- Postcode districts
- SG5, SG6, SG15
- Nearby
- Hitchin, Stevenage and Biggleswade
- Guide price
- £6,400–£12,750
- Typical time on site
- 5–10 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a wet room cost in Letchworth Garden City?
As a guide, budget £6,400 to £12,750 including VAT for a wet room in Letchworth Garden City; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Compact
- Full tanking, porcelain tiles
Signature
- 4–7 m² room
Large or luxury
- Large-format or stone-effect tiles
Guide prices for Letchworth Garden City including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Letchworth Garden City
In Letchworth Garden City we cover SG5, SG6 and SG15; we also cover Hitchin, 3.2 miles away, and Stevenage.
In Letchworth Garden City, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If your Letchworth Garden City bathroom is upstairs on timber joists, we check their size and direction before planning the wet room floor. If you are planning a wet room in Letchworth Garden City for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway.
Water across much of Hertfordshire is very hard. If your supply in Letchworth Garden City 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
- Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
- 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
- Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
Decisions to make first
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.
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 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.
