Borris, Co. Carlow
Shower installation in Borris, Co. Carlow
County Carlow: 37.4% of households here are in dwellings built before 1981.
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Shower installation: what the job involves
Fitting a new shower or replacing a failed one: an electric shower, a mixer off the hot water, or a pumped shower, with the tray, enclosure and waste. The right shower depends on the water pressure and hot water system in the house.
How long it takes: A like-for-like swap is usually done in half a day to a day; a new shower with a tray, tanking and tiling takes two to four days.
The full guide to shower installation — the steps, what is included, the Irish rules, paperwork and questions to ask.
What shower installation in Borris costs, and why
What jobs on Talqero came to
Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.
What affects the price
- Like-for-like replacement or a new installation in a new position
- Shower type, and whether a pump or new circuit is needed
- Tray, enclosure and whether the area needs re-tiling and tanking
- Concealed valve (chased into the wall) or surface-mounted
- Condition of the wall and floor behind the old shower
- VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.
County Carlow: what the figures say
37.4% of households in County Carlow live in homes built before 1981 — below the national figure of 40.7%, and the 17th highest share of the 26 counties.
Older houses are more likely to have gravity-fed hot water, attic tanks and original pipework, which changes what a repair or a new bathroom involves — mention the age of the house in your task.
Central Statistics Office, 2022
Rules and grants for shower installation
The rules in Ireland
There is no licence for plumbers in Ireland, but the electrical and gas work that often comes with plumbing is regulated.
- A new circuit for an electric shower or a heated towel rail is Restricted Electrical Works: a Registered Electrical Contractor must do it and issue a Completion Certificate.
- Work on a gas boiler or gas hob is reserved to a Registered Gas Installer, who must leave a Declaration of Conformance.
Sources · checked 9 October 2026
What to ask before you choose
- Can you price it from photos, or do you need to visit?
- Who supplies the fittings, and is their warranty yours or the manufacturer’s?
- Who does the electrical or gas part of the job, and are they registered?
- What happens if you find more once the floor is up?
- Is VAT included?
What the work usually involves
- Leaks, dripping taps and running toilets
- Unblocking sinks, toilets and outside drains
- Shower and full bathroom installation
- Hot water cylinders, tanks and outside taps
What to put in your task
- Where the problem is and what it is doing
- Whether water is leaking now, and whether you can turn it off
- For a bathroom: rough sizes and what stays or goes
- Two or three photos — they save a site visit
County Carlow in figures
Construction as a whole. The CSO does not publish enterprise counts per trade at county level, so this figure is not a count of any one trade.
Shower installation · Borris
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