- Postcode districts
- TD9
- Nearby
- Galashiels, 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 Hawick?
As a guide, budget £1,750 to £4,300 including VAT for a cloakroom or downstairs WC in Hawick; your written quote will pin it down. 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 Hawick including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Hawick
We cover every part of Hawick, including TD9, and nearby Galashiels (13.3 miles) and Kelso (18.4 miles).
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Hawick: free survey, written quote, one team. For a new cloakroom in Hawick, the first thing we look at is where the nearest drain or soil stack runs. We survey cloakrooms in Hawick with the headroom in mind as well as the floor area, because under-stair spaces lose height quickly.
Most of the Scottish Borders is supplied with soft water. 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
- Lighting wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- A new waste connection to the soil stack or drain, or a macerator where the rules allow it
- Strip-out of the old fittings, waste removal and making good on the hall side
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.
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.
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.
