- Postcode districts
- NG17, NG18
- Nearby
- Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield and Hucknall
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Nottinghamshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Kirkby in Ashfield?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Kirkby in Ashfield; 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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Kirkby in Ashfield including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kirkby in Ashfield
As well as Kirkby in Ashfield itself (NG17 and NG18), we survey in Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield and Hucknall.
In Kirkby in Ashfield, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. Landlords with properties in Kirkby in Ashfield can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If you are in Kirkby in Ashfield and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Most of Nottinghamshire has hard water. 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
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
