What does a bathroom strip-out cost in the Forth Valley?
Our guide range in the Forth Valley is £600–£1,750 including VAT. Prices in the Forth Valley run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Strip-out only
- Suite, tiles and fittings removed
Strip-out and prep
- Floor checked and overlaid
Back to brick
- Room ready for a full renovation
Guide prices for Forth Valley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in the Forth Valley?
Most of the Forth Valley 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. If you are fitting your own bathroom in Stirling, a separate strip-out gets the heavy work and the waste dealt with first.
What the job includes
- A note of what was found: floor and wall condition, pipe runs and any damaged timber
- The soil pipe sealed against smells once the WC is off
- Lights, fan, shaver socket and heated rail disconnected and made safe by a qualified electrician where needed
- Removal of the bath or shower tray, enclosure, basin, WC, furniture and accessories
- Waste loaded and taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Wall and floor tiles taken off with as little damage as possible to sound plaster
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.