- Postcode districts
- NN17, NN18
- Nearby
- Kettering, Market Harborough and Oakham
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Northamptonshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Corby?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Corby; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Corby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Corby
As well as Corby itself (NN17 and NN18), we survey in Kettering, Market Harborough and Oakham.
In Corby, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Before a new bath is ordered for a Corby home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. If the bath in your Corby home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Supplies across most of Northamptonshire 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- 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
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.
Bath panel
Acrylic panels are cheap and easy to clean; wood-effect panels match fitted furniture; a tiled panel on a frame looks built-in but needs an access hatch for the waste.
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.
