What does a walk-in shower cost in Derbyshire?
Our guide range in Derbyshire is £2,400–£5,800 including VAT. Prices in Derbyshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on East Midlands labour rates.
Tray and screen
- Thermostatic mixer and riser rail
Frameless upgrade
- Large-format tiles, niche
Tiled level floor
- Floor former, tanking and linear drain
Guide prices for Derbyshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Derbyshire?
- Derby
- Chesterfield
- Long Eaton
- Ilkeston
- Swadlincote
- Staveley
- Belper
- Heanor
- Alfreton
- Dronfield
- Ripley
- Buxton
- New Mills
- Glossop
Most of Derbyshire has moderately hard water. A quick wipe of the glass and an easy-clean coating are worth having on a new shower in Derby. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. For a walk-in shower in Derby, we check the water pressure first, so the head you choose will actually perform.
What the job includes
- A survey of the space, the waste position, water pressure and the hot-water system
- Wall tiling, with an optional recessed niche
- Tanking to the shower walls, and to the floor where it is tiled
- An 8 mm or 10 mm toughened glass panel with a wall profile and support arm, or a frameless fixing
- A low-profile stone-resin tray, or a floor former with a linear drain for a tiled level floor
- Silicone, a full-flow test for leaks and spray, and handover
Decisions to make first
Valve
An exposed bar valve with a riser rail is easy to fit and service. A concealed valve hides the pipework and suits a fixed overhead head.
Tray length
Go long rather than wide. A 1400 to 1700 mm tray with a 900 to 1200 mm panel leaves a dry walkway; a 1200 mm tray works but gives less margin for spray.
Niche
A recessed shelf in the back wall keeps bottles off the tray. It has to be planned at first fix and tanked like the rest of the wall.
Head
A large overhead head feels luxurious but needs good flow. A handset on a riser is easier for rinsing hair and cleaning the shower.
Rules that apply in England
Fitting a walk-in shower does not need planning permission. The light and fan above the shower are in zone 1 up to 2.25 m and must be at least IPX4, or IPX5 where water jets are used, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit under BS 7671. Under the water fittings rules, a shower pump may only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never on the mains, and the shower needs protection against water flowing back into the supply.
In England, moving or adding lights, a fan or a shower circuit in a room with a bath or shower is notifiable under Part P. A tiled level floor that needs a new drain connection at the soil stack can bring in Part H.