- Postcode districts
- SS13, SS14, SS15, SS16
- Nearby
- Pitsea, Stanford-le-Hope and Wickford
- Guide price
- £950–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Essex
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Basildon?
Guide price in Basildon: £950–£2,600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above the UK guide figure. 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 Basildon including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Basildon
We work right across Basildon — SS13, SS14, SS15 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Pitsea and Stanford-le-Hope.
Basildon has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Before a new bath is ordered for a Basildon home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. If the bath in your Basildon home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Essex is very 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
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
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.
