- Postcode districts
- BH22
- Nearby
- Wimborne Minster, Bournemouth and Christchurch
- 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 Ferndown?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Ferndown is £900–£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 Ferndown including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ferndown
We work right across Ferndown — BH22 — and in neighbouring Wimborne Minster and Bournemouth.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Ferndown: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are in Ferndown and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Landlords with properties in Ferndown can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days.
Water across much of Dorset is hard. 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
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.
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.
