- Postcode districts
- FK10
- Nearby
- Stirling, Grangemouth and Falkirk
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Forth Valley
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Alloa?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Alloa; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Alloa including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Alloa
As well as Alloa itself (FK10), we survey in Stirling, Grangemouth and Falkirk.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Alloa: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are in Alloa and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose. For Alloa homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain.
Supplies across most of the Forth Valley are 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
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
Decisions to make first
Acrylic or steel
Acrylic is warm to the touch, light and the usual choice; thicker, reinforced acrylic flexes less. Enamelled steel is rigid and hard-wearing but feels colder, and needs sound-deadening pads to stop it drumming.
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.
