- Postcode districts
- CV21, CV22
- Nearby
- Daventry, Coventry and Bedworth
- Guide price
- £900–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Warwickshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Rugby?
Our guide price for a replacement bath in Rugby is £900–£2,400 including VAT. 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 Rugby including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Rugby
We work right across Rugby — CV21 and CV22 — and in neighbouring Daventry and Coventry.
Across a large town like Rugby, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. Landlords with properties in Rugby can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If you are in Rugby and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Supplies across most of Warwickshire are 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
- 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
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
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.
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.
