- Postcode districts
- L19, L24, L26
- Nearby
- Allerton, Halewood and Speke
- 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 Hunts Cross?
For Hunts Cross, 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
- Existing supply and position
New shower over bath
- Tiling the bath surround
New shower with enclosure
- Tray, enclosure and valve
Guide prices for Hunts Cross including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hunts Cross
In Hunts Cross we cover L19, L24 and L26; we also cover Allerton, 1.4 miles away, and Halewood.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Hunts Cross: free survey, written quote, one team. If the shower in your Hunts Cross home swings between hot and cold, a thermostatic valve is usually the fix. If you want a shower in your Hunts Cross home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit.
Most of Merseyside is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Hunts Cross, 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
- A check of your hot-water system, water pressure and flow rate
- 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
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
Decisions to make first
Head and handset
A handset on a riser rail is versatile and easy for rinsing; a fixed overhead head feels generous but needs strong flow behind it.
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.
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.
