- Postcode districts
- ST7
- Nearby
- Biddulph, Congleton and Newcastle under Lyme
- Guide price
- £900–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of Staffordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Kidsgrove?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Kidsgrove is £900–£2,400 including VAT. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Kidsgrove including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kidsgrove
We work right across Kidsgrove — ST7 — and in neighbouring Biddulph and Congleton.
In Kidsgrove, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For Kidsgrove homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If you are in Kidsgrove and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Supplies across most of Staffordshire are 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
Acrylic or steel
Acrylic is warm to the touch, light and the usual choice; thicker, reinforced acrylic flexes less. Enamelled steel is rigid and hard-wearing but feels colder, and needs sound-deadening pads to stop it drumming.
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.
