- Postcode districts
- ME14, ME15, ME16
- Nearby
- Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Maidstone?
For Maidstone, 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
- 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 Maidstone including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Maidstone
In Maidstone we cover ME14, ME15 and ME16; we also cover Chatham, 7.8 miles away, and Rochester.
Maidstone 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 Maidstone home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. Survey visits in Maidstone cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Most of Kent has very hard water. 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
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.
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.
