Accessible bathrooms, fitted properly.
Make getting in, washing and moving around your bathroom more manageable. Bathroom Adaptations Ltd plans bath-to-shower conversions, walk-in showers and wet rooms around your needs and your home in Hamilton, Lanarkshire and Central Scotland. We also fit complete bathroom refurbishments, with or without mobility needs.
- Options planned around your daily routine
- Itemised written quotation
- Accessible bathrooms are our specialism
- One team manages the whole job
7 reasons to consider replacing a bath with a walk-in shower
If the bath no longer suits the way you wash, consider what a shower could change. These are options to assess, not a promise that every layout suits every person.
A lower entry to consider
A low-threshold shower can reduce the step compared with a high-sided bath. The suitable entry height depends on your mobility and the floor and drainage.
Space to sit while showering
A shower seat may help if standing is tiring. Its position, height and support need to suit the user and available space.
Support where you reach for it
Replacing the bath is an opportunity to plan grab rails around the way you enter, turn and transfer, with suitable wall fixings.
Room for help when needed
A revised shower layout may provide space for someone assisting you. Check clearances and screen positions before choosing fittings.
Controls within easier reach
Valve position and easy-to-use controls can be planned around your reach rather than retained simply because the old pipes are there.
Less bending to clean a bath
Removing a deep tub may make cleaning more manageable. Shower surfaces, joints, seals and drainage still need regular care.
A bathroom suited to your routine
If you mainly shower and rarely use the bath, a conversion lets you prioritise the access and fittings you use every day.
5 signs bathroom access needs improving
You do not need to know which fittings to buy before you speak to us. Start with the everyday difficulty you want to address.
Stepping over the bath is becoming difficult
Tell us what part of getting in or out is awkward, so entry options can be considered.
You hold onto taps or the screen for support
Purpose-designed support and appropriate fixings need to be assessed; existing fittings are not a substitute for grab rails.
Standing through a shower is tiring
Discuss seating, reach and the space you need to sit or transfer.
There is not enough room for assistance
A carer, walking aid or shower chair can change the clearances the layout needs.
You avoid washing because access feels awkward
Explain the daily task you want to make more manageable. Complex needs may also call for specialist assessment.
Need a bathroom adaptation? You may not need to wait for an OT.
For straightforward, non-complex bathroom adaptations, Scottish Government guidance recommends direct access to standardised solutions where needs are straightforward; ask your council or landlord which assessment route currently applies. This is not automatic funding approval or permission to alter a rented home. Bathroom Adaptations Ltd can assess your practical bathroom adaptation needs and — with your written authority — contact and liaise with the relevant council or Health and Social Care Partnership on your behalf.
Discuss the practical work with BAL. Check the approval route with your council or landlord.
We are not an Occupational Therapy service and we cannot approve or guarantee council funding — councils and Integration Authorities keep their own decisions, and genuinely complex needs should go to an OT or other specialist.
Pick the work closest to what you need
Start with the change you need: replace a difficult bath, improve shower access, or rethink the whole bathroom. Explore the options, then request a survey of your room.
Walk-in Showers for the Elderly
Low-entry showers that replace a high-sided bath, with grab rails, seating and slip-resistant flooring.
Read more →Level Access Showers
Completely flat entry for wheelchair users and anyone who cannot step over a threshold.
Read more →Wet Room Installation
Fully tanked, waterproofed rooms with drainage set into the floor and no tray to step into.
Read more →Bath to Shower Conversion
Replace the bath with a shower specified around your access needs and the room.
Read more →Disabled Bathroom Adaptations
Full adaptations designed around an occupational therapist's specification or your own needs.
Read more →Bathrooms for Elderly & Reduced-Mobility Customers
Bathroom layouts and fittings planned around an older person's daily routine.
Read more →Private Bathroom Adaptations in Scotland
Arrange and pay for the work directly, without going through a council adaptation process.
Read more →Grab Rails, Shower Seats & Anti-Slip Flooring
Not every bathroom needs stripping out. Where the layout already works, the difference between a room someone dreads and a room they can use
Read more →Bathroom Installation & Refurbishment
Alongside our adaptation work we design and fit complete bathrooms. Accessible and mobility bathrooms remain our specialism — but the same s
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Walk-in showers that still feel like a bathroom
Keep the style you want while considering a more manageable entry. The survey checks whether a low-threshold or level-access shower suits your room, with rails, seating and finishes specified around you.
- Low-threshold entry
- Fold-away shower seating
- Thermostatic anti-scald controls
- Tidy, managed installation
Seamless, level-access wet rooms
A wet room can remove the shower-tray threshold where the property allows. Floor construction, drainage, waterproofing and room to move all need checking before a level-access layout is proposed.
- Fully tanked waterproofing
- Layout checked for shower-chair access
- Floor and drainage assessed
- Safety features specified around the user
Our own photographs, not stock images
761 photographs from bathrooms we have installed — walk-in showers, wet rooms and accessible adaptations.
3 simple steps to request a survey
- 01
Tell us what is difficult
Use the enquiry form or call us. Give your postcode and explain what you want to change — for yourself or a relative.
- 02
Discuss a home survey
Speak with BAL about your requirements and arrange a suitable survey appointment. Explain any access or assistance needs you want considered.
- 03
Review your options
The survey establishes your scope, price and installation schedule. Review the itemised written quotation before deciding how to proceed.
Why choose BAL for your bathroom adaptation?
Choose a team whose core specialism is accessible bathrooms, and inspect the work and company information before deciding. We also undertake full bathroom refurbishments when a wider change is needed.
Specialist focus
Mobility and accessible bathrooms are our core specialism — bath removals, level-access showers, wet rooms, grab rails, seats and anti-slip flooring.
Experienced installers
Over 10 years' bathroom installation experience behind the team. Bathroom Adaptations Ltd was incorporated in 2025 to put that experience under one specialist roof.
Work you can inspect
Browse photographs of bathrooms installed by our team in the gallery, and check Bathroom Adaptations Ltd's registered company details before choosing your installer.
Hamilton, Lanarkshire & Central Scotland
We are based in Hamilton, so Lanarkshire — Motherwell, Wishaw, East Kilbride, Blantyre, Bothwell, Airdrie and Coatbridge — is our core patch, and we work outwards across Glasgow and the wider central belt. If you're nearby and unsure, give us a call.
About Bathroom Adaptations Ltd
Bathroom Adaptations Ltd (also referred to as BAL) is a specialist accessible and mobility bathroom installer based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The company fits walk-in showers, level-access showers, wet rooms, bath-to-shower conversions and disabled bathroom adaptations for households across Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Central Scotland.
- Company:
- Bathroom Adaptations Ltd
- Based in:
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- Service area:
- Lanarkshire, Glasgow and Central Scotland
- Specialism:
- Accessible and mobility bathrooms
- Phone:
- 0800 048 5566
- Email:
- hello@bathroomadaptations.com
7 questions to ask an adaptation installer
Clear answers help you compare what you are buying, not just the headline quotation. Ask BAL these questions when you discuss your room.
- How will you plan the layout around the person using it?
- Can this property support level access, or is a low threshold more suitable?
- What will the grab rails and shower seat be fixed into?
- How will the shower area be waterproofed and drained?
- What exactly is included in the written quotation and making good?
- How will you coordinate the work and agree the installation schedule?
- Can I see your own installation photographs and check your company details?
The honest answers
Who installs accessible bathrooms in Hamilton and Lanarkshire?+
Bathroom Adaptations Ltd. We are a specialist accessible-bathroom installer based in Hamilton, covering Lanarkshire — Motherwell, Wishaw, East Kilbride, Blantyre, Bothwell, Airdrie and Coatbridge — plus Glasgow and the wider Central Scotland belt. Mobility and accessible bathrooms are our core work rather than a sideline of general bathroom fitting.
Can you replace a bath with a shower for an elderly relative near Hamilton?+
Yes. Bathroom Adaptations Ltd offers bath-to-shower conversions in Hamilton and Lanarkshire. The survey checks entry height, drainage, flooring and space for rails or seating, so the proposed shower suits the person using it and the property. Scope and schedule are confirmed in the written quotation.
Can I arrange a private bathroom adaptation instead of waiting for a council adaptation?+
Yes. You can arrange and pay for the work with us directly rather than going through a council-funded adaptation process — council routes vary by council and by whether you own or rent, and an assessment of need is generally involved. Arranging it privately means you choose the specification, and dates are agreed with you and confirmed in the written quotation. If you do have an OT recommendation, we can quote against it instead.
What accessibility features can you fit?+
Options include level-access and low-threshold showers, wet rooms, grab rails, shower seats, thermostatic controls, slip-resistant flooring, comfort-height WCs, easy-reach basins and lever taps. Suitability, positioning and secure fixings depend on the person and the property; these are considered during the survey.
How long does an installation take?+
It depends on the existing bathroom, drainage, floor and agreed specification. Discuss how you will manage while the bathroom is out of use. The survey establishes your scope, price and installation schedule.
What should I ask about disruption and making good?+
Ask which rooms and access routes will be affected, how the bathroom can be used during the work, and what protection, waste removal and making good are included. Agree these details in the written scope rather than assuming every task is included.
Do you handle the plumbing and electrics too?+
Yes. We manage the project and coordinate the trades it needs — plumbing, electrics, tiling and making good — so you have one point of contact and one invoice.
Do I need a whole new bathroom, or can I just replace the bath?+
A bath-to-shower conversion may be enough if the remaining fittings and layout still meet your needs. A wider adaptation or refurbishment may make more sense if access to the WC or basin, the floor or the overall layout also needs changing. The survey helps you compare the scope before deciding.
More questions answered on our FAQs page.
Tell us what you want to change
Struggling with a bath, shower entry or the room layout? Request a home survey with Bathroom Adaptations Ltd in Hamilton, serving Lanarkshire and Central Scotland.
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