Wet rooms in Newburn

Postcode districts: NE5, NE15
Nearby: Blaydon-on-Tyne, Whickham and Gosforth
Guide price: £5,400–£10,750
Typical time on site: 5–10 working days
Water: Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a wet room cost in Newburn?

Our guide price for a wet room in Newburn is £5,400–£10,750 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Compact

£4,000–£6,300

Under about 4 m²

Typical

Signature

£6,300–£10,750

Frameless screen, thermostatic shower

Large or luxury

£10,750–£16,250

Concealed valves, feature lighting

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

Working in Newburn

As well as Newburn itself (NE5 and NE15), we survey in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Whickham and Gosforth.

Homes in and around Newburn vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If you are planning a wet room in Newburn for level access, we design the fall and drain so the floor is flush from the doorway. If your Newburn bathroom is upstairs on timber joists, we check their size and direction before planning the wet room floor.

Most of Tyne and Wear is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Newburn, 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.

What the job includes

Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover
A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall

Decisions to make first

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.

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 Newburn: questions

How much should I budget for a wet room in Newburn?

A wet room in Newburn usually costs £5,400–£10,750 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 Newburn?

Who handles building control for a wet room in Newburn?

Building control for Newburn 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 Newburn.

Can you have a wet room on a wooden floor?

Yes. On a timber floor, the former usually sits down between the joists so the finished floor stays level, and the joists may need trimming, strengthening or extra noggins. The floor must be stiff, often with a ply overlay, so it does not flex and crack the tiles or the tanking. We check the joists at the survey before quoting.