What does a bathroom strip-out cost in Dumfries and Galloway?
Our guide range in Dumfries and Galloway is £600–£1,750 including VAT. Prices in Dumfries and Galloway run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
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 Dumfries & Galloway including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Dumfries and Galloway?
Supplies across most of Dumfries and Galloway 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. For Dumfries homes built before 2000, we ask about textured ceilings and old floor tiles before quoting a strip-out.
What the job includes
- The soil pipe sealed against smells once the WC is off
- Waste loaded and taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Removal of the bath or shower tray, enclosure, basin, WC, furniture and accessories
- Dust sheets and floor protection on the route out through the house
- Isolating the water and capping the supply to each fitting with a proper end, then checking for leaks
- Wall and floor tiles taken off with as little damage as possible to sound plaster
Decisions to make first
Timing
Strip out just before the fit rather than weeks ahead, so the house is without a bathroom for as short a time as possible.
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.
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.
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.
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.