Bathroom remodel—how much to expect to pay?
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Anonymous
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Very preliminary stages of planning, haven’t even made calls but wondering what to expect when we do.
Your basic, simple 5x8 spare/guest bathroom with (metal) tub/shower, toilet, sink. We plan on having them gut it to the studs. The finishes will be very basic: tile on shower walls and floors, but basic, nothing extravagant. There is one small light fixture (I already found one I like for $75.) Just curious what a rough estimate might be. |
Anonymous
| I’ve been quoted $30-40K. |
Anonymous
| My friends just paid around 28k for a bathroom in Montgomery. |
Anonymous
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Where are you? Bethesda will be a premium added on. Are you going with a big company or word of mouth local contractor? Permits?
We did our kids bathroom 4 years ago for $18k Didnt move anything but converted shower to tub. Local small crew and i bought all the stuff myself including the custom vanity from a local bath place. |
Anonymous
| We just paid $28k for this. Got quotes as low as $20k and as high as $40k. |
Anonymous
| We just got done our bathroom remodeled including vanity, standing shower, toilet and floor tiles in the bathroom. Came to around $12K including labor and material. The guys did an excellent job too. |
Anonymous
This is impressive. My vanity alone was $9,000. |
Anonymous
PP here. Our bathroom is small. Vanity is 24x22 |
Anonymous
You chose an incredibly expensive vanity, then. That’s not normal. |
Anonymous
DP. Mine was $800 and I thought that was a lot. |
Anonymous
How big and what material? Different PP but my vanity was $3500 from a cabinet place. |
Anonymous
Not sure how big, but it’s a double sink vanity maybe 12’ long with lots of drawers and a 6’ tall tower. Doors are soft close and wood but inside appears to be mdf. I’m sure I got ripped off. I used a designer. |
Anonymous
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Expect around 12-15k for labor, maybe slightly less if there's no plumbing involved.
Your tile can be super cheap if going with basic white porcelain, like $2/sq ft. Midrange is $10/sq ft. You can get a great vanity from Ikea for $500-1000. Depending on the type of vanity you get you might need some plumbing changes (to recess it into the wall) if you want to have fully functional drawers. I had to do that for mine and it took only about half a day to change the plumbing, so not a huge deal. Everything else isn't all that expensive. Are you planning to replace plumbing -- the shower valve and controls etc? Do you have any trouble with the diverter? (When you turn on the shower the tub spout keeps running?) That's a sign that the internal mechanism is worn out and needs to be replaced. |
Anonymous
| Around $25-30k. |