What does a walk-in shower cost in Fife?
Our guide range in Fife is £2,400–£5,800 including VAT. Prices in Fife run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.
Tray and screen
- Tiling to the shower walls
Frameless upgrade
- Large tray and frameless screen
Tiled level floor
- Level threshold
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?
Supplies across most of Fife are soft. If that holds for your street in Dunfermline, 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 your Dunfermline shower enclosure has a leaking door seal or a cracked tray, a walk-in panel removes the door altogether.
What the job includes
- Removal of the old bath or enclosure and making good to the walls and floor
- Silicone, a full-flow test for leaks and spray, and handover
- A survey of the space, the waste position, water pressure and the hot-water system
- Tanking to the shower walls, and to the floor where it is tiled
- A low-profile stone-resin tray, or a floor former with a linear drain for a tiled level floor
- Wall tiling, with an optional recessed niche
Decisions to make first
Head
A large overhead head feels luxurious but needs good flow. A handset on a riser is easier for rinsing hair and cleaning the shower.
Niche
A recessed shelf in the back wall keeps bottles off the tray. It has to be planned at first fix and tanked like the rest of the wall.
Tray or tiled floor
A tray is quicker, costs less and has a small lip. A tiled floor with a linear drain sits level with the rest of the room and lets one tile run throughout.
Valve
An exposed bar valve with a riser rail is easy to fit and service. A concealed valve hides the pipework and suits a fixed overhead head.
Rules that apply in Scotland
Fitting a walk-in shower does not need planning permission. The light and fan above the shower are in zone 1 up to 2.25 m and must be at least IPX4, or IPX5 where water jets are used, with 30 mA RCD protection on every circuit under BS 7671. Under the water fittings rules, a shower pump may only be used on a gravity system with a cold tank, never on the mains, and the shower needs protection against water flowing back into the supply.
In Scotland, a straight swap from a bath or enclosure to a walk-in shower does not normally need a building warrant, though altering the drainage may. Water fittings must meet the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.