Shower installation in Nantwich

Postcode districts: CW5
Nearby: Crewe, Sandbach and Winsford
Guide price: £400–£3,300
Typical time on site: half a day to 3 days
Water: Moderately hard across most of Cheshire
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a new shower cost in Nantwich?

Guide price in Nantwich: £400–£3,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for North West England, where prices are typically about 6% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Shower swap

£400–£950

Test and handover

Typical

New shower over bath

£750–£1,700

Thermostatic bar shower and riser

New shower with enclosure

£1,400–£3,300

Pipework and waste

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

Working in Nantwich

We work right across Nantwich — CW5 — and in neighbouring Crewe and Sandbach.

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Nantwich: free survey, written quote, one team. If your Nantwich bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two. If you want a shower in your Nantwich home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit.

Supplies across most of Cheshire are moderately hard. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Nantwich. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.

What the job includes

Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
A bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head

Decisions to make first

Electric shower

Heats cold mains water as it flows, so it works without stored hot water. Higher kW units give more flow; 8.5 to 10.5 kW models need a dedicated circuit, often 40 to 45 amps.

Thermostatic mixer

Blends hot and cold from your system and holds the temperature steady when someone runs a tap. The usual choice with a combi or an unvented cylinder.

Rules that apply in England

In England, an electric shower usually needs its own dedicated circuit, often 40 to 45 amps for an 8.5 to 10.5 kW unit, and a new circuit is notifiable under Part P. The Part G limit of 48 °C applies to a new bath in a new dwelling or one created by change of use, not to a shower, but a thermostatic valve gives similar protection. An unvented cylinder fitted to improve the shower must be installed by a G3-qualified installer.

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Shower installation in Nantwich: questions

How much does a new shower cost in Nantwich?

A new shower in Nantwich usually costs £400–£3,300 including VAT. Room size, layout changes and your choice of products move the figure within that range. The free survey gives you an itemised quote, fixed in writing once the details are agreed.

Is the home survey in Nantwich really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover CW5 in Nantwich?

Yes. We cover all of Nantwich, including CW5, and nearby Crewe, Sandbach and Winsford. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Nantwich?

Does an electric shower need its own circuit?

Almost always. An electric shower draws a large current, so it needs a dedicated circuit from the consumer unit, often 40 to 45 amps for an 8.5 to 10.5 kW unit, with RCD protection. In England and Wales a new circuit is notifiable work. Swapping like for like onto an adequate existing circuit is simpler.