- Postcode districts
- AL1, AL2
- Nearby
- Harpenden, Hatfield and Hemel Hempstead
- Guide price
- £2,600–£6,400
- Typical time on site
- 2–5 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Hertfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a walk-in shower cost in St Albans?
For St Albans, our guide range for a walk-in shower is £2,600 to £6,400 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for East of England, where prices are typically about 6% above the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Tray and screen
- Tiling to the shower walls
Frameless upgrade
- Large tray and frameless screen
Tiled level floor
- Level threshold
Guide prices for St Albans including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in St Albans
In St Albans we cover AL1 and AL2; we also cover Harpenden, 4.7 miles away, and Hatfield.
St Albans is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. We measure walk-in showers in St Albans so the tray and panel are sized together, which is what keeps the spray in. For a walk-in shower in St Albans, we check the water pressure first, so the head you choose will actually perform.
Water across much of Hertfordshire is very hard. If your supply in St Albans 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
- Silicone, a full-flow test for leaks and spray, and handover
- An 8 mm or 10 mm toughened glass panel with a wall profile and support arm, or a frameless fixing
- Wall tiling, with an optional recessed niche
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.
