Bath to shower conversions in Staffordshire

What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Staffordshire?

Our guide range in Staffordshire is £1,950–£4,900 including VAT.

Guide prices for Staffordshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in Staffordshire?

• Stoke-on-Trent
• Newcastle under Lyme
• Burton upon Trent
• Cannock
• Tamworth
• Stafford
• Lichfield
• Kidsgrove
• Burntwood
• Longton
• Rugeley
• Leek
• Great Wyrley
• Biddulph

Supplies across most of Staffordshire are moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Stoke-on-Trent. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We check the floor under the bath during a Stoke-on-Trent survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.

What the job includes

• Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
• 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
• Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
• A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor

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.

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.

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.

Rules that apply in England

Converting a bath to a shower does not need planning permission. The shower area is a special location under BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit and at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 above the tray up to 2.25 m. A shower pump can only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never on the mains. Where the conversion adapts the home for a disabled person, the work can be zero-rated for VAT under HMRC VAT Notice 701/7.

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.