- Postcode districts
- BA1, BA2
- Nearby
- Keynsham, Trowbridge and Kingswood
- Guide price
- £450–£3,600
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Hard across most of Somerset
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Bath?
For Bath, our guide range for a new shower is £450 to £3,600 including VAT. 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 Bath including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bath
We work right across Bath — BA1 and BA2 — and in neighbouring Keynsham and Trowbridge.
In a city the size of Bath, parking and access for a skip are worth sorting before the start date — we will ask at the survey. If your Bath bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two. For Bath 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.
Most of Somerset has hard water. If your supply in Bath is the same, limescale on shower glass and heads is a real issue: easy-clean glass, rub-clean nozzles and a squeegee make a big difference. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- New pipework and isolation valves, plus a pump only where the system is gravity-fed from a cold tank
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
- Electrical connection by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
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.
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.
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.
