- Postcode districts
- IP14
- Nearby
- Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury
- Guide price
- £950–£2,600
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Stowmarket?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Stowmarket is £950–£2,600 including VAT. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above 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 Stowmarket including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stowmarket
As well as Stowmarket itself (IP14), we survey in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury.
Stowmarket gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are in Stowmarket and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. Landlords with properties in Stowmarket can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days.
Supplies across most of Suffolk are very hard. 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
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.
