- Postcode districts
- EH18, EH19, EH24
- Nearby
- Musselburgh, Penicuik and Colinton
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Lothians
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Bonnyrigg?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Bonnyrigg; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. 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 Bonnyrigg including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Bonnyrigg
We work right across Bonnyrigg — EH18, EH19 and EH24 — and in neighbouring Musselburgh and Penicuik.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Bonnyrigg: free survey, written quote, one team. Landlords with properties in Bonnyrigg can usually have a bath replaced between tenancies in one to two working days. If the bath in your Bonnyrigg home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Water across much of the Lothians 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
- 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
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
