. If that holds for your street in Glasgow, 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 Glasgow for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway.
What the job includes
- A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
- Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
- A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system
- A survey of the floor construction, the joist size and direction or the concrete slab, and the route to the soil stack
- Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.