- Postcode districts
- DT1
- Nearby
- Weymouth, Yeovil and Poole
- Guide price
- £900–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Dorset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Dorchester?
In Dorchester, a replacement bath typically costs £900–£2,600 including VAT, based on South West England prices. 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 Dorchester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Dorchester
In Dorchester we cover DT1; we also cover Weymouth, 7.2 miles away, and Yeovil.
Dorchester gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For Dorchester homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. Before a new bath is ordered for a Dorchester home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Most of Dorset has hard water. Taps, plug wastes and toilet pans scale up quickly, so chrome copes better than matt black, and a removable aerator is worth having. 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
- 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
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.
