What does bathroom fitting cost in the Scottish Borders?
Our guide range in the Scottish Borders is £2,100–£5,800 including VAT. Prices in the Scottish Borders run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Fit only, same layout
- Tiling labour
Fit only, new layout
- Pipework and waste re-routed
Supply and fit
- One price for everything
Guide prices for Scottish Borders including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in the Scottish Borders?
Supplies across most of the Scottish Borders are soft. 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 have bought a suite and need it fitted in Hawick, we check the product list before booking so the job is not held up by a missing part.
What the job includes
- Fitting the suite, furniture, screen and accessories, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
- Boarding, tanking in the shower area and tiling labour, with tiles and adhesive from you or sourced by us
- Electrical work by a qualified electrician where lights, a fan or a shaver socket are changing
- A check of your product list against the room and the plumbing before the job is booked
- First and second-fix plumbing: supplies, wastes, isolation valves and the connection to the soil stack
- A survey of the room, the supplies and drainage, and the products you plan to use
Decisions to make first
Same layout or new
Keeping the layout keeps labour in the £2,200 to £4,000 range; moving the WC, shower or basin adds pipework and days.
Who buys the materials
Adhesive, grout, boards, tanking, wastes and fixings can come from you or from us. The quote says which, so nothing is assumed.
Tiling
Some customers tile themselves or use a separate tiler. That can work, but the order of trades and who tanks the shower area must be agreed first.
Making good
Decide whether you want the quote to cover making good and decorating, or to stop at the tiles so you can paint yourself.
Rules that apply in Scotland
When you supply the products, you are responsible for them being complete, undamaged and suitable, and a claim for a faulty item goes to the retailer or manufacturer you bought it from. We are responsible for the fitting, which under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 must be carried out with reasonable care and skill. Products must also meet the water fittings rules where you live, including a maximum 6-litre flush for new WCs and backflow protection, so we raise anything that looks non-compliant before fitting it.
In Scotland, the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014 cover new taps, WCs and showers, whoever bought them. A like-for-like fit rarely needs a building warrant; a new layout that alters drainage may. Electrical work is tested and certified to BS 7671.