- Postcode districts
- CB1, CB2, CB4
- Nearby
- Royston, St Ives and Newmarket
- Guide price
- £950–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Cambridgeshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Cambridge?
Guide price in Cambridge: £950–£2,600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Cambridge including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cambridge
As well as Cambridge itself (CB1, CB2 and CB4), we survey in Royston, St Ives and Newmarket.
In a city the size of Cambridge, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If you are in Cambridge and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Landlords with properties in Cambridge can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days.
Most of Cambridgeshire has very 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
Decisions to make first
Size
Most UK baths are 1700 × 700 mm. Going longer or wider than the old bath means re-tiling and checking that the new one fits up the stairs.
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.
