- Postcode districts
- FY2, FY5, FY6
- Nearby
- Poulton-le-Fylde, Fleetwood and Blackpool
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Lancashire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Thornton-Cleveleys?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Thornton-Cleveleys; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Thornton-Cleveleys including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Thornton-Cleveleys
We cover every part of Thornton-Cleveleys, including FY2, FY5 and FY6, and nearby Poulton-le-Fylde (3.2 miles) and Fleetwood (3.6 miles).
Homes in and around Thornton-Cleveleys 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 Thornton-Cleveleys home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. Landlords with properties in Thornton-Cleveleys can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days.
Supplies across most of Lancashire are soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
Decisions to make first
Taps or filler
Deck taps on the rim are the simplest swap. Wall-mounted taps or a bath filler look cleaner but mean opening the wall, and an overflow filler hides the spout altogether.
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.
