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Walk-In Shower Installation Across North Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire

Replacing a bath with a walk-in shower is the single most requested bathroom change we get. We handle the plumbing, the tanking, the tiling and the making-good — so the room is finished, not just fitted.

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What Is Walk-In Shower Installation?

A walk-in shower is defined as an open shower area using a low-profile or flush-fitted tray with a fixed glass screen and no door. It is quicker and less expensive to install than a wet room, because the tray contains the water rather than the whole floor being tanked and laid to a fall.

Where a bath is being removed, the work involves capping and re-routing the bath supplies and waste, forming the new shower waste, tanking the walls in the shower zone, tiling, and making good the floor and walls where the bath used to sit. That last part is where most quotes are vague and most jobs overrun.

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Who it suits

Is Walk-In Shower Installation Right for You?

  • Households that never use the bath and want the space back
  • Anyone finding it harder to step over a bath side, without needing full level access
  • Small bathrooms where a shower over the bath has never worked properly
  • En suites and second bathrooms where a bath is not needed

A walk-in shower installation as part of a bathroom refit adds no extra time. As a standalone job replacing a bath, allow 4 to 7 working days including tiling.

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Scope

What Our Walk-In Shower Installation Includes

What is included as standard?

  • Removal of the existing bath or shower enclosure
  • Alteration of hot, cold and waste pipework
  • Low-profile or flush-fit tray, set level and sealed
  • Tanking of the shower zone walls
  • Frameless or framed glass screen
  • Thermostatic valve, riser and head, or concealed valve
  • Full wall and floor tiling
  • IP-rated lighting and extraction as required
  • Making good the floor and walls where the bath sat
  • Silicone finishing, testing and clean down

Part of a bigger job?

Walk-In Shower Installation is often done alongside a wider project — see bathroom installation.

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Marble-effect tiling taken up to a sloping ceiling above a bath
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Worth knowing

What Decides Whether Walk-In Shower Installation Works in Your Home?

Removing the only bath affects resale

If it is the only bath in a family house, some buyers will notice. In a two-bathroom home, or where the household simply never uses it, the space gained is almost always worth more than the bath was.

Water pressure decides the shower you can have

A large rainfall head on a gravity-fed system with a low tank will disappoint. We check the system type and pressure at survey and tell you what will actually perform, rather than fitting what looks best in the brochure.

Flush-fitted trays need floor preparation

A tray set flush with the floor needs the floor cut and levelled around it, which is more work than sitting a low-profile tray on top. Both look good; only one of them is a half-day job.

Where we work

Where Do We Offer Walk-In Shower Installation?

Anywhere within 30 miles of Creswell. The towns we work in most:

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What Does Walk-In Shower Installation Cost?

We price walk-in shower installation after seeing the room, in writing.

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How do I get a fixed quote for walk-in shower installation?

Postcode and a line about the job is plenty.

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Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions About Walk-In Shower Installation

Can I replace my bath with a walk-in shower?
Yes, replacing a bath with a walk-in shower is one of the most common bathroom alterations we carry out. The supplies and waste have to be re-routed to the new shower position, the walls in the shower zone tanked, and the area where the bath sat re-tiled and made good. In most standard bathrooms it is straightforward; the complications come from where the waste can run.
What's the difference between a walk-in shower and a wet room?
A walk-in shower uses a shower tray to contain the water and usually has a small upstand or lip at the tray edge. A wet room has no tray at all — the whole floor is tanked and laid to a fall. Walk-in showers are faster and cheaper to install and suit most family bathrooms; wet rooms give true level access and suit accessibility needs or small rooms where every millimetre counts.
Do I need a new boiler or pump for a good shower?
Not usually. A combi boiler generally gives good shower pressure without a pump, and a modern unvented cylinder does the same. A traditional gravity-fed system with a cold tank in the loft often does need a pump to run a large head properly. We check what you have at survey and quote accordingly, rather than fitting a shower the system cannot supply.
How much space does a walk-in shower need?
A comfortable walk-in shower needs a minimum of about 900mm width, and 1200mm or more if you want a screen with an open entry rather than a door. In a standard bathroom where a 1700mm bath is coming out, there is normally ample space for a generous walk-in. We measure and set out at survey so you can see the actual footprint before committing.
Further reading

What Should You Read Before You Start?

Do You Need Planning Permission for a Wet Room?

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Walk-In Shower vs Wet Room: Which Is Right for Your Bathroom?

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What Is Tanking? The Bathroom Waterproofing Nobody Sees

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