- Postcode districts
- LE2, LE8, LE18
- Nearby
- Oadby, Leicester and Earl Shilton
- 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 Wigston Magna?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Wigston Magna is £850–£2,400 including VAT. 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Wigston Magna including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wigston Magna
We work right across Wigston Magna — LE2, LE8 and LE18 — and in neighbouring Oadby and Leicester.
Homes in and around Wigston Magna vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For Wigston Magna homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. Before a new bath is ordered for a Wigston Magna home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Supplies across most of Leicestershire are 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
