- Postcode districts
- PE25
- Nearby
- Boston, Louth and Spalding
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,800
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Lincolnshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Skegness?
Guide price in Skegness: £1,900–£4,800 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in East Midlands run at about 4% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Skegness including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Skegness
In Skegness we cover PE25; we also cover Boston, 19 miles away, and Louth.
Skegness gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We check the floor under the bath during a Skegness survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards. If someone in your Skegness home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem.
Water across much of Lincolnshire is hard. If your supply in Skegness 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
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
