- Postcode districts
- PO31
- Nearby
- Newport, Ryde and Sandown
- Guide price
- £2,200–£5,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of the Isle of Wight
- Survey
- Free, dates by arrangement
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Cowes?
As a guide, budget £2,200 to £5,600 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Cowes; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and enclosure
- Thermostatic shower, re-tiling
Walk-in shower
- Large tray and frameless screen
Level-access floor
- Level entry, linear drain
Guide prices for Cowes including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Cowes
We cover every part of Cowes, including PO31, and nearby Newport (4.2 miles) and Ryde (6.3 miles). Because Cowes is further afield, we arrange survey visits in batches; tell us your timescale and we will confirm a date before you commit to anything.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Cowes: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Cowes, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. If someone in your Cowes home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.
Supplies across most of the Isle of Wight are hard. If your supply in Cowes 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
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- 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
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
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.
Enclosure or walk-in
An enclosure with a door keeps all the water in and suits a shorter space. A walk-in panel makes the most of the full 1700 mm length an old bath leaves.
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.
