- Postcode districts
- DH1
- Nearby
- Spennymoor, Chester-le-Street and Houghton-Le-Spring
- Guide price
- £1,800–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of County Durham
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Durham?
For Durham, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £1,800 to £4,500 including VAT. Prices in North East England run at about 10% below 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 Durham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Durham
In Durham we cover DH1; we also cover Spennymoor, 5.5 miles away, and Chester-le-Street.
In a city the size of Durham, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Durham, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. We check the floor under the bath during a Durham survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Supplies across most of County Durham are moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Durham. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
Decisions to make first
Low tray or level floor
A low-profile tray has a small lip. A level-access floor removes the step altogether but needs a former, tanking and a linear drain.
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.
