- Postcode districts
- S5, S35, S74
- Nearby
- Hoyland Nether, Wombwell and Rawmarsh
- Guide price
- £400–£3,300
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Moderately hard across most of South Yorkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Chapeltown?
Guide price in Chapeltown: £400–£3,300 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. We adjust the national guide for Yorkshire and the Humber, where prices are typically about 7% 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 Chapeltown including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Chapeltown
As well as Chapeltown itself (S5, S35 and S74), we survey in Hoyland Nether, Wombwell and Rawmarsh.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Chapeltown: free survey, written quote, one team. If you want a shower in your Chapeltown home that works when the boiler is off, an electric shower is worth considering, as long as the consumer unit can take the circuit. For Chapeltown 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 South Yorkshire has moderately hard water. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Chapeltown. 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
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
- For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
- Electrical connection by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
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.
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 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.
