- Postcode districts
- TR18
- Nearby
- Camborne, Redruth and Falmouth
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,100
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Cornwall
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Penzance?
In Penzance, a bath to shower conversion typically costs £2,000–£5,100 including VAT, based on South West England prices. 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 Penzance including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Penzance
As well as Penzance itself (TR18), we survey in Camborne, Redruth and Falmouth.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Penzance: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Penzance, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. We check the floor under the bath during a Penzance survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Most of Cornwall is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Penzance, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
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.
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.
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.
