- Postcode districts
- M25, M26, M45
- Nearby
- Radcliffe, Prestwich and Bury
- 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 Whitefield?
For Whitefield, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £1,900 to £4,700 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Glass enclosure or walk-in panel
Walk-in shower
- Full-height tiling
Level-access floor
- Floor former and tanking
Guide prices for Whitefield including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Whitefield
We cover every part of Whitefield, including M25, M26 and M45, and nearby Radcliffe (1.3 miles) and Prestwich (1.3 miles).
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Whitefield: free survey, written quote, one team. If someone in your Whitefield home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem. We check the floor under the bath during a Whitefield survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Water across much of Greater Manchester is soft. If that holds for your street in Whitefield, 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
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
