- Postcode districts
- NE37, NE38
- Nearby
- Chester-le-Street, Felling and Houghton-Le-Spring
- Guide price
- £1,800–£4,500
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Tyne and Wear
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Washington?
Guide price in Washington: £1,800–£4,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for North East England, where prices are typically about 10% below the UK average. 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 Washington including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Washington
We work right across Washington — NE37 and NE38 — and in neighbouring Chester-le-Street and Felling.
Homes in and around Washington vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If someone in your Washington home is finding the bath side harder to step over, a low or level-access tray removes the problem. If your Washington 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.
Supplies across most of Tyne and Wear are soft. If that holds for your street in Washington, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. 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
- Boarding, tanking and re-tiling of the shower walls
- Removal of the bath, panel and taps, and disposal of the waste
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
