- Postcode districts
- IP32, IP33
- Nearby
- Thetford, Stowmarket and Newmarket
- Guide price
- £2,100–£5,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Suffolk
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Bury St Edmunds?
For Bury St Edmunds, our guide range for a bath to shower conversion is £2,100 to £5,300 including VAT. Prices in East of England run at about 6% above 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
- Bath removed, tray in its place
Walk-in shower
- Concealed valve, rainfall head
Level-access floor
- Grab rails and seat options
Guide prices for Bury St Edmunds including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bury St Edmunds
As well as Bury St Edmunds itself (IP32 and IP33), we survey in Thetford, Stowmarket and Newmarket.
In Bury St Edmunds, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. We check the floor under the bath during a Bury St Edmunds survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards. If the bath in your Bury St Edmunds home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job.
Supplies across most of Suffolk are very hard. If your supply in Bury St Edmunds 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
- Grab rails and a fold-down seat if you want them
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- 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 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.
