Shower installation in Kettering
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Shower Installation in Kettering

From a simple shower swap to ripping out the bath and fitting a walk-in — we connect you with a vetted local installer who handles the full job. Electric showers, mixer showers, enclosures, tiling. Covering Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Northall, and surrounding villages.

Shower Replacement in Kettering

Shower Replacement

Old shower out, new one in. Clean swap with minimal disruption.

Bath-to-Shower Conversion in Kettering

Bath-to-Shower

Remove the bath, fit a proper walk-in shower in its place.

Electric Shower in Kettering

Electric Shower

Independent of your boiler. Hot water whenever you need it.

Over-Bath Shower in Kettering

Over-Bath Shower

Keep the bath, add a shower. Screen and tiling included.

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Shower Installation in Kettering

In a Headlands semi or a period terrace near the town-centre spire alike, whether your shower has packed in, you're fed up with the bath, or you just want something better — the installers we connect you with fit showers properly. Not a handyman job with sealant and hope. Proper plumbing, proper tiling, proper waterproofing.

For most homes around Brambleside and Ise Lodge, a shower replacement is a clean, tidy job with minimal disruption. You tell us what you want, your installer quotes it and fits it. If the old tray is cracked or the tiles behind are blown, that gets sorted too — not just swapping the unit and leaving you with problems behind the wall.

Bath-to-shower conversions are one of our most popular jobs across Kettering. Plenty of homes in Northall, Barton Seagrave, and the town centre have a bathroom with a bath that nobody uses. Ripping it out and fitting a proper walk-in shower gives you more space, easier access, and a bathroom that actually works for how you live. Your installer handles the full job — removal, plumbing, floor prep, tray, tiling, screen, and the shower unit itself.

Kettering homes draw some of the hardest water in England, and limescale is the elephant in the room for any shower install here. Anglian Water's chalk supply destroys cheap shower heads and shower mixer cartridges within a couple of years, so good-quality scale-resistant components are recommended for any new shower install. If you want longer-term protection for the install, we can also talk you through whether a water softener is worth fitting at the same time — it pays for itself in extended life on every fitting in the bathroom.

Shower Services

Shower Replacement in Kettering

Shower Replacement

Old unit off, new one on. Your installer connects to your existing plumbing, seals everything properly, and tests it before leaving. If the valve, hose, or riser rail needs replacing too, it's all done in one visit.

Bath-to-Shower Conversion in Kettering

Bath-to-Shower Conversion

Your installer removes the bath, reroutes or caps the plumbing, prepares the floor, fits a shower tray in the existing bath footprint, tiles the walls, and installs your chosen shower and screen. The full job, start to finish.

Electric Shower Installation in Kettering

Electric Shower

Electric showers heat water from the cold mains on demand — no reliance on your boiler or hot water cylinder. Ideal for second bathrooms, en-suites, or anywhere you want hot water independently. Your installer handles the plumbing and arranges the electrical connection.

Mixer Shower Installation in Kettering

Mixer Shower

Mixer showers blend your hot and cold supply for better flow and more consistent temperature. Thermostatic mixers prevent scalding and hold the temperature steady even when someone runs a tap elsewhere in the house.

Over-Bath Shower in Kettering

Over-Bath Shower

Keep the bath and add a shower above it. Your installer fits the unit, installs a glass bath screen or curtain rail, and tiles the surround properly so there's no water getting behind. The most popular setup in UK bathrooms — gives you both options without a second room.

Shower Tray and Enclosure in Kettering

Tray & Enclosure

Cracked trays, blown silicone, mouldy doors — your installer replaces the lot. New stone resin or acrylic tray levelled and sealed properly, with a framed or frameless enclosure fitted to your space. Quadrant, square, rectangular, or walk-in — whatever fits your bathroom.

Shower Installation Costs in Kettering

Like-for-like shower swap£150–£350
Electric shower (supply & fit)£250–£450
Mixer shower (supply & fit)£300–£500
Bath-to-shower conversion£1,500–£3,500
Walk-in shower tray & enclosure£1,500–£3,000
Over-bath shower & screen£400–£800

Guide prices for Kettering. Every project gets a fixed quote before any work starts.

An easier way

Looking for a shower fitter in Kettering?

Searching for a shower fitter in Kettering usually means a long list of names, no idea who’s actually free, and a run of unanswered calls. Working out who to trust and who can fit you in is the stressful part.

Chat to us and describe what you’re after. We’ll pair you with an available, vetted shower fitter in Kettering and have them call you directly, so the right person for your shower installation gets in touch quickly.

Free to use — tell us what you need and we’ll do the rest.

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Why Homeowners Use Us

The smarter way to find a shower fitter in Kettering

Finding a shower fitter you can trust in Kettering is the hard part — not the work itself. Going through us takes that worry off your plate, for free. Here’s how it works in your favour.

  • Properly checked — every shower fitter is vetted for the right qualifications, experience and Gas Safe registration before they reach you.
  • A second opinion on price — unsure about a quote you’ve been given? Ask us for honest advice first.
  • Reputation on the line — because the trades we recommend want more work from us, they’ve every reason to do the job right.
  • Free to use — it costs you nothing; you only ever pay the shower fitter for the work itself.
  • Matched to who’s free — we point you to a shower fitter with room in the diary, so you’re not waiting weeks for a callback.
  • Genuinely local — the shower fitters we work with know Kettering and the surrounding area, not a faceless national call centre.

Tell us about the shower installation and answer a couple of quick questions — we’ll line up the right shower fitter to call you back at a time that suits.

Shower Installation Questions

A straightforward like-for-like shower replacement typically takes half a day. If the tray is being replaced, pipework moved, or retiling needed, it's usually a full day. Bath-to-shower conversions take 2–4 days depending on the scope.
Yes. The installer we connect you with removes the bath, caps or reroutes the plumbing, prepares the floor, fits a shower tray, tiles the walls, and installs the shower unit and screen. The space where the bath was gives you a generous shower area.
It depends on your system. Electric showers heat water on demand from the cold supply, so they work independently of your boiler. Mixer showers blend hot and cold from your existing supply and generally give better flow and pressure. Your installer will advise based on your setup.
Electric showers need their own dedicated circuit from the consumer unit. If your existing circuit can handle the kW rating, your installer connects to that. If not, or if you're upgrading to a higher-powered unit, a new circuit may be needed — the electrical work is arranged as part of the job.
Absolutely. An over-bath shower is the most common setup in the UK. Your installer fits the shower unit, installs a bath screen or rail, and tiles the surround. It gives you the best of both without losing the bath.
Yes. The shower area can be tiled as part of the install — walls behind the shower, around the tray, and any exposed areas. Your installer uses waterproof adhesive and grout rated for wet environments. If you want full wall tiling, that can be done too.
Low pressure is common in older Kettering properties. Options include a pumped shower, a pressurised unvented cylinder, or an electric shower which doesn't rely on stored hot water pressure at all. Your plumber tests your pressure and recommends the best solution.
Yes — Barton Seagrave, Northall, Broughton, Burton Latimer, Rothwell, Desborough, and all the villages around Kettering.
Shower installation completed in Kettering

Need a shower fitted in Kettering?

Whether it's a quick swap, a new electric shower, or ripping out the bath for a proper walk-in — chat with us and we'll get you a quote.

Fixed-price quotes. Free, no-obligation visits.