- Postcode districts
- LU7
- Nearby
- Dunstable, Bletchley and Milton Keynes
- 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 Leighton Buzzard?
Guide price in Leighton Buzzard: £2,100–£5,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above 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.
Tray and enclosure
- Thermostatic shower, re-tiling
Walk-in shower
- Large tray and frameless screen
Level-access floor
- Level entry, linear drain
Guide prices for Leighton Buzzard including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Leighton Buzzard
As well as Leighton Buzzard itself (LU7), we survey in Dunstable, Bletchley and Milton Keynes.
Homes in and around Leighton Buzzard vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If the bath in your Leighton Buzzard home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Leighton Buzzard, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for.
Water across much of Bedfordshire is very hard. If your supply in Leighton Buzzard 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
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
Decisions to make first
Your only bath?
If this is the only bath in the house, think about whether you, or a future buyer, will want one before you commit.
How much to re-tile
Re-tile just the shower walls, or take the chance to re-tile the whole room so new and old tiles never have to match.
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.
