- Postcode districts
- PL25
- Nearby
- Bodmin, Truro and Newquay
- Guide price
- £900–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Cornwall
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in St Austell?
For St Austell, our guide range for a replacement bath is £900 to £2,600 including VAT. 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 St Austell including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in St Austell
As well as St Austell itself (PL25), we survey in Bodmin, Truro and Newquay.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in St Austell: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are in St Austell and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Survey visits in St Austell cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Supplies across most of Cornwall are soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- 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
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.
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.
