- Postcode districts
- SA7, SA10, SA11
- Nearby
- Briton Ferry, Clydach and Swansea
- 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 Neath?
For Neath, our guide range for a replacement bath is £850 to £2,300 including VAT. Labour costs in Wales put local prices at about 7% 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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Neath including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Neath
As well as Neath itself (SA7, SA10 and SA11), we survey in Briton Ferry, Clydach and Swansea.
In Neath, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you are in Neath and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. For Neath homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Most of West Glamorgan 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
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
