- Postcode districts
- LE2
- Nearby
- Wigston Magna, Leicester and Mountsorrel
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Leicestershire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Oadby?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Oadby; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in East Midlands run at about 4% 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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Oadby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Oadby
We cover every part of Oadby, including LE2, and nearby Wigston Magna (1.8 miles) and Leicester (3 miles).
Oadby gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are in Oadby and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Before a new bath is ordered for a Oadby home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Most of Leicestershire has 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
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- 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
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.
