- Postcode districts
- CV1, CV2, CV3, CV4, CV5, CV6
- Nearby
- Kenilworth, Bedworth and Nuneaton
- Guide price
- £900–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Varies across the West Midlands
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Coventry?
For Coventry, our guide range for a replacement bath is £900 to £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
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Coventry including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Coventry
As well as Coventry itself (CV1, CV2, CV3 and 3 more postcode districts), we survey in Kenilworth, Bedworth and Nuneaton.
In a city the size of Coventry, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. For Coventry homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If the bath in your Coventry home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Hardness differs from one part of the West Midlands to the next. Taps and wastes will need an occasional descale, and chrome or brushed finishes are easier to keep clean than polished brass. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- 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.
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.
