- Postcode districts
- DD8
- Nearby
- Carnoustie, Dundee and Arbroath
- Guide price
- £450–£3,400
- Typical time on site
- half a day to 3 days
- Water
- Soft across most of Dundee and Angus
- Survey
- Free, at your home
What does a new shower cost in Forfar?
Our guide price for a new shower in Forfar is £450–£3,400 including VAT. We adjust the national guide for Scotland, where prices are typically about 4% below the UK average. The figure depends on the size of the room, whether anything moves, and the products you pick.
Shower swap
- Existing supply and position
New shower over bath
- Tiling the bath surround
New shower with enclosure
- Tray, enclosure and valve
Guide prices for Forfar including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Working in Forfar
We work right across Forfar — DD8 — and in neighbouring Carnoustie and Dundee.
Being a smaller town does not change how we work in Forfar: free survey, written quote, one team. If you are replacing a failed electric shower in Forfar, we check whether the existing cable and circuit suit the new unit. If your Forfar bath has no shower over it, a thermostatic bar shower, screen and tiling can usually be added in a day or two.
Water across much of Dundee and Angus is soft. If that holds for your street in Forfar, limescale on shower glass and heads builds up slowly and a squeegee after use is usually enough. Hardness varies street by street, so check the figure for your postcode with your water supplier.
What the job includes
- A check of your hot-water system, water pressure and flow rate
- For an electric shower, a check of the consumer unit and whether a new dedicated circuit is needed
- Supply and fitting of the shower valve or unit, riser rail, handset or fixed head
- Tiling or re-tiling around the shower, with tanking behind new tiles in the wet area
Decisions to make first
Electric shower
Heats cold mains water as it flows, so it works without stored hot water. Higher kW units give more flow; 8.5 to 10.5 kW models need a dedicated circuit, often 40 to 45 amps.
Thermostatic mixer
Blends hot and cold from your system and holds the temperature steady when someone runs a tap. The usual choice with a combi or an unvented cylinder.
Rules that apply in Scotland
In Scotland there is no Part P, but a new shower circuit must still be designed, installed and certified to BS 7671. Water fittings, including pumps and backflow protection, are covered by the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.
