- Postcode districts
- DD11
- Nearby
- Carnoustie, Forfar and Dundee
- Guide price
- £450–£3,400
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of Dundee and Angus
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Arbroath?
As a guide, budget £450 to £3,400 including VAT for a new shower in Arbroath; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Shower swap
- Like-for-like mixer or electric shower
New shower over bath
- Bath screen
New shower with enclosure
- Tiling to the enclosure
Guide prices for Arbroath including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Arbroath
We work right across Arbroath — DD11 — and in neighbouring Carnoustie and Forfar.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Arbroath: free survey, written quote, one team. If you want a shower in your Arbroath home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit. We test pressure and flow at Arbroath surveys before recommending a shower, so you know how it will perform before you buy.
Supplies across most of Dundee and Angus are soft. If that holds for your street in Arbroath, 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
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
- A bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
- A check of your hot-water system, water pressure and flow rate
- Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head
Decisions to make first
Power shower
A mixer with a built-in pump, for tank-fed systems only. It lifts a weak gravity shower but must never be connected to the mains.
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 Scotland
In Scotland there is no Part P, but a new shower circuit must still be designed, installed and certified to BS 7671. Water fittings, including pumps and backflow protection, are covered by the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.
