- Postcode districts
- WA11, WA12, WN4
- Nearby
- Ashton in Makerfield, St Helens and Newton-le-Willows
- Guide price
- £400–£3,300
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of Merseyside
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Haydock?
For Haydock, our guide range for a new shower is £400 to £3,300 including VAT. Prices in North West England run at about 6% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Haydock including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Haydock
As well as Haydock itself (WA11, WA12 and WN4), we survey in Ashton in Makerfield, St Helens and Newton-le-Willows.
Haydock gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For Haydock homes with a cold tank in the loft, we check the system before fitting anything, because a pump is only allowed on a gravity supply. If your Haydock bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two.
Water across much of Merseyside is soft. If that holds for your street in Haydock, 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
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
- Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head
- A bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
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 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.
