- Postcode districts
- W3, W4, W5
- Nearby
- Chiswick, Shepherds Bush and Willesden
- Guide price
- £3,100–£7,500
- Typical time on site
- 2–5 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Greater London
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a walk-in shower cost in Acton?
Guide price in Acton: £3,100–£7,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Prices in London run at about 25% above 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.
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 Acton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Acton
As well as Acton itself (W3, W4 and W5), we survey in Chiswick, Shepherds Bush and Willesden.
In Acton, many bathrooms are in flats or converted houses, so we check lease consents, access and the floor below before we price. We measure walk-in showers in Acton so the tray and panel are sized together, which is what keeps the spray in. In a long, narrow Acton en-suite, a walk-in tray along the back wall often works better than a square enclosure.
Most of Greater London has very hard water. If your supply in Acton 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
- Removal of the old bath or enclosure and making good to the walls and floor
- An 8 mm or 10 mm toughened glass panel with a wall profile and support arm, or a frameless fixing
- A thermostatic valve with a riser rail, a fixed head or both
- Tanking to the shower walls, and to the floor where it is tiled
Decisions to make first
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.
Tray or tiled floor
A tray is quicker, costs less and has a small lip. A tiled floor with a linear drain sits level with the rest of the room and lets one tile run throughout.
Rules that apply in England
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.
