En-suites in Lanarkshire

What does an en-suite cost in Lanarkshire?

Our guide range in Lanarkshire is £4,300–£8,600 including VAT. Prices in Lanarkshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.

Guide prices for Lanarkshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.

Which towns do we cover in Lanarkshire?

• East Kilbride
• Hamilton
• Cumbernauld
• Coatbridge
• Airdrie
• Motherwell
• Rutherglen
• Cambuslang
• Wishaw
• Bellshill
• Blantyre
• Larkhall

Most of Lanarkshire is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in East Kilbride, 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 you live in a East Kilbride flat, check your title deeds and any deed of conditions before planning a new en-suite, as agreement from the other owners or the factor is often needed for new drainage and vents.

What the job includes

• Tiling, silicone, testing and making good on the bedroom side of any new walls
• A short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact basin chosen to keep the floor clear
• A door that suits a tight space: inward, outward, sliding or a pocket door
• A survey that traces the route from the en-suite to the soil stack and checks the fall the waste pipes would need
• IP-rated lighting, a shaver socket and the electrics done by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
• Stud walls with acoustic insulation and moisture-resistant board for a new en-suite

Decisions to make first

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.

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.

Noise

Acoustic insulation in the stud walls and a quiet fan make a real difference when one of you showers early while the other is still asleep.

Shower size

A 900 mm square tray is a comfortable minimum for an enclosure. In a long, narrow room, a 1200 by 800 mm walk-in tray with one glass panel feels far more generous.

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.