- Postcode districts
- ST5
- Nearby
- Stoke-on-Trent, Longton and Kidsgrove
- 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 Newcastle under Lyme?
In Newcastle under Lyme, a replacement bath typically costs £900–£2,400 including VAT, based on West Midlands 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 Newcastle under Lyme including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newcastle under Lyme
As well as Newcastle under Lyme itself (ST5), we survey in Stoke-on-Trent, Longton and Kidsgrove.
Across a large town like Newcastle under Lyme, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. Landlords with properties in Newcastle under Lyme can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. Survey visits in Newcastle under Lyme cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
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.
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.
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.
