What does a bathroom strip-out cost in Dundee and Angus?
Our guide range in Dundee and Angus is £600–£1,750 including VAT. Prices in Dundee and Angus 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 Dundee & Angus including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Dundee and Angus?
Most of Dundee and Angus is supplied with soft water. 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 Dundee for just before the fit, so you are not left without a bathroom while waiting for products.
What the job includes
- Waste loaded and taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- 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
- Lights, fan, shaver socket and heated rail disconnected and made safe by a qualified electrician where needed
- Dust sheets and floor protection on the route out through the house
- Removal of the bath or shower tray, enclosure, basin, WC, furniture and accessories
Decisions to make first
Salvage
If you want to keep a cast-iron bath, a radiator or a piece of furniture, say so before we start, so it comes out whole rather than in pieces.
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.
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.