Small 6x8 bathroom remodel: what is the timing like?

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Anonymous wrote:I just had this done for a 4 by 6 foot bathroom. Was quoted 3 to 5 weeks. They took about 6, despite having everything on hand. Why? Because they had a different guy for every little thing! One guy does the demo. Another does the tile. Another does the paint. Another does the plumbing. Another does the woodwork. It went on and on. This was with a busy general contractor who had lots of jobs going on at once and had to shoehorn things into his schedule. Lesson learned - don’t use a GC for this, just hire a guy or woman who can do it all or at least most of it.

This. If you want good work, then you are going to have different people do the demo, framing, rough plumbing, rough electrical, hvac, dry walling, tiling, cabinet install, countertop install, finish carpentry, finish plumbing, finish electrical, painting, shower door install. Each of these stages is a day or two (tiling can take longer) and there are two days of inspection. if you got all your ducks aligned, and had no down days, maybe 3 weeks. If any one stage gets delayed, all the other stages get delayed and that means weekend work, finding new people, or hoping they have an opening and 3 weeks becomes 8.

Argh, this is the reason I have been putting off doing 2 bathroom renos for YEARS. It seems like it would be so simple but it really is a fussy project. Is there any way to make it easier (I do not need to move plumbing).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long should we expect the project to take and what is the sequence of steps assuming we have all the materials in hand?

5 business days. That assumes all materials in hand, easy access for them to get to a home depot for any contractor type stuff not preordered, contractor sends 2-3 pros devoted to your project. In the DMV we've had 2 complete several smaller baths and powder rooms in that time period. A laundry room with lots of cabinets and no tile [got laminate floating floor] was 3 days. If you have a white tub-keep the tub. Day 1 is demo and by day 5 it's paint.

Precise measuring on vanities is very important- if you go with custom built in and need a counter company it will be longer. They laser measure when counters are installed. The 5 days also assumes you are not getting a glass shower door or whatever since those should be custom after all tile -tub-shower is installed. Again laser measuring. Also skip tiling non wet walls. Limit wall tile to tub surround
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1-3 weeks, maybe 4 if you need custom glass shower doors and countertops installed

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I would consider that bathroom to be out of commission for 2 weeks once the works starts, and if you have all the materials ready.

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7-9k for labor and another 2 to 5 k for materials. Depends on what you choose.

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A few more data points - We were quoted in the $20-22k range for just labor by two companies, with a third company's quote coming in at $28k. We would be moving fixtures, so a total gut renovation. Bathroom is from 1950s and seems to have a lot of original elements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just had this done for a 4 by 6 foot bathroom. Was quoted 3 to 5 weeks. They took about 6, despite having everything on hand. Why? Because they had a different guy for every little thing! One guy does the demo. Another does the tile. Another does the paint. Another does the plumbing. Another does the woodwork. It went on and on. This was with a busy general contractor who had lots of jobs going on at once and had to shoehorn things into his schedule. Lesson learned - don’t use a GC for this, just hire a guy or woman who can do it all or at least most of it.

This. If you want good work, then you are going to have different people do the demo, framing, rough plumbing, rough electrical, hvac, dry walling, tiling, cabinet install, countertop install, finish carpentry, finish plumbing, finish electrical, painting, shower door install. Each of these stages is a day or two (tiling can take longer) and there are two days of inspection. if you got all your ducks aligned, and had no down days, maybe 3 weeks. If any one stage gets delayed, all the other stages get delayed and that means weekend work, finding new people, or hoping they have an opening and 3 weeks becomes 8.

Argh, this is the reason I have been putting off doing 2 bathroom renos for YEARS. It seems like it would be so simple but it really is a fussy project. Is there any way to make it easier (I do not need to move plumbing).

Yup. This is how it was for us. Different people for each stage. Long wait for tile guy.