What does a wet room cost in Suffolk?
Our guide range in Suffolk is £6,400–£12,750 including VAT. Prices in Suffolk run at about 6% above the UK guide, based on East of England labour rates.
Compact
- Under about 4 m²
Signature
- Frameless screen, thermostatic shower
Large or luxury
- Concealed valves, feature lighting
Guide prices for Suffolk including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Suffolk?
Supplies across most of Suffolk are very hard. If your supply in Ipswich 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. In a compact Ipswich bathroom, a wet room frees the space a tray and enclosure would take, but expect the whole floor to get wet.
What the job includes
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system
- Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
- Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover
- Slip-resistant porcelain floor tiles and wall tiling
- Extractor fan and lighting by a qualified electrician, tested and certified, with underfloor heating if you choose it
- Floor strengthening or a ply overlay on timber floors so the surface does not flex
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.
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.
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.