- Postcode districts
- G71, G72, ML3
- Nearby
- Cambuslang, Hamilton and Bellshill
- 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 Blantyre?
Guide price in Blantyre: £850–£2,400 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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
- 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 Blantyre including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Blantyre
In Blantyre we cover G71, G72 and ML3; we also cover Cambuslang, 2.7 miles away, and Hamilton.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Blantyre: free survey, written quote, one team. For Blantyre 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 Blantyre home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of Lanarkshire 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
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
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.
