- Postcode districts
- CO10
- Nearby
- Colchester, Haverhill and Braintree
- 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 Sudbury?
In Sudbury, a replacement bath typically costs £950–£2,600 including VAT, based on East of England prices. 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Sudbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Sudbury
We cover every part of Sudbury, including CO10, and nearby Colchester (12.7 miles) and Haverhill (12.8 miles).
Sudbury gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Before a new bath is ordered for a Sudbury home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. For Sudbury homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of Suffolk has very hard water. 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
- 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
- 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
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.
