- Postcode districts
- TD1
- Nearby
- Hawick, Kelso and Peebles
- Guide price
- £5,800–£10,500
- Typical time on site
- 6–10 working days
- Water
- Soft across most of the Scottish Borders
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a family bathroom cost in Galashiels?
In Galashiels, a family bathroom typically costs £5,800–£10,500 including VAT, based on Scotland prices. 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
- Tiling around bath and basin
Signature
- Fitted vanity and WC unit
Bespoke
- Double basin or freestanding bath
Guide prices for Galashiels including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Galashiels
We work right across Galashiels — TD1 — and in neighbouring Hawick and Kelso.
Galashiels gets the same process as anywhere else: a free survey at your home and a written, itemised quote. We survey in Galashiels before quoting, so the bath, shower and storage are planned around your actual walls, window and soil stack. Whether your Galashiels bathroom is a narrow galley or a square main room, we show you whether a separate shower would fit before you decide.
Supplies across most of the Scottish Borders 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.
What the job includes
- A layout that keeps a full-size bath, with options for a shower over it or a separate enclosure if the room allows
- Wall and floor tiling, with a floor finish chosen to grip under wet feet
- Strip-out of the old suite and tiles, with the waste taken away by a licensed waste carrier
- Final silicone, a test of every tap and waste, and a clean handover
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 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.
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.

