- Postcode districts
- RG2, RG5, RG6
- Nearby
- Reading, Wokingham and Crowthorne
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Berkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Lower Earley?
In Lower Earley, a replacement bath typically costs £1,000–£2,800 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Lower Earley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Lower Earley
In Lower Earley we cover RG2, RG5 and RG6; we also cover Reading, 3 miles away, and Wokingham.
Homes in and around Lower Earley vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. Landlords with properties in Lower Earley can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If the bath in your Lower Earley home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Most of Berkshire has hard water. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
Decisions to make first
Taps or filler
Deck taps on the rim are the simplest swap. Wall-mounted taps or a bath filler look cleaner but mean opening the wall, and an overflow filler hides the spout altogether.
Freestanding bath
Acrylic freestanding baths are manageable on most floors; stone resin and cast iron are much heavier when full. You need room to clean round the bath and a plan for where the waste and filler come up.
Rules that apply in England
In England, Part G limits the hot water to a new bath to 48 °C at the outlet, usually with a thermostatic mixing valve, but only in a new dwelling or one created by a change of use. It does not apply to a replacement bath in an existing home, though a thermostatic valve is still sensible where children or older people bathe. New wiring for a shower over the bath or new lights is notifiable under Part P.
