- Postcode districts
- HP6, HP7
- Nearby
- Amersham on the Hill, Chesham and Chalfont St Peter
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Buckinghamshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Amersham?
Guide price in Amersham: £1,000–£2,800 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Amersham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Amersham
In Amersham we cover HP6 and HP7; we also cover Amersham on the Hill, 0.7 miles away, and Chesham.
Amersham gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For Amersham homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. Survey visits in Amersham cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Most of Buckinghamshire 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- 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.
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
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.
