- Postcode districts
- CF10, CF11, CF24
- Nearby
- Penarth, Caerphilly and Barry
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of South Glamorgan
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Cardiff?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Cardiff is £850–£2,300 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Wales, where prices are typically about 7% 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 Cardiff including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cardiff
As well as Cardiff itself (CF10, CF11 and CF24), we survey in Penarth, Caerphilly and Barry.
Cardiff is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. If you are in Cardiff and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. If the bath in your Cardiff home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of South Glamorgan is moderately hard. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
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.
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 Wales
Wales sets its own building regulations, including a Part P with a wider list of notifiable electrical work than England. A like-for-like bath swap is not usually building regulations work, but speak to building control before strengthening a floor for a heavy bath.
