- Postcode districts
- EH52
- Nearby
- Livingston, Queensferry and Balerno
- Guide price
- £1,750–£4,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Lothians
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Broxburn?
For Broxburn, our guide range for a cloakroom or downstairs WC is £1,750 to £4,300 including VAT. Prices in Scotland run at about 4% below the national guide, mainly because of labour rates. 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 Broxburn including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Broxburn
In Broxburn we cover EH52; we also cover Livingston, 2.9 miles away, and Queensferry.
Broxburn gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. If you are refreshing a dated cloakroom in Broxburn, a wall-hung WC and slim vanity can change the room in a few days. Where your Broxburn home already has a WC on gravity drainage, a macerator opens up more places a new cloakroom can go.
Water across much of the Lothians 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
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, wired with an overrun timer or linked to the light
- A concealed cistern frame or WC unit where the space allows
- Compact sanitaryware: a short-projection, back-to-wall or wall-hung WC and a corner, wall-hung or slim vanity basin
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
Under-stair layout
Headroom drops quickly under stairs. The basin and the space in front of the WC need standing height; the low end of the room can take the cistern or storage.
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.
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.
