What does a family bathroom cost in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Our guide range in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire is £5,800–£10,500 including VAT. Prices in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Essential
- White suite, chrome taps
Signature
- Porcelain tiles, heated towel rail
Bespoke
- Separate bath and shower
Guide prices for Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire?
Supplies across most of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are soft. That leaves you free to choose matt black, brushed brass or clear glass without worrying much about limescale. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. We survey in Aberdeen before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack.
What the job includes
- Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
- Moisture-resistant boarding and tanking around the bath and shower before any tiling
- Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Supply of the bath, basin, WC, brassware, shower, screen, tiles and heated towel rail
- Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
Decisions to make first
Screen or curtain
Glass keeps water in better than a curtain and does not go mouldy at the hem. A folding or hinged screen swings out of the way when you are kneeling to bath a child.
Bath shape
A standard 1700 mm bath fits most rooms. A shower bath widens at one end to give more standing room under the shower; a double-ended bath puts the waste in the middle so two children can share without one sitting on the plug.
Bath material
Reinforced acrylic is warm to the touch and light on the floor. Steel enamel is harder-wearing and feels more solid, but it draws heat from the water faster.
Floor
Matt or textured porcelain is the hardest-wearing option. Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is warmer, quieter and cheaper to lay. Avoid polished tiles where children climb out of the bath.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Refitting a family bathroom in the same room does not need planning permission. The electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit in the room and at least IPX4 fittings in the zone above the bath, up to 2.25 m. The water fittings rules in each nation limit a new WC to a 6-litre flush and require protection against dirty water flowing back into the supply.
In Scotland there is no Part P. A straight replacement of a family bathroom rarely needs a building warrant, but altering the drainage or forming a bathroom in a different room may. Water fittings are covered by the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014, and the electrics should be tested and certified to BS 7671.