- Postcode districts
- NE1, NE8, NE9, NE10
- Nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Felling and Gosforth
- Guide price
- £800–£2,200
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Gateshead?
Guide price in Gateshead: £800–£2,200 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in North East England put local prices at about 10% below 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 Gateshead including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Gateshead
We work right across Gateshead — NE1, NE8, NE9 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Newcastle upon Tyne and Felling.
Gateshead has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Landlords with properties in Gateshead can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. Before a new bath is ordered for a Gateshead home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening.
Most of Tyne and Wear is supplied with soft water. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- 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
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
