- Postcode districts
- PE21
- Nearby
- Spalding, Sleaford and Skegness
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Lincolnshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Boston?
In Boston, a replacement bath typically costs £850–£2,400 including VAT, based on East Midlands prices. We adjust the national guide for East Midlands, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. 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 Boston including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Boston
We work right across Boston — PE21 — and in neighbouring Spalding and Sleaford.
In Boston, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For Boston homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If the bath in your Boston home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Lincolnshire is 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
