- Postcode districts
- BT29, BT41
- Nearby
- Ballymena, Newtownabbey and Belfast
- Guide price
- £800–£2,200
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of County Antrim
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Antrim?
Guide price in Antrim: £800–£2,200 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Northern Ireland put local prices at about 12% 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 Antrim including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Antrim
We work right across Antrim — BT29 and BT41 — and in neighbouring Ballymena and Newtownabbey.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Antrim: free survey, written quote, one team. Survey visits in Antrim cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job. For Antrim homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of County Antrim is supplied with soft water. 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
- 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
- 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.
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.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 apply to the new taps or filler. Building control is involved only if the floor structure or drainage is altered.
