Wet rooms in Stourbridge

What should you know before starting in Stourbridge?

Live in a conservation area or a listed building in Stourbridge? Check with Dudley 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.

A wet room's whole floor and the walls around the shower are covered with a waterproof membrane before tiling.
Fixing backing boards behind the tiles now makes adding grab rails later much easier.
Floor tiles in a wet room should have a slip-resistance rating suitable for wet, barefoot use.

Postcode district: DY8
Planning and building control: Dudley Council
From our West Bromwich base: 8 miles

Which option fits your home?

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.

Upstairs on a timber floor

The floorboards are replaced with structural plywood, and joists are checked and sometimes strengthened. A preformed tray former is set between the joists to create the fall, and the waste must run with the joists or through them within safe limits. If the route is too long, a pumped shower drain may be used.

Wet rooms prices in Stourbridge

For a home in Stourbridge, 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. A free survey turns this guide into a fixed, itemised price.

Your questions answered

How long does it take to build a wet room?

Most take 8–14 working days. Floor preparation and tanking take longer than in a standard bathroom, and the membrane needs time to cure before tiling. Timber floors upstairs often need new plywood and joist work first. If it's your only bathroom, we'll plan the toilet to be usable at night for as much of the job as possible.

Which postcodes in Stourbridge do you work in?

We cover DY8 and the streets around them. If you're on the edge of Stourbridge, neighbouring Amblecote and Wollaston 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.

Who approves wet rooms in Stourbridge?

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

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See a guide price for a Stourbridge wet room online, then get an itemised quote with a fixed price for the agreed specification.