Store 04

Electric vs mixer shower: your hot water system decides, not the showroom. Combis and unvented cylinders rule out power showers. What each type needs.

The off-grid heat pump grant rose to £9,000 on 21 July, BSRIA sets out the Part L and Part B changes, and concrete sales fell 9.3% in the first half.

En suite cost in 2026 runs £4,000 to £10,000 fitted. The smallest layout that works, the macerator rule that catches people out, and where the money goes.

Wet room cost runs from about £2,000 for a small budget job to £9,000 for a large high-spec one. What drives the price, and where jobs go wrong.