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October 8, 2009
Cost of Kitchen & Bath Gut?
I asked this in a different way a few days ago and only got one response. I *know* there are more Bstoners out there who can advise.
What do you estimate labor costs to be for a gut kitchen and bathroom reno? Bathroom is 4 x 8, kitchen is 8 x 11. All fixtures are coming out of each room. (We're buying everything ourselves.) Bathroom needs to be retiled, painted, exhaust fan put in, and showerhead moved about 5 feet, as well as standard renovations like replacing toilet, sink, etc. With the kitchen, we're simply putting in new cabinets, countertops, backsplash, paint, etc. (No work to the floors.) We need to move a sink about 5 feet and install a dishwasher and wine fridge.
Estimates?
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Is it an apartment or a house?
Posted by: Ysabelle at October 8, 2009 7:12 PM
It's an apartment.
Posted by: 12345 at October 8, 2009 8:40 PM
Whatever you do in an apartment costs about 2X labor than in a house. I would say $15 for bath and $20K for kitchen for licensed insured contractor. And I would not be so sure you can get things cheaper on your own.
Posted by: BH76 at October 9, 2009 12:18 PM
tough call. Wall in bathroom cement or sheetrock? I don't think anyone can property estimate without seeing a job. Why not call a bunch of different contractors and see where the quotes come in? It's free to get estimates.
If you were to tell me for example is 35K too much for labor for the job, I would say YES. To give you a rough estimate is much harder to do.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at October 9, 2009 12:24 PM
hard to say -- how much tiling are you doing? just a shower/tub surround, or are you going to go around the bathroom? and what kind of tiling are you thinking about putting in? penny tiles take more work and can cost more for labor/installation.
is there existing wiring for an exhaust fan? will you need an electrician to add new wiring? how accessible is existing wiring? what kinds of walls are there right now? punching through and repairing plaster can be more expensive than drywall to get to/add wiring.
I would think you should be able to get the labor for the bathroom under $10k, but there are a lot of variables. I'm gutting my bath right now, and while you would think that doing the less intensive renovating that you are doing should be less expensive than gutting, it might not actually be that much less. Both our plumber and electrician said that their estimates were cheaper for this type of gut because the walls were already opened up and there was less drilling and wire "fishing" to do. We will probably end up paying more in labor for the construction since we have to insulate, hang drywall AND tile, paint, etc but the plumbing and the electrical stuff is where you spend a lot of your money.
Posted by: brooklynstyle at October 9, 2009 12:33 PM
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