What does a wet room cost in Shropshire?
Our guide range in Shropshire is £5,900–£11,750 including VAT.
Compact
- Under about 4 m²
Signature
- Frameless screen, thermostatic shower
Large or luxury
- Concealed valves, feature lighting
Guide prices for Shropshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Shropshire?
Water across much of Shropshire is moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Telford. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We quote wet rooms in Telford only after looking at the floor construction, because that is where most of the cost difference lies.
What the job includes
- A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
- 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
- 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
- A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
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.
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.
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
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.