- Postcode districts
- BH6, BH7, BH23
- Nearby
- Bournemouth, New Milton and Ferndown
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,100
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Dorset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Christchurch?
As a guide, budget £2,000 to £5,100 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Christchurch; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Christchurch including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Christchurch
We cover every part of Christchurch, including BH6, BH7 and BH23, and nearby Bournemouth (4.4 miles) and New Milton (5.2 miles).
In Christchurch, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Christchurch, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. If someone in your Christchurch home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.
Most of Dorset has hard water. If your supply in Christchurch 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
- A survey of the bath space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
- 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 thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
Decisions to make first
Enclosure or walk-in
An enclosure with a door keeps all the water in and suits a shorter space. A walk-in panel makes the most of the full 1700 mm length an old bath leaves.
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.
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.
