How Much Does It Cost To Fit Bath Taps?

Cost to fit bath taps

job	Description (the taps are not included in these prices)	labour
1	An easily removed and replaced panel, (not one that he has to destroy to get it off) and bath taps are at the open end of the bath. Half a day.	£110
2	To get another bloke in to rebuild a bath panel that wasn’t so easy to remove.	£215
3	If the bath taps are at the wall end and he can’t get the furthest one out, he will have to remove the bath, do the job then put it back This is bound to mean a bit of tiling as well! Call it a day and a half.	£350

“Labour” at £175 a day (tradesman) £100 (labourer), includes incidental fixings etc. and tipping. “Materials” if mentioned, are larger things (a boiler) and stuff only you can choose (tiles etc). Also VAT must be added all round.
Information sheet on Fitting Bath Taps

Ah ha! I knew you’d start to hate those gold effect things eventually. It took 25 years but I was right! Or is it because the tops wobble and won’t quite turn off properly? Whatever, they’re going, and good riddance!

Is there a little hatch, or a nice easy to remove bath panel? Let’s hope so, or it’s going to cost. It may get expensive anyway if the bath taps are against the wall and have been there a while, (25 years is a while by the way).

FAQs 'traffic light' guide

What's easy about this job…
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If all goes, well, it's just a couple of nuts to unscrew and job done!

What's tricky about this job…
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Turning off the mains and draining down. access to the taps

Potential problems with regards to this job…
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Bath panel may be tiled and need to be removed - no access panel. The taps may be rusted on. In extreme cases the bath itself will also need to be replaced as the taps cannot be detached without removing/breaking the bath