Wet rooms in Kettering

Postcode districts: NN15, NN16
Nearby: Wellingborough, Corby and Rushden
Guide price: £5,800–£11,500
Typical time on site: 5–10 working days
Water: Hard across most of Northamptonshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a wet room cost in Kettering?

Guide price in Kettering: £5,800–£11,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for East Midlands, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Compact

£4,300–£6,700

Floor former and linear or centre drain

Typical

Signature

£6,700–£11,500

Underfloor heating option

Large or luxury

£11,500–£17,250

Full conversion of a larger room

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

Working in Kettering

We cover every part of Kettering, including NN15 and NN16, and nearby Wellingborough (6.7 miles) and Corby (6.9 miles).

Homes in and around Kettering vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For a wet room in a Kettering flat, the first step is the lease, because freeholder consent is often needed before any work starts. If your Kettering home has a concrete ground floor, a downstairs wet room may need the screed cut out to set the drain.

Most of Northamptonshire has hard water. If your supply in Kettering 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
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
Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover

Decisions to make first

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.

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.

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 Kettering: questions

How much does a wet room cost in Kettering?

A wet room in Kettering usually costs £5,800–£11,500 including VAT. Room size, layout changes and your choice of products move the figure within that range. The free survey gives you an itemised quote, fixed in writing once the details are agreed.

Is the water hard in Kettering?

Who handles building control for a wet room in Kettering?

Building control for Kettering 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 Kettering.

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.