- Postcode districts
- TN38, TN39, TN40
- Nearby
- Hastings, Hailsham and Eastbourne
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of East Sussex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Bexhill-on-Sea?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Bexhill-on-Sea is £1,000–£2,800 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Bexhill-on-Sea including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bexhill-on-Sea
As well as Bexhill-on-Sea itself (TN38, TN39 and TN40), we survey in Hastings, Hailsham and Eastbourne.
In Bexhill-on-Sea, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Before a new bath is ordered for a Bexhill-on-Sea home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. For Bexhill-on-Sea homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Water across much of East Sussex 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
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
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.
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.
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.
