Replacing bath with Whirlpool Bath

griffdaddy

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a plumber/electrician to remove a standard bath and replace it with a whirlpool jet bath? The quotes I'm getting are all over the place and it seems like a job that's not carried out very often.

Edit just to add there's already an electric shower above the bath with an cord pull in the bathroom.

Thanks,

Griff

griffdaddy

Anyone any ideas? Can't find anyone at all

colm_mcm

Where in the country are you?

griffdaddy

colm_mcm wrote: »

Where in the country are you?

Thanks for replying. In Dublin 12

emeldc

griffdaddy wrote: »

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a plumber/electrician to remove a standard bath and replace it with a whirlpool jet bath? The quotes I'm getting are all over the place and it seems like a job that's not carried out very often.

Edit just to add there's already an electric shower above the bath with an cord pull in the bathroom.

Thanks,

Griff

Where are you buying it, do they not offer a fitting service.
Can I ask, what is the attraction to these baths. Are there any medical benefits. Surely the water will get cold fairly quickly because of the circulation. I think about 20 years ago they were popular because they were relatively new but I didn't think there was much interest in them now but maybe I'm wrong.

griffdaddy

emeldc wrote: »

Where are you buying it, do they not offer a fitting service.
Can I ask, what is the attraction to these baths. Are there any medical benefits. Surely the water will get cold fairly quickly because of the circulation. I think about 20 years ago they were popular because they were relatively new but I didn't think there was much interest in them now but maybe I'm wrong.

None of the places that sell them can recommend installers for whatever reason. It seems to be something that people put in when they remodel the whole bathroom and not just by replacing the bath alone. They sell them in b&q and specialist bathroom shops. Just want one for comfort reasons really.

Man with broke phone

How much you willing to pay?

You may need an electrician and a plumber. It may lead to a tiler, plasterer, carpenter. Its more than just a quick call out. Id say you may aswell be looking at a whole new bathroom.

Ive heard the going rate on labour for a full bathroom change lately in Dublin is around 4500 euro.

Id be upfront with asking the plumber aswell if he plans on putting power to the bath. If pulled out about 50 of these over the years and dont remember one that had an electrical connection.

griffdaddy

Man with broke phone wrote: »

How much you willing to pay?

You may need an electrician and a plumber. It may lead to a tiler, plasterer, carpenter. Its more than just a quick call out. Id say you may aswell be looking at a whole new bathroom.

Ive heard the going rate on labour for a full bathroom change lately in Dublin is around 4500 euro.

Id be upfront with asking the plumber aswell if he plans on putting power to the bath. If pulled out about 50 of these over the years and dont remember one that had an electrical connection.

Yeah it would definitely require an electrician to wire it and sign off. To be honest I was hoping that there'd be some firm that specializes in this along with electric showers etc. but can't seem to find one. We'd be looking to spend about 2k on the job including the cost of the bath. They cost about 800 quid. Don't think much, if any, tiling would be needed

hopskipandjump

I changed my whole bathroom in the height of the boom, which included a Jacuzzi bath. I paid the plumber €2,000 for the whole job (ripping out old bathroom, moving toilet position, installing bath, shower, sink). My plumber can do small electrical jobs (he's not in Dublin!). I'm sure the electrician put in a socket under the bath but the plumber looked after everything otherwise. I have a pump under the bath which services the bath & standalone shower.

Man with broke phone

hopskipandjump wrote: »

I changed my whole bathroom in the height of the boom, which included a Jacuzzi bath. I paid the plumber €2,000 for the whole job (ripping out old bathroom, moving toilet position, installing bath, shower, sink). My plumber can do small electrical jobs (he's not in Dublin!). I'm sure the electrician put in a socket under the bath but the plumber looked after everything otherwise. I have a pump under the bath which services the bath & standalone shower.

2000 labour or 2000 all in? Did he tile?

freddyuk

Stuffed insulation blanket all around underneath our jacuzzi bath to help keep the heat in. Never had a cold one yet.

hopskipandjump

Man with broke phone wrote: »

2000 labour or 2000 all in? Did he tile?

Sorry, only seeing this now. I don't know whether you've finished the job by now but I was wrong in my figure for the plumber, mixed it up with something else. Plumber quoted me €1,000 but I felt he had quoted so little when he was finished, I gave him 1,250. I always get a quote for the full job in advance. I was having a total bathroom remodel, so different to yours. You shouldn't have to retile unless you're doing so for aesthetics. Years and years ago, the bathroom floor was tiled after you put in your bath, toilet etc so the tiles went around the appliances but nowadays the whole floor is tiled and bath etc put on top of tiles so you can change without needing to change tiles also.

freddyuk

Just thought I should throw this out there...... If you obtained a Jacuzzi bath from Bathstore which was UK based you need to renew the pump connections before they fall apart and flood your bathroom or worse.
The connections break up and let the pump keep going until you realise what is happening. Kits are available to repair said pump from the suppliers - not Bathstore or the pump manufacturer as both have "gone under"..