- Postcode districts
- EH21
- Nearby
- Bonnyrigg, Colinton and Penicuik
- 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 Musselburgh?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Musselburgh; 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
- 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 Musselburgh including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Musselburgh
As well as Musselburgh itself (EH21), we survey in Bonnyrigg, Colinton and Penicuik.
Musselburgh gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. For Musselburgh 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 Musselburgh home is the only thing letting the bathroom down, a swap in one or two days avoids a full refit.
Most of the Lothians 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
- Filling the bath before sealing, so the silicone cures with the bath at its heaviest
- Supply of the new bath, taps or filler, waste and overflow, and bath panel
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
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.
