- Postcode districts
- EH11, EH13, EH14
- Nearby
- Currie, Balerno and Penicuik
- Guide price
- £600–£3,800
- Typical time on site
- 1–5 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Edinburgh
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does bathroom plumbing work cost in Colinton?
Our guide price for bathroom plumbing work in Colinton is £600–£3,800 including VAT. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Like-for-like
- Isolation valves, new tails
Partial re-route
- Waste re-routed
New layout
- WC moved on the soil stack
Guide prices for Colinton including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Colinton
We work right across Colinton — EH11, EH13 and EH14 — and in neighbouring Currie and Balerno.
Colinton gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Colinton water is hard, a scale reducer or softener on the bathroom supplies can protect valves and shower heads. For Colinton homes on a combi boiler, we measure the flow rate at the bathroom before you choose a shower valve.
Water across much of Edinburgh is soft. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A pressure test of new pipework before walls are closed in and floors go down
- New hot and cold pipework in copper or plastic, properly clipped, and insulated where it runs through cold spaces
- Basin, bath and shower wastes sized and laid to a steady fall, with traps that hold their water seal
- Isolation valves on every fitting, so taps, cisterns and valves can be serviced without draining the system
Decisions to make first
Gravity or pumped waste
Gravity drainage is always the first choice. A shower waste pump or macerator solves a run that cannot fall, but adds noise, a power supply and servicing.
Concealed or exposed valves
Concealed shower valves look neater but need an access route for servicing. Exposed bar valves are easier to reach and replace.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland, the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014 cover new water fittings, with the same 6-litre flush limit and backflow rules. Altering drainage may need a building warrant, so check before moving a WC or adding a new connection to the stack.
