Accessible bathrooms in Nottinghamshire

What does an accessible bathroom cost in Nottinghamshire?

Our guide range in Nottinghamshire is £5,800–£13,500 including VAT. Prices in Nottinghamshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.

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

Which towns do we cover in Nottinghamshire?

• Nottingham
• Mansfield
• Worksop
• Newark on Trent
• Arnold
• West Bridgford
• Sutton in Ashfield
• Hucknall
• Kirkby in Ashfield
• Retford
• Eastwood
• Mansfield Woodhouse

Supplies across most of Nottinghamshire are hard. If your supply in Nottingham is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are applying to your council for a grant, we provide an itemised written quote for your Nottingham home to go with the application.

What the job includes

• A comfort-height WC, with support rails where needed
• Lever taps, contrasting colours for rails and fittings, and good lighting for people with low vision
• A thermostatic shower valve, so the temperature stays safe and steady
• Slip-resistant floor tiles or safety flooring that grips when wet
• A fold-down shower seat and grab rails fixed into solid wall or timber backing fitted behind the boards
• A basin set at a height that suits sitting or standing

Decisions to make first

Walk-in bath

A door or low-entry bath suits people who want to keep bathing, but you have to sit inside while it fills and drains.

Colour contrast

Contrast between floor, walls, rails and the WC seat makes the room easier to use for people with sight loss or dementia.

Low tray or level floor

A low-profile tray with a very shallow lip suits someone who can step a little. A tiled level floor falling to a drain is needed for a wheelchair or wheeled shower chair.

Seat

A wall-mounted fold-down seat saves space and stays put. A freestanding shower stool is portable but takes floor space and can shift.

Rules that apply in England

Building work to adapt a home for a disabled person can be zero-rated for VAT under HMRC VAT Notice 701/7. It is not means-tested; the person signs an eligibility declaration before work starts. Disabled Facilities Grants and similar schemes are means-tested and need council approval before any work begins. All electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit.

In England, a Disabled Facilities Grant from your local council can pay up to £30,000 towards adaptations such as a level-access shower. Fitting a new electric shower, or any other new circuit or wiring change in the bathroom, is notifiable under Part P.