- Postcode districts
- NN8
- Nearby
- Rushden, Kettering and Northampton
- 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 Wellingborough?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Wellingborough is £850–£2,400 including VAT. 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 Wellingborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Wellingborough
In Wellingborough we cover NN8; we also cover Rushden, 4 miles away, and Kettering.
Homes in and around Wellingborough vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If the bath in your Wellingborough home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit. If you are in Wellingborough and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Water across much of Northamptonshire 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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
