Bathroom replacement programmes · Scotland
Bathroom replacement programmes in East Lothian
If bathrooms in East Lothian are due for renewal, we can survey, price and install them to your specification, home by home.
We take on bathroom replacement in East Lothian for East Lothian Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. East Lothian Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
East Lothian at a glance
- Council
- East Lothian Council
- Nation
- Scotland
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- SHQS (Scotland)
- Damp and mould timescales
- Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
- Population
- 107,900 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.97 (our estimate)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in East Lothian?
East Lothian Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in East Lothian, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in East Lothian?
- Survey, layout and resident choice within your specification
- Strip-out, asbestos checks and waste removal
- Wet-wall panelling or tiling and slip-resistant flooring
- Electrical work in special locations, certified and notified where required
- Level-access shower conversions where assessed
How do we deliver it?
Residents are visited before work starts, given dates in writing and told exactly what each day involves. Disruption is planned rather than discovered.
Which rules apply in East Lothian?
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, the presence of asbestos must be assessed (or presumed) before work that could disturb it, and a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before intrusive work in buildings built or refurbished before 2000. Licensed asbestos work is carried out only by licensed contractors.
SHQS (Scotland) · More about bathroom replacement
What does bathroom replacement cost in East Lothian?
Our guide range for a bathroom in a replacement programme in East Lothian is £5,350–£7,750 per bathroom. That is the UK range of £5,500–£8,000 (published figure) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.
Questions about bathroom replacement in East Lothian
Does East Lothian Council still own council homes?
East Lothian Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in East Lothian, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near East Lothian?
Yes. We take on bathroom replacement across Scotland, including Midlothian, Edinburgh, Fife and the Scottish Borders, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on bathroom replacement in East Lothian as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in East Lothian can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for bathroom replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in East Lothian
- Whole-house retrofit
- Supported and sheltered housing refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Communal area refurbishment
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Housing disrepair works
- Void property works
- Window and door replacement
- Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation
- Estate and external works