- Postcode districts
- MK45
- Nearby
- Kempston, Bedford and Dunstable
- Guide price
- £2,100–£5,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Bedfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Ampthill?
For Ampthill, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £2,100 to £5,300 including VAT. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Glass enclosure or walk-in panel
Walk-in shower
- Full-height tiling
Level-access floor
- Floor former and tanking
Guide prices for Ampthill including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ampthill
In Ampthill we cover MK45; we also cover Kempston, 6.2 miles away, and Bedford.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Ampthill: free survey, written quote, one team. If the bath in your Ampthill home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. If your Ampthill bathroom was refitted recently and you like the rest of it, we can convert just the bath area and finish the new tiling neatly against the old.
Most of Bedfordshire has very hard water. If your supply in Ampthill is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. 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 space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
Decisions to make first
Mixer or electric shower
A thermostatic mixer draws on your hot-water system. An electric shower heats cold mains water as it flows and needs its own circuit.
Safety extras
A fold-down seat, grab rails and a slip-resistant tray cost little at the time of fitting and are much harder to add later.
Rules that apply in England
In England, adding an electric shower usually means a new circuit, which is notifiable under Part P, as is any change to the wiring in the bathroom. Where the conversion is an adaptation for a disabled person, a Disabled Facilities Grant of up to £30,000 may help, but the council must approve it before work starts.
