Bathroom strip-out in South Yorkshire

What does a bathroom strip-out cost in South Yorkshire?

Our guide range in South Yorkshire is £550–£1,650 including VAT. Prices in South Yorkshire run at about 7% below the UK guide, based on Yorkshire and the Humber labour rates.

Guide prices for South Yorkshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in South Yorkshire?

• Sheffield
• Rotherham
• Doncaster
• Barnsley
• Bentley
• Chapeltown
• Darton
• Dinnington
• Adwick le Street
• Rawmarsh
• Maltby
• Thorne
• Wath upon Dearne
• Conisbrough
• Hoyland Nether
• Wombwell
• Mexborough

Water across much of South Yorkshire is moderately hard. Mid-tone grout and matt tiles hide the odd water mark better than dark grout and high gloss. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We time strip-outs in Sheffield 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
• Lights, fan, shaver socket and heated rail disconnected and made safe by a qualified electrician where needed
• Isolating the water and capping the supply to each fitting with a proper end, then checking for leaks
• 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

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.

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.

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 England

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 England, stripping out a bathroom does not need planning permission or building regulations approval in itself. Building regulations come in with what follows, such as new drainage under Part H or new circuits under Part P.