- Postcode districts
- BB1, BB2, BB3
- Nearby
- Darwen, Accrington and Haslingden
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,700
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Lancashire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Blackburn?
For Blackburn, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £1,900 to £4,700 including VAT. Labour costs in North West England put local prices at about 6% below 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 Blackburn including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Blackburn
As well as Blackburn itself (BB1, BB2 and BB3), we survey in Darwen, Accrington and Haslingden.
Blackburn has a wide mix of house ages, so the survey is where we spot old lead pipework, weak joists or a tight soil stack. If the bath in your Blackburn home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. We check the floor under the bath during a Blackburn survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Supplies across most of Lancashire are soft. If that holds for your street in Blackburn, 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
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
