- Postcode districts
- S60, S61, S64, S65
- Nearby
- Rawmarsh, Wath upon Dearne and Mexborough
- 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 Rotherham?
Our guide price for a new shower in Rotherham is £400–£3,300 including VAT. Prices in Yorkshire and the Humber run at about 7% 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
- Test and handover
New shower over bath
- Thermostatic bar shower and riser
New shower with enclosure
- Pipework and waste
Guide prices for Rotherham including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Rotherham
We work right across Rotherham — S60, S61, S64 and 1 more postcode districts — and in neighbouring Rawmarsh and Wath upon Dearne.
Across a large town like Rotherham, homes range from older terraces to newer estates; the survey tells us which pipework and floor we are dealing with. If your Rotherham bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two. If you want a shower in your Rotherham 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 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 Rotherham. 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
- A bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
- 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
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.
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.
