- Postcode districts
- IP1, IP2, IP3, IP4
- Nearby
- Harwich, Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester
- 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 Ipswich?
Guide price in Ipswich: £2,100–£5,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in East of England put local prices at about 6% above the UK guide figure. 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 Ipswich including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ipswich
We work right across Ipswich — IP1, IP2, IP3 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Harwich and Walton-on-the-Naze.
Across a large town like Ipswich, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If you are applying for a grant towards a bath to shower conversion in Ipswich, we provide the itemised written quote the council will ask for. We check the floor under the bath during a Ipswich survey where we can, because old leaks can leave soft boards.
Water across much of Suffolk is very hard. If your supply in Ipswich 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
- Silicone, a full-flow test and a tidy finish where the new tiling meets the old
- A survey of the bath space, the waste position, the floor and your water system
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
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.
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.
