- Postcode districts
- BH12, BH13, BH14, BH15, BH17, BH18
- Nearby
- Bournemouth, Ferndown 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 Poole?
As a guide, budget £900 to £2,600 including VAT for a replacement bath in Poole; 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Poole including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Poole
As well as Poole itself (BH12, BH13, BH14 and 3 more postcode districts), we survey in Bournemouth, Ferndown and Christchurch.
Across a large town like Poole, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If the bath in your Poole home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit. For Poole homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- 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
Decisions to make first
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.
Acrylic or steel
Acrylic is warm to the touch, light and the usual choice; thicker, reinforced acrylic flexes less. Enamelled steel is rigid and hard-wearing but feels colder, and needs sound-deadening pads to stop it drumming.
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.
