- Postcode districts
- DT1
- Nearby
- Weymouth, Yeovil and Poole
- 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 Dorchester?
As a guide, budget £2,000 to £5,100 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Dorchester; 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 Dorchester including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Dorchester
In Dorchester we cover DT1; we also cover Weymouth, 7.2 miles away, and Yeovil.
Dorchester gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Dorchester bathroom was refitted recently and you like the rest of it, we can convert just the bath area and finish the new tiling neatly against the old. If the bath in your Dorchester home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Supplies across most of Dorset are hard. If your supply in Dorchester 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
- 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
- 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.
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.
