Family bathrooms in Perth

Postcode districts: PH1, PH2
Nearby: Auchterarder, Blairgowrie and Rattray and Crieff
Guide price: £5,800–£10,500
Typical time on site: 6–10 working days
Water: Soft across most of Perth and Kinross
Survey: Free, at your home

What does a family bathroom cost in Perth?

Guide price in Perth: £5,800–£10,500 including VAT, depending on the room and what you choose. 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.

Essential

£4,300–£6,200

Bath with shower over and screen

Typical

Signature

£6,200–£9,600

Thermostatic shower, bath screen

Bespoke

£9,600–£17,250

Underfloor heating, feature lighting

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

Working in Perth

In Perth we cover PH1 and PH2; we also cover Auchterarder, 12.6 miles away, and Blairgowrie and Rattray.

Perth is a big place with every kind of home, from terraces to flats to new builds, so we never price from a photo alone. For a busy Perth household sharing one main bathroom, a thermostatic shower over a full-size bath is usually the most practical layout. If you are refreshing a family bathroom in Perth before selling, keeping the layout lets the budget go on the suite, tiles and shower.

Water across much of Perth and Kinross is 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.

What the job includes

New pipework, wastes and isolation valves, plus a thermostatic shower valve so the temperature holds when someone runs a tap
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
Lights, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

Shower over the bath or separate

A shower over the bath with a fixed or hinged screen is the most space-efficient. A separate enclosure needs roughly another square metre of floor but means the bath queue no longer holds up the shower queue.

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.

Rules that apply in Scotland

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.

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Family bathrooms in Perth: questions

How much does a family bathroom cost in Perth?

A family bathroom in Perth usually costs £5,800–£10,500 including VAT. The final figure comes down to what you choose and what we find at the survey; your written quote lists every item so you can see where the money goes.

Do you cover PH1 and PH2 in Perth?

Yes. We cover all of Perth, including PH1 and PH2, and nearby Auchterarder, Blairgowrie and Rattray and Crieff. Survey visits are free and arranged at a time that suits you.

Is the water hard in Perth?

Will a family bathroom in Perth need a building warrant?

Usually not for a straight refit. Building warrants are issued by the local council's building standards service, and forming a new bathroom, changing drainage or structural work can need one. We tell you at the survey and handle the application if one is needed.

Should a family bathroom have a bath?

If you have young children, yes: bathing a toddler in a shower tray is hard work. In a single-bathroom house, a bath with a good thermostatic shower over it gives you both in one footprint. If the children are older and nobody baths, a walk-in shower may suit you better; our bath or shower guide sets out the trade-offs.