- Postcode districts
- EH14, EH27, EH28
- Nearby
- Currie, Colinton and Penicuik
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,800
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Edinburgh
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Balerno?
As a guide, budget £1,900 to £4,800 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Balerno; your written quote will pin it down. Prices in Scotland run at about 4% 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
- Bath removed, tray in its place
Walk-in shower
- Concealed valve, rainfall head
Level-access floor
- Grab rails and seat options
Guide prices for Balerno including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Balerno
We work right across Balerno — EH14, EH27 and EH28 — and in neighbouring Currie and Colinton.
Balerno gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For Balerno houses with only one bath, we talk through whether to keep it before you decide. We check the floor under the bath during a Balerno survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Supplies across most of Edinburgh are soft. If that holds for your street in Balerno, 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
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
Decisions to make first
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.
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 Scotland
In Scotland, a bath to shower swap in the same position rarely needs a building warrant, but a level-access floor that alters drainage or structure may. For adaptation help, councils run a Scheme of Assistance rather than Disabled Facilities Grants.
