- Postcode districts
- SG5, SG6, SG15
- Nearby
- Hitchin, Stevenage and Biggleswade
- Guide price
- £2,100–£5,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Letchworth Garden City?
For Letchworth Garden City, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £2,100 to £5,300 including VAT. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above the UK guide figure. 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 Letchworth Garden City including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Letchworth Garden City
In Letchworth Garden City we cover SG5, SG6 and SG15; we also cover Hitchin, 3.2 miles away, and Stevenage.
In Letchworth Garden City, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We check the floor under the bath during a Letchworth Garden City survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards. If someone in your Letchworth Garden City home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.
Most of Hertfordshire has very hard water. If your supply in Letchworth Garden City 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 glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- A survey of the bath space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
