- Postcode districts
- BL1, BL2, BL3, BL4, BL7
- Nearby
- Farnworth, Westhoughton and Radcliffe
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,700
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Greater Manchester
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Bolton?
Our guide price for a bath to shower conversion in Bolton is £1,900–£4,700 including VAT. Prices in North West England run at about 6% 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 Bolton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bolton
We work right across Bolton — BL1, BL2, BL3 and 2 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Farnworth and Westhoughton.
Across a large town like Bolton, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If the bath in your Bolton home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Bolton, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for.
Supplies across most of Greater Manchester are soft. If that holds for your street in Bolton, 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 survey of the bath space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
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.
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.
