- Postcode districts
- NR32, NR33
- Nearby
- Stowmarket, Ipswich and Felixstowe
- Guide price
- £6,400–£12,750
- Typical time on site
- 5–10 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a wet room cost in Lowestoft?
Our guide price for a wet room in Lowestoft is £6,400–£12,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. 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 Lowestoft including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Lowestoft
In Lowestoft we cover NR32 and NR33; we also cover Stowmarket, 37.5 miles away, and Ipswich.
Homes in and around Lowestoft vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For a wet room in a Lowestoft flat, the first step is the lease, because freeholder consent is often needed before any work starts. If you are planning a wet room in Lowestoft for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway.
Most of Suffolk has very hard water. If your supply in Lowestoft 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
- Slip-resistant porcelain floor tiles and wall tiling
- A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
- A survey of the floor construction, the joist size and direction or the concrete slab, and the route to the soil stack
- Floor strengthening or a ply overlay on timber floors so the surface does not flex
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.
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.
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.
