- Postcode districts
- ML1, ML4
- Nearby
- Bellshill, Hamilton and Wishaw
- Guide price
- £1,750–£4,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of Lanarkshire
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Motherwell?
For Motherwell, our guide range for a cloakroom or downstairs WC is £1,750 to £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
- 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 Motherwell including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Motherwell
As well as Motherwell itself (ML1 and ML4), we survey in Bellshill, Hamilton and Wishaw.
In Motherwell, as anywhere, the age of the house decides a lot: pipe sizes, floor construction and where the soil stack runs. For a new cloakroom in Motherwell, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs. We survey cloakrooms in Motherwell with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly.
Water across much of Lanarkshire 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 concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
