- Postcode districts
- NR19, NR20
- Nearby
- Norwich, Thetford and King's Lynn
- Guide price
- £950–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Norfolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in East Dereham?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in East Dereham is £950–£2,600 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above 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 East Dereham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in East Dereham
We cover every part of East Dereham, including NR19 and NR20, and nearby Norwich (15.8 miles) and Thetford (20 miles).
East Dereham gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are in East Dereham 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 East Dereham home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Water across much of Norfolk 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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
Decisions to make first
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
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.
