What does a small bathroom cost in Fife?
Our guide range in Fife is £4,300–£8,200 including VAT. Prices in Fife run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Essential
- Space-saving bath or shower bath
Signature
- Wall-hung vanity and WC
Bespoke
- Underfloor heating
Guide prices for Fife including VAT. Your itemised written quote after the free survey is the price that counts.
Which towns do we cover in Fife?
Most of Fife is supplied with soft water. 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 you live in a terrace or semi in Dunfermline with a compact bathroom, swapping a pedestal basin and close-coupled WC for wall-hung pieces is often the biggest single gain.
What the job includes
- Space-saving sanitaryware: a short-projection or wall-hung WC and a compact or semi-recessed basin
- Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
- A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
- Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
- Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines
- Strip-out, waste removal, testing and a clean handover
Decisions to make first
Tiles and grout
Larger tiles with a grout close to the tile colour make walls look calmer. Running the same floor tile into the shower makes the floor look continuous.
WC type
A short-projection close-coupled WC sits closer to the wall than a standard pan. A wall-hung WC on a concealed frame shows the floor beneath it and is easier to clean around.
Door
Re-hanging the door to open outwards, or fitting a sliding door, frees the space behind it. In a very small room this alone can make space for a bigger shower.
Glass
Clear glass with a slim profile or none lets the eye travel through the room. A fixed panel needs no clearance for a door to swing.
Rules that apply in Scotland
A small bathroom refit in the same room does not need planning permission. The electrical zones matter more in a tight room because the lights and fan end up close to the shower: fittings above the bath or tray up to 2.25 m must be at least IPX4, and any socket other than a shaver supply unit must be at least 3 m from that zone, which in a small bathroom usually rules sockets out. Every circuit needs 30 mA RCD protection under BS 7671.
In Scotland, building standards apply rather than Part P. A like-for-like refit rarely needs a building warrant, but altering the drainage, for example moving the WC to a new connection, may. Wiring should be tested and certified to BS 7671.