Wet rooms in Lancashire

What does a wet room cost in Lancashire?

Our guide range in Lancashire is £5,600–£11,250 including VAT. Prices in Lancashire run at about 6% below the UK guide, based on North West England labour rates.

Compact

£4,200–£6,600

Full tanking, porcelain tiles

Typical

Signature

£6,600–£11,250

4–7 m² room

Large or luxury

£11,250–£17,000

Large-format or stone-effect tiles

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

Which towns do we cover in Lancashire?

Supplies across most of Lancashire are soft. If that holds for your street in Preston, 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. We quote wet rooms in Preston only after looking at the floor construction, because that is where most of the cost difference lies.

What the job includes

Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system
Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover
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
Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection

Decisions to make first

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.

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.

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.

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 Lancashire: questions

How much does a wet room cost in Lancashire?

A wet room in Lancashire typically costs £5,600–£11,250 including VAT, based on North West England prices. The free survey and itemised written quote give you the exact figure for your home.

Which towns in Lancashire do you cover?

We cover the whole of Lancashire, including Preston, Burnley, Blackburn, Blackpool, Morecambe, Lancaster, Lytham St Annes and Skelmersdale. 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 Lancashire?

Can I have a wet room in a flat?

Often, but check your lease first. Freeholder consent is commonly needed, especially where the drainage or the floor changes, and the risk of a leak into the flat below means the tanking and drain connection must be done with care. Sound insulation in the floor matters too.