What does a bathroom strip-out cost in Argyll and Bute?
Our guide range in Argyll and Bute is £600–£1,750 including VAT. Prices in Argyll and Bute run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote.
Strip-out only
- Waste taken away
Strip-out and prep
- Walls boarded or patched
Back to brick
- Rotten timber found and repaired
Guide prices for Argyll & Bute including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Argyll and Bute?
Supplies across most of Argyll and Bute are soft. Soft water is kind to grout, so mid-tone and darker grouts stay looking fresh. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We time strip-outs in Helensburgh for just before the fit, so you are not left without a bathroom while waiting for products.
What the job includes
- The soil pipe sealed against smells once the WC is off
- A note of what was found: floor and wall condition, pipe runs and any damaged timber
- Removal of the bath or shower tray, enclosure, basin, WC, furniture and accessories
- Isolating the water and capping the supply to each fitting with a proper end, then checking for leaks
- Lights, fan, shaver socket and heated rail disconnected and made safe by a qualified electrician where needed
- Wall and floor tiles taken off with as little damage as possible to sound plaster
Decisions to make first
Strip-out only or with prep
Strip-out only leaves walls and floors as found. With prep, walls are boarded or patched and the floor checked and overlaid, ready for fitting.
Asbestos testing
In a home built before 2000, a sample test before work starts settles whether a ceiling coating, floor tile or boxing panel needs specialist removal.
Keep or lose the plaster
Tiles often come off leaving plaster that can be tiled again. If the plaster comes away with them, the wall is boarded or re-plastered.
The floor
Old vinyl or tiles on a ply overlay can come up with the ply. Tiles bonded to a screed may need grinding back or overlaying instead.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Homes built before 2000 can contain asbestos in textured ceiling coatings, old floor tiles, cistern lids and boxing panels, so suspect materials should be tested before strip-out if there is any doubt. Bathroom waste should be taken away by a licensed waste carrier. Disconnecting electrical items should leave every circuit safe and is a job for a qualified electrician, and any work near a boiler or gas pipe is for a Gas Safe registered engineer.
In Scotland, removal work does not need a building warrant, but structural work, altering drainage or forming a new bathroom afterwards may. Where a warrant is needed, it has to be granted before that work starts, so plan the strip-out around it.