- Postcode districts
- BT15, BT36, BT37, BT39
- Nearby
- Belfast, Carrickfergus and Castlereagh
- Guide price
- £400–£3,100
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of County Antrim
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Newtownabbey?
For Newtownabbey, our guide range for a new shower is £400 to £3,100 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Northern Ireland, where prices are typically about 12% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Shower swap
- Test and handover
New shower over bath
- Thermostatic bar shower and riser
New shower with enclosure
- Pipework and waste
Guide prices for Newtownabbey including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Newtownabbey
As well as Newtownabbey itself (BT15, BT36, BT37 and 1 more postcode districts), we survey in Belfast, Carrickfergus and Castlereagh.
Homes in and around Newtownabbey vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If you are replacing a failed electric shower in Newtownabbey, we check whether the existing cable and circuit suit the new unit. If you want a shower in your Newtownabbey 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 County Antrim are soft. If that holds for your street in Newtownabbey, 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
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
- New pipework and isolation valves, plus a pump only where the system is gravity-fed from a cold tank
- 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.
Digital shower
A wall panel sets the exact temperature and flow, while the mixing valve sits out of sight. It needs a power supply and suits a clean, concealed look.
Rules that apply in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland there is no Part P; electric shower circuits should be installed and certified to BS 7671. The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 cover pumps and backflow protection.
