- Postcode districts
- DG1
- Nearby
- Dumfries, Annan and Stranraer
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Dumfries and Galloway
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Locharbriggs?
For Locharbriggs, our guide range for a replacement bath is £850 to £2,400 including VAT. Prices in Scotland run at about 4% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Locharbriggs including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Locharbriggs
We work right across Locharbriggs — DG1 — and in neighbouring Dumfries and Annan.
Locharbriggs gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. Survey visits in Locharbriggs cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job. For Locharbriggs homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Water across much of Dumfries and Galloway 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
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- New flexible connectors or pipework, with isolation valves on the hot and cold supplies
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
Decisions to make first
Taps or filler
Deck taps on the rim are the simplest swap. Wall-mounted taps or a bath filler look cleaner but mean opening the wall, and an overflow filler hides the spout altogether.
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.
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.
