Wet rooms in Atherstone

What should you know before starting in Atherstone?

Live in a conservation area or a listed building in Atherstone? Check with North Warwickshire Borough Council before changing the outside of your home. Otherwise the main rules for your wet room are Building Regulations, and we'll explain at the survey which certificates you'll receive.

Upstairs wet rooms on timber floors usually need structural plywood and a preformed former set between the joists.
Fixing backing boards behind the tiles now makes adding grab rails later much easier.
Building work to adapt a bathroom for a disabled person can be zero-rated for VAT where VAT applies.

Postcode district: CV9
Planning and building control: North Warwickshire Borough Council
From our West Bromwich base: 19 miles

Which options suit homes in Atherstone?

Full wet room

The entire floor is tanked and falls gently to a single drain, often a linear channel near the wall. It's the most open, step-free layout and the easiest to clean. A fixed glass screen keeps spray off the toilet and basin, and the floor tiles need good slip resistance when wet.

Accessible wet room

Designed for wheelchair users or people with limited mobility: a wider door if needed, grab rails fixed into reinforced walls, a fold-down seat, a thermostatic shower, a comfort-height toilet and lever taps. Work like this can sometimes be funded by a council Disabled Facilities Grant, and it may qualify for VAT relief.

How much should you budget in Atherstone?

Guide prices start at £5,000 and run to £15,000 depending on size and specification. Converting a 2 m × 2.5 m bathroom into a fully tanked wet room with a level-access floor: around £6,800–£9,000.

Guide prices for wet rooms
Option	Guide price	Good to know
Level-access walk-in shower in an existing bathroom	£5,000 – £7,000	Former in the shower area only
Full wet room, fully tanked	£6,500 – £9,500	Suits a standard-size bathroom
Accessible or larger wet room	£9,000 – £15,000	Rails, seat, wider door, underfloor heating

Guide ranges include VAT where it applies. Your fixed price for the agreed specification follows a free survey at your Atherstone address.

Wet rooms in Atherstone: common questions

Can a wet room be fitted upstairs?

Yes. On timber floors, we lift the boards, check and strengthen the joists if needed, lay structural plywood and set a shower former between the joists. The waste route needs care, because it must fall to the soil stack without cutting joists beyond safe limits. If that's not possible, a pumped shower drain can be used.

Which postcodes in Atherstone do you work in?

We cover CV9 and the streets around them. If you're on the edge of Atherstone, neighbouring Polesworth and Nuneaton are covered too.

Will a wet room leak into the room below?

Not if it's built properly. The risk comes from poor tanking, an incorrect fall or a badly sealed drain, not from the idea itself. We tank the whole floor and the shower walls, seal every corner and pipe entry, let the membrane cure, and flood-test the floor before handover. Most wet room problems trace back to rushed preparation, so we don't rush it.

Does North Warwickshire Borough Council need to approve my wet room?

You won't usually need planning permission, but the work must meet Building Regulations. Building control in Atherstone is provided by North Warwickshire Borough Council or a registered building control approver, and some work is self-certified by registered installers.

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Tell us who'll be using the room and how, and we'll design around that, with no obligation.