Wet rooms in the Lothians

What does a wet room cost in the Lothians?

Our guide range in the Lothians is £5,800–£11,500 including VAT. Prices in the Lothians run at about 4% below the UK guide, based on Scotland labour rates.

Compact

£4,300–£6,700

Full tanking, porcelain tiles

Typical

Signature

£6,700–£11,500

4–7 m² room

Large or luxury

£11,500–£17,250

Large-format or stone-effect tiles

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

Which towns do we cover in the Lothians?

Most of the Lothians is supplied with soft water. If that holds for your street in Livingston, 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. For a wet room in a Livingston flat, the first step is the title deeds, because agreement from the other owners or the factor is often needed before any work starts.

What the job includes

Full tanking of the floor and the shower walls, with sealed corners, pipe collars and a sealed drain connection
A pre-formed floor former with a linear or centre drain, or a screed laid to fall
A survey of the floor construction, the joist size and direction or the concrete slab, and the route to the soil stack
Strip-out, waste removal, a final flow test to the drain and handover
A frameless glass screen fixed to the wall and floor
A thermostatic shower valve, exposed or concealed, with heads to suit your water system

Decisions to make first

Open or screened

A fully open shower with no glass only works in a larger room, with the basin, WC and towels well away from the spray.

Floor tile

Matt or textured porcelain with good slip resistance. Mosaic gives extra grip on a centre-drain floor because of its many grout lines.

Underfloor heating

Electric underfloor heating under the tiles dries the floor quickly after a shower; it is typically £700 to £1,500 for a bathroom.

Former or screed

A pre-formed board gives a consistent fall and suits timber floors. A sand and cement screed suits concrete slabs and larger shower areas.

Rules that apply in Scotland

A wet room inside an existing home does not need planning permission. In a flat, check your title deeds and any deed of conditions: agreement from the other owners or the factor is often needed, and both the leak risk and the sound insulation to the flat below matter. Electrics must meet BS 7671, with 30 mA RCD protection, at least IPX4 fittings in zone 1 up to 2.25 m above the shower floor, IPX5 where water jets are used, and no ordinary sockets within 3 m of zone 1.

In Scotland, a wet room that alters the drainage, involves structural work to the floor or forms a new bathroom may need a building warrant; a straight refit usually does not. Water fittings must meet the Scottish Water Byelaws 2014.

Wet rooms in the Lothians: questions

How much does a wet room cost in the Lothians?

A wet room in the Lothians typically costs £5,800–£11,500 including VAT, based on Scotland prices. The free survey and itemised written quote give you the exact figure for your home.

Which towns in the Lothians do you cover?

We cover the whole of The Lothians, including Livingston, Musselburgh, Bathgate, Bonnyrigg, Penicuik and Broxburn. If your town is not listed, we still cover it — get in touch with your postcode.

How long does a wet room take?

Most jobs take 5–10 working days on site once the products have arrived. We confirm a start date and a day-by-day plan when you approve the quote.

Is the water hard in the Lothians?

Do wet rooms leak?

A properly tanked wet room should not leak. When one does, the cause is usually a gap in the membrane at a corner or pipe, a poor drain connection, or a floor that flexes and splits the seal. Leaks in wet rooms are expensive to trace, which is why the floor is stiffened first and the tanking is checked before tiling.