- Postcode districts
- HS1
- Nearby
- Highlands & Islands
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Highlands and Islands
- Survey
- Free, dates by arrangement
What does a replacement bath cost in Stornoway?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Stornoway; your written quote will pin it down. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like bath
- Old bath removed and disposed of
Shower bath
- Bath screen and shower
Freestanding bath
- Floor reinforcement check
Guide prices for Stornoway including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Stornoway
We cover all of Stornoway, including HS1. Because Stornoway is further afield, we arrange survey visits in batches; tell us your timescale and we will confirm a date before you commit to anything.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Stornoway: free survey, written quote, one team. For Stornoway homes with a shower over the bath, a shower bath and fixed screen keeps the floor drier than a curtain. Survey visits in Stornoway cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Supplies across most of the Highlands and Islands 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
- 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
Decisions to make first
Freestanding bath
Acrylic freestanding baths are manageable on most floors; stone resin and cast iron are much heavier when full. You need room to clean round the bath and a plan for where the waste and filler come up.
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.
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.
