- Postcode districts
- CH5
- Nearby
- Deeside, Buckley and Flint
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Clwyd
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Hawarden?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Hawarden is £850–£2,300 including VAT. Labour costs in Wales put local prices at about 7% 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 Hawarden including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hawarden
In Hawarden we cover CH5; we also cover Deeside, 1.2 miles away, and Buckley.
Homes in and around Hawarden vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If you are in Hawarden and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. If the bath in your Hawarden home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Most of Clwyd has moderately hard water. 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
- 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.
Acrylic or steel
Acrylic is warm to the touch, light and the usual choice; thicker, reinforced acrylic flexes less. Enamelled steel is rigid and hard-wearing but feels colder, and needs sound-deadening pads to stop it drumming.
Rules that apply in Wales
Wales sets its own building regulations, including a Part P with a wider list of notifiable electrical work than England. A like-for-like bath swap is not usually building regulations work, but speak to building control before strengthening a floor for a heavy bath.
