- Postcode districts
- BS22, BS23
- Nearby
- Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon and Nailsea
- Guide price
- £900–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Somerset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Weston-super-Mare?
In Weston-super-Mare, a replacement bath typically costs £900–£2,600 including VAT, based on South West England prices. 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 Weston-super-Mare including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Weston-super-Mare
As well as Weston-super-Mare itself (BS22 and BS23), we survey in Burnham-on-Sea, Clevedon and Nailsea.
Weston-super-Mare has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If you are in Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Most of Somerset 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
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.
Size
Most UK baths are 1700 × 700 mm. Going longer or wider than the old bath means re-tiling and checking that the new one fits up the stairs.
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.
