What does a new bathroom design cost in the Highlands and Islands?
Design has no separate fee on a supply-and-fit job. A complete fitted bathroom in the Highlands and Islands typically costs £6,200–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in the Highlands and Islands run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote.
Survey and layout
- Layout options on paper
Detailed design
- Lighting and electrical plan
Full project
- Design, supply and fit
Guide prices for Highlands & Islands including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in the Highlands and Islands?
Most of the Highlands and Islands is supplied with soft water. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are in Inverness and weighing a bath against a walk-in shower, the layout options show both with their prices.
What the job includes
- Elevations and tile layouts on a design, supply and fit project, so the setting-out is agreed before tiling starts
- A product list covering the suite, brassware, furniture, tiles, lighting and ventilation
- A measured survey of the room, including ceiling heights, slopes, window and door positions and any boxing
- A clear view of which changes are cheap and which mean moving drainage or opening floors
- A written, itemised quote, with the price fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed
- A conversation about who uses the room, when, and what does not work about the current one
Decisions to make first
Storage
Fitted furniture, a vanity with a tall cupboard, or recessed niches and a mirror cabinet. Recessed storage costs no floor space but needs a stud wall or deep boxing to sit in.
The door
Re-hanging the door on the other side, fitting a sliding pocket door or moving the opening can free up a whole wall in a small room.
Keep or change the layout
Keeping the WC and shower where they are saves on plumbing. The WC is the costly one to move, because it is tied to the soil stack.
Where the shower goes
A shower on an outside wall is easier to ventilate; one under a sloping ceiling needs full head height where you stand, not just at the high side.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Changing the layout inside an existing bathroom does not need planning permission. The design does have to respect the electrical zones around the bath and shower under BS 7671, the water fittings rules for new WCs and taps, including a maximum 6-litre flush, and adequate extract ventilation. Listed buildings need listed building consent for alterations affecting their character, including new soil or vent pipes through walls, and in a flat the title deeds often require the other owners' agreement for moving the WC or adding a new vent.
In Scotland, a straight refit rarely needs a building warrant, but forming a new bathroom, altering drainage or structural work may. The Technical Handbook uses 15 l/s extract for a bathroom, and the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014 cover new water fittings.