What does fitted bathroom furniture cost in the Forth Valley?
Our guide range in the Forth Valley is £1,450–£5,800 including VAT. Prices in the Forth Valley run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Compact run
- Soft-close doors
Full fitted run
- Vanity, WC unit and tall storage
Wall-to-wall
- Mirror cabinets and lighting
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?
Most of the Forth Valley is supplied with soft water. In soft water, taps, wastes and toilet pans scale up slowly, so brushed and matt finishes are a safe choice. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier. If you are in Stirling and short of storage, a tall unit at the end of the run holds what would otherwise sit on the floor.
What the job includes
- Basin, tap and waste connected, and the WC pan fixed and joined to the soil pipe
- Tall units fixed to the wall, doors adjusted and soft-close hinges set
- Fillers and end panels scribed to the walls, and the worktop sealed with silicone
- Removal of the old basin, WC or cabinets, with redundant supplies capped
- Measuring every wall for length, height and how far it is out of square
- A concealed cistern or cistern frame, with an isolation valve you can reach through the flush plate or a panel
Decisions to make first
Door style
Slab doors are the easiest to wipe down. Shaker doors look traditional but have grooves that collect dust. Handleless push-to-open doors suit a plain, modern room.
Unit depth
Slimline units are shallower and suit narrow rooms; standard-depth units hold more and give a wider worktop over the cistern.
Lighting in the run
Plinth lights and an illuminated mirror cabinet must be planned at first fix, because the cables run inside the furniture and need RCD protection.
Cistern type
A back-to-wall pan can use a cistern that sits inside the WC unit, which is simple to service. A wall-hung WC needs a load-bearing frame built in behind the run.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Fitted furniture itself is not controlled by building regulations, but what goes into it is. A new WC must meet the water fittings rules, with a maximum 6-litre flush and backflow protection. Illuminated mirrors, cabinet lights and shaver points must suit the bathroom zones under BS 7671, on circuits with 30 mA RCD protection, and apart from shaver supply units, sockets must be at least 3 m from the edge of zone 1.
In Scotland, fitting furniture in an existing bathroom does not need a building warrant. New WCs and taps must meet the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014, and any wiring for lit units is tested and certified to BS 7671.