What does a shower room cost in Dumfries and Galloway?
Our guide range in Dumfries and Galloway is £4,300–£8,600 including VAT. Prices in Dumfries and Galloway run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Essential
- Basin and close-coupled WC
Signature
- Porcelain tiles throughout
Bespoke
- Tiled level-access floor
Guide prices for Dumfries & Galloway including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Dumfries and Galloway?
Most of Dumfries and Galloway is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Dumfries, 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. If nobody in your Dumfries home has used the bath in a while, a shower room puts that space to better use.
What the job includes
- Recessed niches or shelving in the shower wall
- Tanking to the shower area, then wall and floor tiling
- A low-profile tray or a tiled level floor, with the waste positioned for a good fall
- Removal of the old bath and suite, waste removal, testing and handover
- A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with a fixed head, a handset or both
- An enclosure, walk-in panel or frameless screen in toughened safety glass
Decisions to make first
Tray size
A 1200 by 800 mm or 1400 by 900 mm tray with a single panel makes a comfortable walk-in. Go as long as the room allows; length does more than width to keep spray inside.
Valve and heads
A bar valve is simple and easy to service. A concealed valve with a ceiling head looks cleaner but needs good flow to perform.
Tray or level floor
A low-profile stone-resin tray is quicker to fit and costs less. A tiled level floor looks seamless but needs a former, tanking and more floor preparation.
Glass
8 mm toughened glass is the usual standard for a walk-in panel. An easy-clean coating helps a great deal in hard-water areas.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Turning a bathroom into a shower room does not need planning permission. The electrics must meet BS 7671: 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit, at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 above the tray up to 2.25 m, or IPX5 where water jets are used, and no ordinary sockets within 3 m of zone 1. A shower pump can only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never connected directly to the mains.
In Scotland, building standards apply instead of Part P. A refit in the same room rarely needs a building warrant, but altering the drainage may. Water fittings must meet the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.