Replacing bath with walk in shower. Cost?

Always get three or four quotes x

The problem is "salesman" whose commission will be half the cost.

Don't believe the click-bait ads which say "Most serious don't know they can get a walk-in shower at virtually no cost"

You might find that the occupational therapist will work out what help is available for your husband when he comes home & that can be anything from a kettle tipper to a shower. I was a social worker and we used to go on those outings, often in the clients own house, as we arranged care.
I'm glad the OT says not to rush into anything, that might be what they're planning

You can get a disabled facilities grant.
www.gov.uk/disabled-facilities-grants
This generally coms from your local council with an OT assessment by a helper with a check list.

You need to request it now not after you have paid for it. I am sure you should cancel the arrangement you have currently made. You will have lots of things you have to pay for later on and you need to keep your cash. Most basic daily living things such as a shower a special bed, a basic wheel chair, a chair to sit in are provided. However later on you may wish to upgrade on what was provided. At that time you will be making an informed choice.

MadMeg

I'd be interested to know how you get on with convertabath, if you wouldnt mind posting again once they've been.

keepingquiet

Never give money upfront- not even a deposit.

I have never paid anything in advance for work doing and hopefully never will.

Always get three quotes.

I was going to have my bathroom done myself but realised if I wait a few years I will get a grant from the council.

My neighbour had a wet room installed by the council because of her 'mobility' issues, which I have yet to notice.

It doesn't have to be done quickly, unless you want to pay an arm and a leg.

I agree with you about paying upfront etc. we have always stuck to that rule but in recent years most companies work this way. We had some work done last year on soffits and every company I contacted worked this way. Deposit up front then final payment when work is completed satisfactorily. These are all national companies.

That makes sense Primrose53 what they say, depends on how long you can wait.

Madmeg

MOnica, thanks for that link. I have just emailed them and they are going to ring to discuss tomorrow morning! You might have just solved my own problem.

Agree it does look like a viable solution. It won’t work for us unfortunately because our bath is stonecast. Hope it doe# for you.

My elderly neighbour is increasingly frail and struggled to bathe herself .
She's had a new shower room made after her old bath was taken out .
She's very careful with money and was pleased to spend £7,000 on the project .
When I visit her I can ask which company she used .

MOnica, thanks for that link. I have just emailed them and they are going to ring to discuss tomorrow morning! You might have just solved my own problem.

Never give money upfront- not even a deposit.

I have never paid anything in advance for work doing and hopefully never will.

Always get three quotes.

I was going to have my bathroom done myself but realised if I wait a few years I will get a grant from the council.

My neighbour had a wet room installed by the council because of her 'mobility' issues, which I have yet to notice.

It doesn't have to be done quickly, unless you want to pay an arm and a leg.

Well that sounds positive primrose the more he can do the less you will have to. Making progress is certainly positive.
It sounded to me in your first post that you wanted a change anyway to perhaps a bit of investigation into options might keep your mind from worrying about him.

Sensible advice.
I'm glad he's still progressing, so it does make sense to wait and see what level of support he'll need.

I can inderstand how you'd like it all in place though, ready for his homecoming.

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.

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!!

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.

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 👍🏻😊

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.

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.

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!!

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

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.

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.

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

Yes, so would I.