Bathroom renovation in St Andrews

Postcode districts: KY16
Nearby: Dundee, Carnoustie and Glenrothes
Guide price: £7,200–£14,500
Typical time on site: 8–15 working days
Water: Soft across most of Fife
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a bathroom renovation cost in St Andrews?

Our guide price for a bathroom renovation in St Andrews is £7,200–£14,500 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.

Refresh

£4,800–£7,700

Same layout, new suite

Typical

Full renovation

£7,700–£14,500

Re-plaster, new pipework and electrics

Structural

£11,500–£21,000

Ventilation and lighting redesigned

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

Working in St Andrews

We cover every part of St Andrews, including KY16, and nearby Dundee (11.2 miles) and Carnoustie (11.9 miles).

Being a smaller town does not change how we work in St Andrews: free survey, written quote, one team. If your St Andrews home is older and the bathroom still has original pipework or plaster behind the tiles, the survey shows whether a renovation or a refit makes more sense. For listed and period properties in St Andrews, we check early whether listed building consent applies to the work you have in mind.

Water across much of Fife is 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.

What the job includes

New hot and cold pipework and wastes, with isolation valves to each fitting
New wiring, lighting, extractor fan and RCD protection, installed and certified by a qualified electrician
Re-plastering or boarding, with cement-based boards and tanking in the wet areas
Repairs to rotten floorboards, joists or other timber found once the room is open

Decisions to make first

Pipe material

Copper suits exposed runs and the area near the boiler. Plastic pipe is quicker under floors and inside walls, and long runs need fewer joints.

Combining rooms

Taking out the wall between a bathroom and a separate WC gives one larger room, but it is structural work and may need building control.

Rules that apply in Scotland

In Scotland, structural work, altering drainage or forming a new bathroom may need a building warrant, which must be granted before that work starts. A straight refit rarely needs one. Electrical work is tested and certified to BS 7671.

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Bathroom renovation in St Andrews: questions

What is the price of a bathroom renovation in St Andrews?

A bathroom renovation in St Andrews usually costs £7,200–£14,500 including VAT. Where you land in that range depends on the size of the room, whether the layout changes and the products you choose. After the free survey you get an itemised written quote, and the price is fixed in writing once the layout and products are agreed.

Is the home survey in St Andrews really free?

Yes. We visit, measure the room, check the pipework, drainage and electrics, and talk through what you want. You then get a written, itemised quote with no obligation to go ahead.

Do you cover KY16 in St Andrews?

Yes. We cover all of St Andrews, including KY16, and nearby Dundee, Carnoustie and Glenrothes. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in St Andrews?

What problems are found when a bathroom is stripped out?

The usual ones are rotten floorboards or joists around the WC and bath, old lead or corroded pipework, joists notched too deeply for pipes, plaster that has come away from the wall and circuits without RCD protection. In homes built before 2000, asbestos can turn up in textured ceiling coatings, old floor tiles, cistern lids or boxing panels.