- Postcode districts
- SA6, SA7, SA8
- Nearby
- Neath, Swansea and Briton Ferry
- Guide price
- £850–£2,300
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of West Glamorgan
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Clydach?
Guide price in Clydach: £850–£2,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in Wales run at about 7% below 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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Clydach including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Clydach
We work right across Clydach — SA6, SA7 and SA8 — and in neighbouring Neath and Swansea.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Clydach: free survey, written quote, one team. Before a new bath is ordered for a Clydach home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. If the bath in your Clydach home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Supplies across most of West Glamorgan are 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
- 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
Decisions to make first
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.
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 Wales
Wales sets its own building regulations, including a Part P with a wider list of notifiable electrical work than England. A like-for-like bath swap is not usually building regulations work, but speak to building control before strengthening a floor for a heavy bath.
