- Postcode districts
- DA3
- Nearby
- Longfield, Swanscombe and Gravesend
- Guide price
- £2,200–£5,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Hartley?
In Hartley, a bath to shower conversion typically costs £2,200–£5,600 including VAT, based on South East England prices. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% 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
- Thermostatic shower, re-tiling
Walk-in shower
- Large tray and frameless screen
Level-access floor
- Level entry, linear drain
Guide prices for Hartley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hartley
In Hartley we cover DA3; we also cover Longfield, 0.7 miles away, and Swanscombe.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Hartley: free survey, written quote, one team. If the bath in your Hartley home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. If someone in your Hartley home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.
Water across much of Kent is very hard. If your supply in Hartley 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
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- 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
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
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.
Low tray or level floor
A low-profile tray has a small lip. A level-access floor removes the step altogether but needs a former, tanking and a linear drain.
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.
