- Postcode districts
- SN12
- Nearby
- Trowbridge, Chippenham and Devizes
- Guide price
- £2,000–£5,100
- Typical time on site
- 2–6 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Wiltshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a bath to shower conversion cost in Melksham?
Guide price in Melksham: £2,000–£5,100 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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 Melksham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Melksham
In Melksham we cover SN12; we also cover Trowbridge, 4.8 miles away, and Chippenham.
Melksham gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If the bath in your Melksham home is mainly used for storing things, a walk-in shower in the same space is a quick, contained job. For Melksham houses with only one bath, we talk through whether to keep it before you decide.
Most of Wiltshire has hard water. If your supply in Melksham 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
- A low-profile tray, or a former and tanking for a level-access floor
- A thermostatic shower valve, with the pipework moved for the new head position
- Repair or replacement of floorboards where the bath has left them soft or damaged
- A glass enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen
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.
