Fitted bathrooms in the Lothians

What does a fitted bathroom cost in the Lothians?

Our guide range in the Lothians is £6,200–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in the Lothians run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.

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

Which towns do we cover in the Lothians?

• Livingston
• Musselburgh
• Bathgate
• Bonnyrigg
• Penicuik
• Broxburn

Supplies across most of the Lothians 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. If your Livingston bathroom has pipes boxed in at odd angles, a fitted run is often the neatest way to hide them for good.

What the job includes

• Layout options drawn to your room, including where the furniture run, bath or shower and towel rail will go
• Fitting of the furniture, worktop, sanitaryware and glass, then silicone, testing and a clean handover
• First and second-fix plumbing, including concealed cistern frames and new isolation valves
• Boarding, tanking in the wet areas, wall and floor tiling
• Supply of the suite, fitted furniture, worktop, brassware, tiles and accessories
• Electrical work by a qualified electrician: lighting, extractor fan, shaver socket or heating, tested and certified

Decisions to make first

Wall-hung or floor-standing

Wall-hung units show more floor and look lighter; floor-standing units give more storage and suit uneven walls.

Tiling height

Tiling just the wet areas keeps the cost down. Full-height tiling looks better and is easier to wipe clean.

Worktop

Laminate is the budget choice, quartz-effect and solid surface resist water and stains, and a moulded basin-and-top in one piece has no joints to clean.

Bath, shower or both

Keep a bath for children or soaking, swap it for a walk-in shower if no one uses it, or plan both if the room is big enough.

Rules that apply in Scotland

Like-for-like bathroom refits do not need planning permission. Electrical work in a room with a bath or shower must meet BS 7671, with RCD protection on every circuit and IP-rated fittings in the zones around the bath and shower. New toilets, taps and showers must meet the water fittings rules where you live, which limit flush volumes and stop dirty water flowing back into the mains.

In Scotland, building standards apply instead of Part P. A straight refit rarely needs a building warrant, but forming a new bathroom, altering drainage or structural work may. Electrical work should still be tested and certified to BS 7671.