If your house is old you are in a world of hurt because you will often find a problem with the drain.

This happened to my mom who had her's moved and found the old cast iron leaking under the concrete.

I got a frameless shower door for $600, but generally I agree this is an expensive project. We've been pondering the same idea because the previous owner put a nice bathroom in a stupid spot. We just can't justify ripping out something nice to improve the floorplan and are kind of stuck.

Neighbor wanted to do the same thing for the same reason. Was quoted 5k for a bare bones bathroom, closer to 10k for mid range finishes. Could go way up from there. A frameless shower door is $3k alone.

Our quoted price to rough in a half bath next to the sewer stack and with nearby plumbing was around $2K +

This was just the plumbing work, and us providing the fixtures.

We're considering moving a lower-level bathroom to make the basement much more usable. I think moving the bathroom would involve digging out a new drain, right? What kind of damage are we looking at? Thanks!