Replacing bath with walk in shower. Cost?

Yes, and do research because he might qualify for funding for adaptation. ? Ask your gp

Or look on the nhs website

You can turn your existing bath into a walk-in shower, providing your bath is plastic.

A hole is cut in the side of the bath and lined. DS's mother-in-law had this done to her bath a few months ago and she is delighted by it. It cost well under £1,000. For an extra amount they will also fit a water tight door so that you can continue to use the bath. However DS's MiL was content just to have the ability to step into the bath and use it as a shower.

The company who do it are called Convertabath and their website is convertabath.co.uk

Primrose53 better to get a OH visit who do a comprehensive study of medical conditions and do a report on what adaptations needed ..sorry I understand you want the home in order for when your husband comes home , but it’s unrealistic.. have been on list for wet room for some time .. the LA have insufficient funds but if you go private then the sum quoted in not unreasonable..wishing you best luck🙏

Bea65

Primrose53 better to get a OH visit who do a comprehensive study of medical conditions and do a report on what adaptations needed ..sorry I understand you want the home in order for when your husband comes home , but it’s unrealistic.. have been on list for wet room for some time .. the LA have insufficient funds but if you go private then the sum quoted in not unreasonable..wishing you best luck🙏

I think I have been a bit hasty. 😢. I have so much on my mind and my husband is very low.

I have sent the salesman an email just now asking for a refund of deposit asap and I have not signed contract.

Thank you all for replying.

I too had a p shaped bath but with shower over. When my husband came out of hospital 9 months ago, he realised he couldn't climb over the side so we went to our local bathroom supplier to look at options. He gave us the name of a fitter he recommended who came out to look and he showed us examples of his work and ideas on how to do our design. Actually was an easy job overall. But we kept the existing shower, he took out the bath, put in a large shower tray and big screen. Tiled wall, nice professionally finished job. Chose a larger tray so floor didn't have to be redone. The cost for everything I've described came to £1900. So I suggest you look locally if possible.

I would go via s/s, OT route, but you could be waiting forever! & probably means tested. I would say paying yourself, £4000/£5000 tops, for work, including, shower tray, shower & boards, glass wall panel. Your plumbing is already in place for drain, are you using existing shower? Depends if electric or mains plumbed. I would shop around if you can. Good luck 🤞

We had our tub removed, walk in shower in it's place, floor leveled toward the drain, walls and floor tiled over, hand faucet, shower heads, grab rails, seat, weighted curtain. We paid around £6000.

Our plumber did our bathroom for us, including all new tiling, washbasin, radiator, underfloor heating, shower tray, glass screen, organising an electrician and plasterer. It took a week, £6k plus cost of the tiles.

You can get bath seats, which rise, twist, and lower into the bath, if it is just a means of keeping your husband able to have a good soak, so that would be a possibility. (And reasonably priced)

A wet room, though, might be better.

You can get a shower cubicle that allows someone to assist the person without getting wet themselves, and M0nica's link looks excellent, with the bonus that she knows someone who has used the company. (Testimonials also say how quick the work is done)

You could ask occupational therapist to visit, and you may qualify for a grant towards the cost, or even the whole thing done for you.

I wouldn't proceed with your current potential company until you've checked out other options.

Your husband should get an O.T assessment before being discharged from hospital, as well as six weeks of care.

I’d be suspicious of a plumber that could start work in two weeks.

Yes, so would I.

I could do with the convertabath people doing something with my bath... 🤔

I have a real thing about trip hazards, having fallen down some steps some years ago, and I look for them everywhere. I certainly see one with the bath conversion system MOnica posted about. Also one would need to be able to step over the entrance to the shower. We have a wet room, totally level entry and non-slip floor so very safe. Brilliant.

My mum 96 is coming to live with us and I have been looking at converting a shower room into a walk in bath for her. She hates showers and we are trying to make the move as acceptable to her as possible.
We are looking at bathing solutions.co.uk We will also have a shower over the bath to cover all options. I can’t tell you how much it would cost because we haven’t got that far yet.

Local plumber did mine - including tiling the shower area it came to about £3500 - but we were able to keep the existing shower.

Just had a chat with OT and she says don’t order anything yet. So my plan is cancelled and am awaiting deposit refund.

It was quite depressing. The wait time for a stairlift from the Disabled Facilities Grant is 18 months!!

Norah

We had our tub removed, walk in shower in it's place, floor leveled toward the drain, walls and floor tiled over, hand faucet, shower heads, grab rails, seat, weighted curtain. We paid around £6000.

Tiling is expensive but op said she is keeping her tiles. Those boards are expensive though.

Primrose53

Just had a chat with OT and she says don’t order anything yet. So my plan is cancelled and am awaiting deposit refund.

It was quite depressing. The wait time for a stairlift from the Disabled Facilities Grant is 18 months!!

😳 would not put one in for dad has he had dementia (he was never left on his own) but said if we paid he could have one tomorrow.

ferry23

Local plumber did mine - including tiling the shower area it came to about £3500 - but we were able to keep the existing shower.

More like it 👍🏻😊

Mt61

Primrose53

Just had a chat with OT and she says don’t order anything yet. So my plan is cancelled and am awaiting deposit refund.

It was quite depressing. The wait time for a stairlift from the Disabled Facilities Grant is 18 months!!

😳 would not put one in for dad has he had dementia (he was never left on his own) but said if we paid he could have one tomorrow.

It never occurred to me to me that anyone else but us would pay!
My mum isn’t disabled, just very old and quite frail now. Would she count as needing help? Perhaps I need to talk to someone, somewhere?
primrose why doesn’t the OT think you should get on with it? These things take a while to get in place, surely the quicker the better.

Or us Pamelaj1! Dad just qualified for an extra handrail, & what a shoddy job! One week in, it fell off the wall & nearly broke my foot. My husband had to make it safe with bigger & better screws. No you work hard, pay your taxes, & you get nowt for free!!

PamelaJ1

Mt61

Primrose53

Just had a chat with OT and she says don’t order anything yet. So my plan is cancelled and am awaiting deposit refund.

It was quite depressing. The wait time for a stairlift from the Disabled Facilities Grant is 18 months!!

😳 would not put one in for dad has he had dementia (he was never left on his own) but said if we paid he could have one tomorrow.

It never occurred to me to me that anyone else but us would pay!
My mum isn’t disabled, just very old and quite frail now. Would she count as needing help? Perhaps I need to talk to someone, somewhere?
primrose why doesn’t the OT think you should get on with it? These things take a while to get in place, surely the quicker the better.

Nor me actually. the OT brought it up.
I think that must be what my late Mum got some years ago. She was very old and frail and had a knee replacement. She owned her own home but had very little savings and was on Pension Credit. She couldn’t cope with her stairs so a lady from the council came out and she arranged for her tiny bathroom made into a wet room and she got a stairlift. It was not a long wait and we just had to get 3 quotes for both and the council then chose one.


The OT advises me not to rush into anything because they are not sure how much assistance at home my husband will need. He may walk or he may need a wheelchair, he may cope with stairs or he may need a stair lift. She says at this stage he is still making progress.