Shower installation in Armagh

Postcode districts: BT61
Nearby: Portadown, Dungannon and Craigavon
Guide price: £400–£3,100
Typical time on site: half a day to 3 days
Water: Soft across most of County Armagh
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a new shower cost in Armagh?

In Armagh, a new shower typically costs £400–£3,100 including VAT, based on Northern Ireland prices. Labour costs in Northern Ireland put local prices at about 12% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Shower swap

£400–£900

Existing supply and position

Typical

New shower over bath

£700–£1,600

Tiling the bath surround

New shower with enclosure

£1,300–£3,100

Tray, enclosure and valve

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

Working in Armagh

As well as Armagh itself (BT61), we survey in Portadown, Dungannon and Craigavon.

Armagh gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you want a shower in your Armagh home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit. If you are replacing a failed electric shower in Armagh, we check whether the existing cable and circuit suit the new unit.

Water across much of County Armagh is soft. If that holds for your street in Armagh, 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

For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
Electrical connection by a qualified electrician, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

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.

Exposed or concealed

An exposed bar valve fixes onto the tiles and is easy to service. A concealed valve sits in the wall for a cleaner look but needs careful setting-out and a plan for access.

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.

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Shower installation in Armagh: questions

How much does a new shower cost in Armagh?

A new shower in Armagh usually costs £400–£3,100 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

Is the water hard in Armagh?

Does a new shower in Armagh need building control approval?

Building control in Armagh is run by the local district council. Where approval is needed, for example for new drainage, we tell you at the survey and handle it as part of the job.

How long does a new shower take?

Allow half a day to 3 days on site for most jobs, plus the lead time for products after you approve the quote. We give you a day-by-day plan before work starts in Armagh.

Can I fit a shower pump with a combi boiler?

No. A combi boiler takes its water from the mains, and connecting a pump directly to the mains supply is not allowed under the water fittings regulations. Shower pumps are only for gravity systems with a cold tank. If a combi shower is weak, the cause is usually the incoming flow, the boiler output or the head, not something a pump can fix.