- Postcode districts
- EX16
- Nearby
- Exeter, Taunton and Exmouth
- Guide price
- £900–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Devon
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Tiverton?
As a guide, budget £900 to £2,600 including VAT for a replacement bath in Tiverton; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Tiverton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Tiverton
As well as Tiverton itself (EX16), we survey in Exeter, Taunton and Exmouth.
Tiverton gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Before a new bath is ordered for a Tiverton home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. For Tiverton homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of Devon 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
- 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
