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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want this job done cheaply but well, YOU need to choose the tile, fixtures, grout color, etc. and buy it yourself. This may sound daunting, but it’s not. Keep things simple. Find a picture you like and reproduce it with Lowe’s material. Don’t go to a fancy tile company.

Also, you need to find an independent contractor. If you use a flashy design/build company, they have tons of overhead and the same job will cost $10-$15k. That’s because the salesperson gets a commission, there’s lots of overhead (storefront, etc), and they subcontract the work, so their profit is a margin on top of the subcontractors charge. [/quote]

This. I used an independent contractor for a bathroom remodel in 2024. It was about $15K all in, which including trading a bathtub for a shower. I picked and bought all of the tile, grout, shower doors, fixtures, and vanities. The contractor installed them. Looks gray and for the extra “hassle” of managing the selection and purchasing I saved about $12k of the next best price. Bathroom is great and the contractor did an excellent job. [/quote]

My contractor can usually get a better price than I can. He usually checks for me to see if the military discount is better than his contractor price. If it’s less, we get it ourselves (spouse is retired military), if the contractor price is better, he gets it for us. We’ve had the same independent contractor do a number of jobs for us, so he’s happy to work with us so we can get the best price. 
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Poster above and yes, I was able to get a contractor rate on the materials through my contractor. But I selected them and paid for them versus working through store / designer to select and purchase.[/quote]

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