Wet rooms in Marston Green

Planning your wet room in Marston Green

Live in a conservation area or a listed building in Marston Green? Check with Solihull 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.

Disabled Facilities Grants of up to £30,000 are available in England, subject to a means test and council approval.
Upstairs wet rooms on timber floors usually need structural plywood and a preformed former set between the joists.
Floor tiles in a wet room should have a slip-resistance rating suitable for wet, barefoot use.

Postcode district: B37
Planning and building control: Solihull Council
From our West Bromwich base: 11 miles

Which options suit homes in Marston Green?

Level-access walk-in shower

Instead of falling across the whole room, a sloped former is set flush into the floor only in the shower area, with the rest of the floor flat. It gives step-free access at a slightly lower cost. The surrounding floor and walls are still waterproofed, because water rarely stays exactly where it's meant to.

Ground floor on concrete

The existing screed is cut out where the shower sits so the former can be recessed level with the floor, and the waste is connected below the slab. It's dustier work but very solid once complete. Older concrete floors without a damp-proof membrane need extra care before tanking.

Wet rooms prices in Marston Green

For a home in Marston Green, our guide range is £5,000–£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: usually £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 Marston Green address.

Before you book in Marston Green

Are wet room floors slippery?

They don't have to be. We use floor tiles with a slip-resistance rating suited to wet barefoot areas, and smaller tiles in the shower zone give more grout lines for grip and follow the falls better. A fixed screen keeps most spray in the shower area. Grab rails and a seat add security for anyone unsteady on their feet.

Which postcodes in Marston Green do you work in?

We cover B37 and the streets around them. If you're on the edge of Marston Green, neighbouring Chelmsley Wood and Sheldon are covered too.

How much does a wet room cost?

In the West Midlands, wet rooms typically cost £5,000–£15,000, including VAT where it applies. Converting a 2 m × 2.5 m bathroom into a fully tanked wet room with a level-access floor usually costs £6,800–£9,000. Accessible wet rooms with rails, a seat and a wider door, or larger rooms with underfloor heating, sit at the upper end of the range.

Will I need permission from the council in Marston Green?

You won't usually need planning permission, but the work must meet Building Regulations. Building control in Marston Green is provided by Solihull 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.