- Postcode districts
- BN7
- Nearby
- Rottingdean, Peacehaven and Brighton
- 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 Lewes?
For Lewes, our guide range for a replacement bath is £1,000 to £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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Lewes including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Lewes
As well as Lewes itself (BN7), we survey in Rottingdean, Peacehaven and Brighton.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Lewes: free survey, written quote, one team. Survey visits in Lewes cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job. For Lewes homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Supplies across most of East Sussex are 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
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
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.
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.
