- Postcode districts
- TD5
- Nearby
- Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles
- Guide price
- £850–£2,400
- Typical time on site
- 1–2 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Scottish Borders
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a replacement bath cost in Kelso?
As a guide, budget £850 to £2,400 including VAT for a replacement bath in Kelso; 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 Kelso including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Kelso
As well as Kelso itself (TD5), we survey in Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Kelso: free survey, written quote, one team. Before a new bath is ordered for a Kelso home, we measure the stairs and landing as well as the opening. If you are in Kelso and considering a freestanding bath, the survey includes a check of the floor and joists before you choose.
Water across much of the Scottish Borders 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
- Tile repairs or re-tiling around the bath, and a fixed screen where there is a shower over it
- Leak testing at the waste, overflow and taps, taking the old bath away and a final clean
- A survey of the bath opening, the floor, the waste route, the supplies and the tiles around the bath
- Levelling the bath on adjustable feet or a cradle, with timber battens fixed to the walls under the rim
Decisions to make first
Taps or filler
Deck taps on the rim are the simplest swap. Wall-mounted taps or a bath filler look cleaner but mean opening the wall, and an overflow filler hides the spout altogether.
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.
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.
