- Postcode districts
- TS16, TS17, TS18
- Nearby
- Stockton-on-Tees, Yarm and Billingham
- Guide price
- £800–£2,200
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Thornaby-on-Tees?
In Thornaby-on-Tees, a replacement bath typically costs £800–£2,200 including VAT, based on North East England prices. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% 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 Thornaby-on-Tees including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Thornaby-on-Tees
We cover every part of Thornaby-on-Tees, including TS16, TS17 and TS18, and nearby Stockton-on-Tees (2.5 miles) and Yarm (3.1 miles).
Thornaby-on-Tees gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are in Thornaby-on-Tees and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Before a new bath is ordered for a Thornaby-on-Tees home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Supplies across most of County Durham are 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
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
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.
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.
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.
