- Postcode districts
- WA1, WA2, WA4
- Nearby
- Newton-le-Willows, Golborne and Haydock
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Cheshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Warrington?
In Warrington, a replacement bath typically costs £850–£2,400 including VAT, based on North West England prices. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below 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
- New acrylic or steel bath, panel and taps
Shower bath
- Re-tiling to the bath area
Freestanding bath
- Freestanding acrylic or stone resin
Guide prices for Warrington including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Warrington
We work right across Warrington — WA1, WA2 and WA4 — and in neighbouring Newton-le-Willows and Golborne.
Warrington has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. For Warrington homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If the bath in your Warrington home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Cheshire is moderately hard. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
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.
Bath panel
Acrylic panels are cheap and easy to clean; wood-effect panels match fitted furniture; a tiled panel on a frame looks built-in but needs an access hatch for the waste.
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.
