- Postcode districts
- KA7, KA8, KA9
- Nearby
- Irvine, Kilmarnock and Kilwinning
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Ayrshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Ayr?
For Ayr, our guide range for a replacement bath is £850 to £2,400 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- New acrylic or steel bath, panel and taps
Shower bath
- Re-tiling to the bath area
Freestanding bath
- Freestanding acrylic or stone resin
Guide prices for Ayr including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Ayr
As well as Ayr itself (KA7, KA8 and KA9), we survey in Irvine, Kilmarnock and Kilwinning.
Homes in and around Ayr vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. For Ayr homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. If the bath in your Ayr home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Ayrshire is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- Removal of the old bath, including breaking up a cast-iron bath in place where it will not come out whole
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
Decisions to make first
Shower bath
A P-shaped or L-shaped bath is wider at the shower end, giving room to stand and space for a fixed screen instead of a curtain.
Size
Most UK baths are 1700 × 700 mm. Going longer or wider than the old bath means re-tiling and checking that the new one fits up the stairs.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland, the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014 cover new taps, fillers and backflow protection. A replacement bath does not normally need a building warrant, but structural work to the floor for a heavy bath may.
