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July 28, 2008
Kitchen an Bth Renovation
Why is it so expensive to renovate a kitchen or a bathroom in a condo located in manhattan?
They are little rooms where plumbing and gas always stay in the same location. It is really replacement work.
How does someone do the work without spending a fortune?
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I think the cost of renovation is easier to understand and control when you hire your own sub-contractors and purchase the materials yourself.
We're doing our bathroom soon, new tile, new tub, new shower fixtures. Nothing moves, toilet and vanity were replaced already last year. Cost of plumbing labor is $1400. I expect the tile work to cost about the same. The rest of the cost is what we spend on a tub, tiles, paint, etc.
Posted by: cornetor at July 29, 2008 9:50 AM
please share the phone number of your plumber cornetor.
thank you.
Posted by: madamlee at July 29, 2008 10:03 AM
what's a cornetor?
Posted by: dtrain at July 29, 2008 2:25 PM
We give very good pricing whether its Brooklyn or Manhattan. The city is a lil more expensive because of transportation, parking, etc. Shoot me an email at alrosariojr@aol.com. I am a licensed & insured contractor.
Posted by: alrosariojr at July 29, 2008 5:37 PM
We give very good pricing whether its Brooklyn or Manhattan. The city is a lil more expensive because of transportation, parking, etc. Shoot me an email at alrosariojr@aol.com. I am a licensed & insured contractor. We are currently wrapping up a project on a condo @ Bleecker near B'way.
Posted by: alrosariojr at July 29, 2008 5:37 PM
Madamlee I had lunch today with a friend of mine who'd building his own home in Chester Connecticut and has been working on a bathroom extension for the last 6 weeks. We talked about how much time he saved putting in PEX plumbing rather than copper, but basically he finished the tiles, vanity, other finishes installed in three days after doing all the rough work for 6 weeks.
Point being -- there's a huge amount of labor in the small details of moving plumbing a slight bit. Finishes in a bathroom might make up a third of the cost (?), depending, but basically in a bathroom you have a very small room with specific electrical work and a lot of plumbing labor, and all the tiling has to be precise.
Posted by: Smokychimp at July 29, 2008 11:40 PM
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