- Postcode districts
- CF36
- Nearby
- Bridgend, Maesteg and Llantwit Major
- Guide price
- £1,850–£4,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Mid Glamorgan
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Porthcawl?
Guide price in Porthcawl: £1,850–£4,600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in Wales put local prices at about 7% 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 Porthcawl including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Porthcawl
In Porthcawl we cover CF36; we also cover Bridgend, 5.7 miles away, and Maesteg.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Porthcawl: free survey, written quote, one team. If your Porthcawl bathroom was refitted recently and you like the rest of it, we can convert just the bath area and finish the new tiling neatly against the old. If the bath in your Porthcawl home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Most of Mid Glamorgan is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Porthcawl, 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
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
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 Wales
In Wales, the Welsh Part P covers more electrical work than in England, and a new electric shower circuit must be notified. Disabled Facilities Grants in Wales can be up to £36,000, approved by the council before work begins.
