What does an en-suite cost in the Forth Valley?
Our guide range in the Forth Valley is £4,300–£8,600 including VAT. Prices in the Forth Valley run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Refit
- Shower, basin and WC replaced
Upgrade
- Full-height porcelain tiling
New en-suite
- Formed inside an existing bedroom
Guide prices for Forth Valley including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in the Forth Valley?
Supplies across most of the Forth Valley are soft. If that holds for your street in Stirling, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If your Stirling home has one bathroom and a good-sized main bedroom, an en-suite is often the change that eases the morning queue.
What the job includes
- Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
- Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite
- An extractor fan ducted to outside, sized to the room and wired with an overrun timer or humidistat
- A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
- A shower tray or level-access former, an enclosure or walk-in panel, and a thermostatic valve
- A door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
Decisions to make first
Exposed or concealed valve
An exposed bar valve is quicker to fit and easy to service. A concealed valve looks cleaner but sits inside the wall, so plan how it will be reached for repairs.
Refit or new en-suite
A refit keeps the existing drainage and walls. A new en-suite costs more because the walls, waste route, fan duct and electrics all start from nothing.
Night lighting
A mirror light or low-level LED strip on its own switch lets you use the en-suite at night without the full glare of the ceiling lights.
Door type
An outward-opening door frees floor space inside. A sliding pocket door saves space on both sides but needs a stud wall long enough to take the cassette.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Forming an en-suite inside an existing bedroom does not normally need planning permission, but it is usually building-regulations work because it adds drainage, ventilation and electrics. All wiring must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room. A macerator or pumped WC is acceptable only where the home also has a WC on gravity drainage. In a listed building, a new soil or vent pipe through a wall needs listed building consent.
In Scotland, forming a new en-suite may need a building warrant because it creates a new bathroom and alters drainage; refitting an existing one rarely does. The Technical Handbook uses the same 15 litres per second extract rate for a bathroom, and the electrics should be tested and certified to BS 7671.