- Postcode districts
- TD1
- Nearby
- Hawick, Kelso and Peebles
- Guide price
- £1,750–£4,300
- Typical time on site
- 2–4 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Scottish Borders
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a cloakroom or downstairs WC cost in Galashiels?
In Galashiels, a cloakroom or downstairs WC typically costs £1,750–£4,300 including VAT, based on Scotland prices. 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
- Existing downstairs WC
Upgrade
- Vanity basin with storage
New cloakroom
- Extractor fan to regulations
Guide prices for Galashiels including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Galashiels
As well as Galashiels itself (TD1), we survey in Hawick, Kelso and Peebles.
Galashiels gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We survey cloakrooms in Galashiels with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly. If the only toilet in your Galashiels home is upstairs, a cloakroom under the stairs or in the utility can save a lot of trips.
Water across much of the Scottish Borders 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
- Splashback or feature tiling and a new floor, often LVT or porcelain
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- 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
Decisions to make first
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.
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.
