- Postcode districts
- ML6
- Nearby
- Coatbridge, Bellshill and Motherwell
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Lanarkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Airdrie?
Guide price in Airdrie: £850–£2,400 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- Silicone and tile repairs
Shower bath
- P or L-shaped shower bath
Freestanding bath
- Floor or wall-mounted filler
Guide prices for Airdrie including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Airdrie
In Airdrie we cover ML6; we also cover Coatbridge, 1.7 miles away, and Bellshill.
Homes in and around Airdrie vary, so we look at the floor, the walls and the water system before we price anything. If the bath in your Airdrie home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit. Survey visits in Airdrie cover the bath, the tiles around it and the waste route, so the quote reflects your bathroom rather than a standard job.
Most of Lanarkshire is supplied with soft water. 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- 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.
