- Postcode districts
- YO11, YO12
- Nearby
- Guisborough, Redcar and York
- Guide price
- £1,850–£4,600
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of North Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Scarborough?
Guide price in Scarborough: £1,850–£4,600 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in Yorkshire and the Humber run at about 7% 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
- Thermostatic shower, re-tiling
Walk-in shower
- Large tray and frameless screen
Level-access floor
- Level entry, linear drain
Guide prices for Scarborough including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Scarborough
In Scarborough we cover YO11 and YO12; we also cover Guisborough, 31.6 miles away, and Redcar.
Homes in and around Scarborough vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If someone in your Scarborough home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem. If your Scarborough 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.
Water across much of North Yorkshire is moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Scarborough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- 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
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
