- Postcode districts
- NE29, NE30, NE33
- Nearby
- Tynemouth, North Shields and Jarrow
- 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 South Shields?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in South Shields is £800–£2,200 including VAT. 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
- 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 South Shields including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in South Shields
We work right across South Shields — NE29, NE30 and NE33 — and in neighbouring Tynemouth and North Shields.
South Shields has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. Before a new bath is ordered for a South Shields home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. Landlords with properties in South Shields can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days.
Water across much of Tyne and Wear is soft. 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
- 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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
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.
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
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.
