Bath to shower conversions in Derbyshire

What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Derbyshire?

Our guide range in Derbyshire is £1,900–£4,800 including VAT. Prices in Derbyshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.

Guide prices for Derbyshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in Derbyshire?

• Derby
• Chesterfield
• Long Eaton
• Ilkeston
• Swadlincote
• Staveley
• Belper
• Heanor
• Alfreton
• Dronfield
• Ripley
• Buxton
• New Mills
• Glossop

Supplies across most of Derbyshire are moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Derby. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If someone in your Derby home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.

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
• A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
• Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
• A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
• Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged

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.

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.

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.

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

Converting a bath to a shower does not need planning permission. The shower area is a special location under BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit and at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 above the tray up to 2.25 m. A shower pump can only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never on the mains. Where the conversion adapts the home for a disabled person, the work can be zero-rated for VAT under HMRC VAT Notice 701/7.

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.