- Postcode districts
- EH14, EH27, EH28
- Nearby
- Currie, Colinton and Penicuik
- Guide price
- £1,750–£4,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Edinburgh
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Balerno?
Our guide price for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Balerno is £1,750–£4,300 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.
Refit
- Splashback tiling, new floor
Upgrade
- Wall-hung WC with concealed frame
New cloakroom
- New waste or macerator
Guide prices for Balerno including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Balerno
In Balerno we cover EH14, EH27 and EH28; we also cover Currie, 1.5 miles away, and Colinton.
Balerno gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If your Balerno cloakroom has no window, we size and duct the extractor fan so the room clears properly. For a new cloakroom in Balerno, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs.
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 survey that checks the headroom under the stairs, the door swing and how the waste will reach the drain
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
Decisions to make first
Door
An outward-opening door is usually needed so it does not hit the WC. A sliding door suits a narrow hallway where an outward door would block the way.
WC style
A wall-hung WC on a frame gives the most floor space and looks neat. A back-to-wall pan in a short furniture unit is easier to fit against an uneven wall.
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.
