- Postcode districts
- LE15
- Nearby
- Melton Mowbray, Stamford and Corby
- Guide price
- £1,900–£4,800
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Rutland
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Oakham?
As a guide, budget £1,900 to £4,800 including VAT for a bath to shower conversion in Oakham; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in East Midlands put local prices at about 4% 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
- Glass enclosure or walk-in panel
Walk-in shower
- Full-height tiling
Level-access floor
- Floor former and tanking
Guide prices for Oakham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Oakham
In Oakham we cover LE15; we also cover Melton Mowbray, 9.4 miles away, and Stamford.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Oakham: free survey, written quote, one team. We check the floor under the bath during a Oakham survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Oakham, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for.
Water across much of Rutland is hard. If your supply in Oakham 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
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
Decisions to make first
Mixer or electric shower
A thermostatic mixer draws on your hot-water system. An electric shower heats cold mains water as it flows and needs its own circuit.
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.
