Small bathrooms in Lanarkshire

What does a small bathroom cost in Lanarkshire?

Our guide range in Lanarkshire is £4,300–£8,200 including VAT. Prices in Lanarkshire run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.

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

Which towns do we cover in Lanarkshire?

• East Kilbride
• Hamilton
• Cumbernauld
• Coatbridge
• Airdrie
• Motherwell
• Rutherglen
• Cambuslang
• Wishaw
• Bellshill
• Blantyre
• Larkhall

Water across much of Lanarkshire is 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. We measure small bathrooms in East Kilbride to the centimetre before quoting, because 50 mm can decide whether a larger tray fits.

What the job includes

• Recessed niches, mirror cabinets and wall-hung vanity units to get storage off the floor
• Two or three layout options, each priced, so you can compare keeping the bath with a walk-in shower
• Shorter, narrower or shower baths where a full 1700 mm bath does not sit well
• Lighting, extractor fan and towel rail wired by a qualified electrician, tested and certified
• A measured survey including the door swing, window position, soil stack and any boxing that could be slimmed down
• Boarding, tanking and tiling, with larger tiles where they suit the walls to cut down grout lines

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.

Storage

Recess shelves into stud walls or boxing, put a mirror cabinet over the basin and use the wall above the WC. Avoid floor-standing units in very tight rooms.

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.

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.