- Postcode districts
- CR3, CR6, RH9
- Nearby
- Coulsdon, Purley and Redhill
- Guide price
- £1,000–£2,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Surrey
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Caterham?
As a guide, budget £1,000 to £2,800 including VAT for a replacement bath in Caterham; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in South East England run at about 12% above the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- New acrylic or steel bath, panel and taps
Shower bath
- Re-tiling to the bath area
Freestanding bath
- Freestanding acrylic or stone resin
Guide prices for Caterham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Caterham
We cover every part of Caterham, including CR3, CR6 and RH9, and nearby Coulsdon (3.7 miles) and Purley (4 miles).
Caterham 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 Caterham home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. Survey visits in Caterham cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Most of Surrey has 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
- 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
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.
Bath panel
Acrylic panels are cheap and easy to clean; wood-effect panels match fitted furniture; a tiled panel on a frame looks built-in but needs an access hatch for the waste.
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.
