- Postcode districts
- CT8, CT9, CT11
- Nearby
- Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Deal
- Guide price
- £2,800–£6,700
- Typical time on site
- 2–5 working days
- Water
- Very hard across most of Kent
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a walk-in shower cost in Margate?
Guide price in Margate: £2,800–£6,700 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. Labour costs in South East England put local prices at about 12% above the UK guide figure. 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 Margate including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Margate
We work right across Margate — CT8, CT9 and CT11 — and in neighbouring Broadstairs and Ramsgate.
In Margate, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For a walk-in shower in Margate, we check the water pressure first, so the head you choose will actually perform. If you are planning ahead in Margate for easier access, a low-profile walk-in tray gives most of the benefit without a full wet room.
Most of Kent has very hard water. If your supply in Margate 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
- 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
- Wall tiling, with an optional recessed niche
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
