- Postcode districts
- TQ12
- Nearby
- Torquay, Paignton and Brixham
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,100
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Devon
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Newton Abbot?
For Newton Abbot, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £2,000 to £5,100 including VAT. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Bath removed, tray in its place
Walk-in shower
- Concealed valve, rainfall head
Level-access floor
- Grab rails and seat options
Guide prices for Newton Abbot including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newton Abbot
We work right across Newton Abbot — TQ12 — and in neighbouring Torquay and Paignton.
In Newton Abbot, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If someone in your Newton Abbot home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem. For Newton Abbot houses with only one bath, we talk through whether to keep it before you decide.
Most of Devon is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Newton Abbot, 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
- 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
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
