- Postcode districts
- SA7, SA12
- Nearby
- Neath, Clydach and Swansea
- Guide price
- £400–£3,300
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of West Glamorgan
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Briton Ferry?
Our guide price for a new shower in Briton Ferry is £400–£3,300 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Wales, 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
- Existing supply and position
New shower over bath
- Tiling the bath surround
New shower with enclosure
- Tray, enclosure and valve
Guide prices for Briton Ferry including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Briton Ferry
As well as Briton Ferry itself (SA7 and SA12), we survey in Neath, Clydach and Swansea.
Homes in and around Briton Ferry vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If your Briton Ferry bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two. We test pressure and flow at Briton Ferry surveys before recommending a shower, so you know how it will perform before you buy.
Most of West Glamorgan is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Briton Ferry, 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 bath screen, tray or enclosure where the shower is new
- New pipework and isolation valves, plus a pump only where the system is gravity-fed from a cold tank
- Removal of the old shower, a full-flow test and a handover on isolating and descaling it
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
Decisions to make first
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.
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 Wales
In Wales, a new circuit for an electric shower is notifiable under the Welsh Part P, which covers more work than the English version. An unvented cylinder must be fitted by a G3-qualified installer.
