Rough cost to have a new bathroom done.
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I've never lived in a property long enough for significant cosmetic changes to take place, but we have decided to go for a new bathroom.
It's a reasonable sized bathroom in a 2 bedroom house. We don't plan to spend too much as we intend to move on next year.
We are looking to have a shower over the bath, with splash panels rather than tiling. The only tiling planed was just a few between the sink and the mirror.
We've approached a few local companies and quotes for the new bathroom suite and furniture adds up to the best part of £5000 plus fitting. The estimate is around £7500-8000. I Googled and found that Victoria Plumbing think £4500 is the total cost of an average bathroom, with £2500 possible. I don't anticipate getting near £2500, but I'm not sure how we are so far away from £4500.
I can see one local company who offer a complete refit for £5500. They don't have a showroom and I can't see any feedback about them. It doesn't install me with enough confidence to give them a go. They do say that they won't ask for a penny until the job is complete.
Anyone got any advice or recommendations for the Aberdeen area?
It's a reasonable sized bathroom in a 2 bedroom house. We don't plan to spend too much as we intend to move on next year.
We are looking to have a shower over the bath, with splash panels rather than tiling. The only tiling planed was just a few between the sink and the mirror.
We've approached a few local companies and quotes for the new bathroom suite and furniture adds up to the best part of £5000 plus fitting. The estimate is around £7500-8000. I Googled and found that Victoria Plumbing think £4500 is the total cost of an average bathroom, with £2500 possible. I don't anticipate getting near £2500, but I'm not sure how we are so far away from £4500.
I can see one local company who offer a complete refit for £5500. They don't have a showroom and I can't see any feedback about them. It doesn't install me with enough confidence to give them a go. They do say that they won't ask for a penny until the job is complete.
Anyone got any advice or recommendations for the Aberdeen area?
Our bathroom fitter starts on Monday. We bought online all the stuff (from bathroom supastore) as they had what we wanted and at the best price. Our fitter advised against Victoria plumbing due to poor quality experience. Bathroom is 2.5m * 2m. Full refit including strip out. Will be fully tiled on 2 walls, half on the other 2. Laminate flooring. We are going from bath with shower over to a shower cubicle. Fitting price is £4700 including electrics, shower pump and some plumbing re-arrangement. We had 4 quotes and this one is near the bottom of the prices (some wanted £7k !). He does come highly recommended through our village Facebook page and has 5* reviews on check a trade. We are in South Bucks though....always seems to be at the high end of prices in the country. All in all, we'll come in under £7k including everything.
Edited to add : also, this is a 5 bed house, main bathroom and we aren't planning on moving !
Edited to add : also, this is a 5 bed house, main bathroom and we aren't planning on moving !
Edited by Steve Campbell on Saturday 25th February 14:57
I would ask around for recommendations for a kitchen fitter. Failing that our local independent plumbers merchant/bathroom suppliers gave us a name we were happy with. Rough rule of cost of supply and double it.
Personally I'd steer clear of the budget supply and fit places.
We had some good advise on street-life last year, re a tiler. So worth posting there.
Personally I'd steer clear of the budget supply and fit places.
We had some good advise on street-life last year, re a tiler. So worth posting there.
You can spend what you want, £2.5k is easily possible for an average refit bathroom if you plan it yourself, source everything and you're not planning on moving things around.
You need a decent tradesman, Checkatrade mybuilder etc or better a personal recommendation.
Go for proper brands for everything, whoever is fitting it will be able to give good advice, avoid Victoria plumb and the like. Buy decent taps, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Bristan etc. John Sydney is a defunct Bristan premium range that can be picked up very cheaply if you like the somewhat quirky style.
I had a plumber replace a bathroom in London + install 3 new rads, and move a sink, 2 people one long days work, £600 4 years ago.
That didn't include tiling / floor etc.
You need a decent tradesman, Checkatrade mybuilder etc or better a personal recommendation.
Go for proper brands for everything, whoever is fitting it will be able to give good advice, avoid Victoria plumb and the like. Buy decent taps, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Bristan etc. John Sydney is a defunct Bristan premium range that can be picked up very cheaply if you like the somewhat quirky style.
I had a plumber replace a bathroom in London + install 3 new rads, and move a sink, 2 people one long days work, £600 4 years ago.
That didn't include tiling / floor etc.
I don't have the figures to hand, but we recently did 2 bathrooms in our house, one shower over bath and one separate shower and bath.
Both needed the chipboard floor ripping up and replacing, one needed the plasterboard replacing. We used good quality stuff, Hansgrohe rain shower, John Sydney taps, Ideal standard ceramics, slate on 1 floor, porcelain on the other large areas of the walls tiled, in line extractor fans etc etc. We also moved the toilets, one bath was in a new place and moved the radiators.
I think we spent £4-5k on both though we did a lot of the work ourselves and spent a lot of time sourcing bits cheaply.
I think the London bathroom came in at under £2k all in, and we did none of the work on that one... We used a v. cheap e-bay package suite which was fine, Vinyl on the floor and travertine tiles on 2 walls (£400 to fit). So £1k labour to strip and replace, would't use the tilers again though.
Both needed the chipboard floor ripping up and replacing, one needed the plasterboard replacing. We used good quality stuff, Hansgrohe rain shower, John Sydney taps, Ideal standard ceramics, slate on 1 floor, porcelain on the other large areas of the walls tiled, in line extractor fans etc etc. We also moved the toilets, one bath was in a new place and moved the radiators.
I think we spent £4-5k on both though we did a lot of the work ourselves and spent a lot of time sourcing bits cheaply.
I think the London bathroom came in at under £2k all in, and we did none of the work on that one... We used a v. cheap e-bay package suite which was fine, Vinyl on the floor and travertine tiles on 2 walls (£400 to fit). So £1k labour to strip and replace, would't use the tilers again though.
Edited by jmsgld on Saturday 25th February 15:23
Edited by jmsgld on Saturday 25th February 15:24
brickwall said:
Depends where you are. In London you're looking at ~£3k in labour to strip out, replace and re-tile a bathroom. So add up fittings and tiles on top, and see where you get to. Personally I think it's hard to go below £6k if you want something decent.
We are just in the middle of one for a similar 3k labour. 2.5k for furniture and fittings. The thing I've consistently overlooked on every job we've done is tiles (I'm a slow learner and an optimist) and I've blown £900 on floor and wall tiles, in a small room. Managed to fit in a separate shower enclosure and bath by moving a door which I think is worthwhile. I think it is largely driven by the cost of your materials, as bathroom stuff can vary massively & can be very costly. We refurbed a bathroom a few years back & think it cost around 7500, completely retiled to ceiling level, new ceiling, electric UFH, double sinks, loo & large walk in shower
We've a company completely coming in next week to completely gut and fit a new bathroom. Moving everything round, installing a bath (just a shower cubicle currently), completely tiled walls, tiled floors (all Laura Ashley, was actually cheaper than our original unheard of brand tiles), under floor heating, thermostatic overhead shower with separate wash head thing, thermostatic bath filler/overflow with another flexible wash thing in the end of the bath, decent quality furniture and fixings, custom mirrors with heater pad and touch switch in wall, plastered ceiling with spotlights, leds round the bath and on the bottom of the wall hung sink unit etc. Just under £9k.
In our last house we did a bathroom and separate toilet for peanuts in comparison, around £4 for both. Looked great with a high quality finish but the units fitted weren't best quality and there were no niceties like heated mirror, floor heating, thermostatic controls etc. We did it to sell though so weren't prepared to spend massive money.
In our last house we did a bathroom and separate toilet for peanuts in comparison, around £4 for both. Looked great with a high quality finish but the units fitted weren't best quality and there were no niceties like heated mirror, floor heating, thermostatic controls etc. We did it to sell though so weren't prepared to spend massive money.
We (as in me) completely redid our bathroom, last year. Ripped out everything from the old one. New bath, shower, basin and toilet (all sourced online), tiled all round from floor to ceiling, with laminate floor. Had a local plumber to plumb in bath and shower and reposition the toilet. Local sparky to wire up the shower. I did everything else. Total cost around £1300 but it did take me ages.
Ours was pretty cheap:
Mirror - £35
Bath and screen - £220
Shower (thermostatic) - £89
Tiles - £700
Basin (pedestal) - £60
Taps - £110
Fitting tiles - £1,000
So about £2,500 factoring in adhesive and grout etc. Doesn't include the cost of the wood to make the cabinet, the electrician who was here anyway to wire the shaving points, heated pad behind the mirror and lights etc.
Mirror - £35
Bath and screen - £220
Shower (thermostatic) - £89
Tiles - £700
Basin (pedestal) - £60
Taps - £110
Fitting tiles - £1,000
So about £2,500 factoring in adhesive and grout etc. Doesn't include the cost of the wood to make the cabinet, the electrician who was here anyway to wire the shaving points, heated pad behind the mirror and lights etc.
Just a thought. If you were buying your house (I know nothing about your house) and you walked into the bathroom and it looks great would you be more or less likely to buy than if it was merely refitted?
What I'm getting at is, unless you fit it yourself the labour cost will be much the same whether you fit cheap or expensive components. A cheap bathroom sourced from eBay et al may be a grand. A good quality bathroom would be 3 grand. It's going to cost you £4000 to have someone fit it 'properly'. So the choice is £5k for 'just' a new bathroom or £7k for one that makes buyers go "WOW!". It does of course depend on what the rest of your house is like.
What I'm getting at is, unless you fit it yourself the labour cost will be much the same whether you fit cheap or expensive components. A cheap bathroom sourced from eBay et al may be a grand. A good quality bathroom would be 3 grand. It's going to cost you £4000 to have someone fit it 'properly'. So the choice is £5k for 'just' a new bathroom or £7k for one that makes buyers go "WOW!". It does of course depend on what the rest of your house is like.
SonicHedgeHog said:
Just a thought. If you were buying your house (I know nothing about your house) and you walked into the bathroom and it looks great would you be more or less likely to buy than if it was merely refitted?
What I'm getting at is, unless you fit it yourself the labour cost will be much the same whether you fit cheap or expensive components. A cheap bathroom sourced from eBay et al may be a grand. A good quality bathroom would be 3 grand. It's going to cost you £4000 to have someone fit it 'properly'. So the choice is £5k for 'just' a new bathroom or £7k for one that makes buyers go "WOW!". It does of course depend on what the rest of your house is like.
It's a nice house. I'm just looking for value for money and a bathroom that fits in with the rest of the house. I'm not looking for bargain basement stuff, but willing to pay a fair price for a good job. What I'm getting at is, unless you fit it yourself the labour cost will be much the same whether you fit cheap or expensive components. A cheap bathroom sourced from eBay et al may be a grand. A good quality bathroom would be 3 grand. It's going to cost you £4000 to have someone fit it 'properly'. So the choice is £5k for 'just' a new bathroom or £7k for one that makes buyers go "WOW!". It does of course depend on what the rest of your house is like.
Having visited a few showrooms I'm left with the feeling that bathroom stuff is overpriced. Simple cabinets cost hundreds of pounds each. The price of mirrors is also steep.
I'm just trying to gauge the real cost and understand why some people can a manage to have lovely bathrooms for a few grand, Yet I'm getting told a lot more for something not so flash.
Our new bathroom goes in next month. I was hoping to spend £6-8k because it is a small room. We're spending nearer £12k. We're not moving so it's worth it. Everything is Hans Grohe, Duravit etc. It's less likely to go wrong, looks better, is nicer to use. If you look closely you can see the quality. We have a very highly recommended installer and so the finish should be perfect. I could have gone cheaper and it would still look great in pictures posted on Pistonheads, but up close you can see the difference.
Quality just costs. Less of an issue if you're moving. More of an issue if you find yourself asking for help to fix an inaccessible leak in a bathroom fitted by a handyman rather than a professional installer.
I can afford this bathroom. I don't want to, but I can. It is easy for me to say get the best you can afford, but if you can you won't regret it.
Quality just costs. Less of an issue if you're moving. More of an issue if you find yourself asking for help to fix an inaccessible leak in a bathroom fitted by a handyman rather than a professional installer.
I can afford this bathroom. I don't want to, but I can. It is easy for me to say get the best you can afford, but if you can you won't regret it.
I'm getting nowhere with this. Companies don't respond, or aren't interested in doing the job.
I approached the company that had a fixed price of £5500. Without even seeing the place the guy quoted £8400.
Then I thought maybe Rated People was worth a try. It was only two Poles that approached me. One came to the house and came across as a really genuine guy. The issue was he wanted us to buy all the stuff and he'd do the work. That isn't what I asked for in the job description. His hourly rate was only £30 per hour, but he said it was a two man job for two weeks and labour would be £5000.
The other guy has zero feedback. I politely declined his offer and said that zero feedback was too much of an issue.
I've just read up on Rated People and didn't realise that companies had to pay that much to get my details to contact me.
I approached the company that had a fixed price of £5500. Without even seeing the place the guy quoted £8400.
Then I thought maybe Rated People was worth a try. It was only two Poles that approached me. One came to the house and came across as a really genuine guy. The issue was he wanted us to buy all the stuff and he'd do the work. That isn't what I asked for in the job description. His hourly rate was only £30 per hour, but he said it was a two man job for two weeks and labour would be £5000.
The other guy has zero feedback. I politely declined his offer and said that zero feedback was too much of an issue.
I've just read up on Rated People and didn't realise that companies had to pay that much to get my details to contact me.
Edited by Driver101 on Monday 13th March 21:32
Had our main bathroom replaced in a 4bed detached in Cheshire, when we moved in, in August 2015.
Shopped around and prices varied wildly but we eventually went with a recommended small firm in our town and it cost £3850 which included everything. That was to strip out the old one, fit the new one, re-tile and 3 new LED downlights. All waste taken away.
It took 2 guys (the main guy and his labourer) 5 days in total.
Shopped around and prices varied wildly but we eventually went with a recommended small firm in our town and it cost £3850 which included everything. That was to strip out the old one, fit the new one, re-tile and 3 new LED downlights. All waste taken away.
It took 2 guys (the main guy and his labourer) 5 days in total.
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