- Postcode districts
- OX16
- Nearby
- Bicester, Daventry and Royal Leamington Spa
- Guide price
- £2,800–£6,700
- Typical time on site
- 2–5 working days
- Water
- Hard across most of Oxfordshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a walk-in shower cost in Banbury?
For Banbury, our guide range for a walk-in shower is £2,800 to £6,700 including VAT. Prices in South East England run at about 12% 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
- Tiling to the shower walls
Frameless upgrade
- Large tray and frameless screen
Tiled level floor
- Level threshold
Guide prices for Banbury including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Banbury
We work right across Banbury — OX16 — and in neighbouring Bicester and Daventry.
In Banbury, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. In a long, narrow Banbury en-suite, a walk-in tray along the back wall often works better than a square enclosure. If your Banbury bathroom has a bath that nobody uses, a walk-in shower in the same space is often a two or three day job.
Water across much of Oxfordshire is hard. If your supply in Banbury 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
- Wall tiling, with an optional recessed niche
- Removal of the old bath or enclosure and making good to the walls and floor
- A survey of the space, the waste position, water pressure and the hot-water system
- A low-profile stone-resin tray, or a floor former with a linear drain for a tiled level floor
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.
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.
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.
