- Postcode districts
- CT8, CT9, CT11
- Nearby
- Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Deal
- 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 Margate?
As a guide, budget £1,000 to £2,800 including VAT for a replacement bath in Margate; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% 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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Margate including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Margate
We cover every part of Margate, including CT8, CT9 and CT11, and nearby Broadstairs (2.9 miles) and Ramsgate (3.4 miles).
Homes in and around Margate vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. Before a new bath is ordered for a Margate home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. For Margate homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Water across much of Kent 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- 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
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.
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.
