- Postcode districts
- DN1, DN2, DN5
- Nearby
- Doncaster, Adwick le Street and Conisbrough
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of South Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Bentley?
Guide price in Bentley: £850–£2,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Yorkshire and the Humber put local prices at about 7% 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 Bentley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bentley
In Bentley we cover DN1, DN2 and DN5; we also cover Doncaster, 1.1 miles away, and Adwick le Street.
Homes in and around Bentley vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. Before a new bath is ordered for a Bentley home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. For Bentley homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of South Yorkshire has moderately hard water. 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
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.
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.
