What does a walk-in shower cost in Mid Glamorgan?
Our guide range in Mid Glamorgan is £2,300–£5,600 including VAT. Prices in Mid Glamorgan run at about 7% below the UK guide, based on Wales 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 Mid Glamorgan including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Mid Glamorgan?
Supplies across most of Mid Glamorgan are soft. If that holds for your street in Rhondda, 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. For a walk-in shower in Rhondda, we check the water pressure first, so the head you choose will actually perform.
What the job includes
- 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
- A survey of the space, the waste position, water pressure and the hot-water system
- Tanking to the shower walls, and to the floor where it is tiled
- Removal of the old bath or enclosure and making good to the walls and floor
- A thermostatic valve with a riser rail, a fixed head or both
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 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.
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 Wales
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 Wales, the Welsh Part P covers a wider list of electrical work than England, so changes to the lighting or a new electric shower circuit should be notified and certified.