- Postcode districts
- PA34
- Nearby
- Dunoon and Helensburgh
- Guide price
- £1,750–£4,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Argyll and Bute
- Survey
- Free, dates by arrangement
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Oban?
As a guide, budget £1,750 to £4,300 including VAT for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Oban; your written quote will pin it down. Labour costs in Scotland put local prices at about 4% below the UK guide figure. Travel and delivery to islands and remote areas are priced on your quote. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Refit
- Compact WC and corner or wall basin
Upgrade
- Feature tiles and lighting
New cloakroom
- Formed under the stairs or in a utility
Guide prices for Oban including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Oban
We cover all of Oban, including PA34, and nearby Dunoon and Helensburgh. Because Oban is further afield, we arrange survey visits in batches; tell us your timescale and we will confirm a date before you commit to anything.
Oban gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Oban cloakroom has no window, we size and duct the extractor fan so the room clears properly. We survey cloakrooms in Oban with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly.
Supplies across most of Argyll and Bute are 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
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
- A survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
Finishes
A small room can carry a bolder tile or wallpaper. A feature wall behind the WC costs far less here than in a full bathroom because there is so little of it.
Macerator or gravity
Gravity drainage is silent and needs no maintenance. A macerator lets a WC go where a pipe could not otherwise fall, provided another WC in the house is on gravity drainage.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland, forming a new WC that alters drainage may need a building warrant, while refitting an existing cloakroom normally does not. Water fittings are covered by the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014, and electrics should be tested and certified to BS 7671.
