I’m looking to re-do the following and have no idea how much this could cost. I don’t need high-end, or even mid-range. I’m fine with Ikea or a step above Ikea, as long as the quality is “acceptable” and looks good enough:

BATHROOM (6’x8′)
-new tile in shower & tile floor
-new sink, sink holder/drawers
-refinish tub, or replace if not too much $

KITCHEN (8’x8′)
-new counters
-new cabinets
-new floor, tile or wood

Rough estimates, including labor and fixtures??? A estimated price range?

Again, I’m not talking high end, no new appliances.
THANKS!


Comments

  1. Prices vary based on square feet, location and finish. Consumer Reports used to have a kitchen renovation cost calculator on their website, which I can’t seem to find anymore. This was for complete and total renovation, including appliances, labor–everything.

    When I checked last summer for myself, in zip code 11215, for an 8×9 foot kitchen, the range was $30K for economy, $53K median and $95K for luxury.

  2. Woops, forgot to add that the places that source fixtures/tile might be able to help with ballpark labor estimates – we were able to get a sense of installation costs when we were shopping for tile… Though of course, getting an estimate from a contractor is best way to go. Why not look up a recommended contractor and have them come take a look at your place to give a more specific estimate? It can be a relatively quick process and then you’ll really have a better sense!

  3. Sushi, welcome to the Brownstoner trolls – the lame and outright mean comments on here are a mystery to me, but it’s best to just ignore them than engage.

    Anyway, we gutted a half bath and turned into a 4 x 5 full bath for about 11K. We have another full bath (about 6 x 8) that would have probably been $20K min to gut and redo. But what you’re talking about sounds more surgical, not a complete gut. You could probably create a budget just be looking online at fixtures/tile you like – and of course, it depends on how end you want to go. Tile starts cheap ($3/4 psf all the way up to $30+) and sinks vary hugely.

    The architects and design building has tons of showrooms where you can get a sense of different options:

    http://www.adbuilding.com/

    I have lots of other links if you want them but won’t clog up this post if you already know of places (i.e. tile and fixture sources).

  4. of course I know Ikea has a website (sarcasm in return for the 12:32 post). a lot of people on here seem to have all the free time in the world to just post stupid things! All I was asking for was some advice, not lame comments like “one trillion dollars”.

  5. gee, thanks “One Trillion Dollars”. Don’t you have other blogs to post on? lame. And thanks, 12:32pm, I didn’t realize Ikea had a website….Again, don’t you have more important comments to post elsewhere?

    Yes, I’d like to do some of the work myself, so I think I could do a bath for $6-10k, hopefully the kitchen for $10-15k. So, I guess $25k budget total…

    Thanks for the great comments!

  6. We just turned our walk-in closet into a bathroom, so the job included plumbing and electrical. We bought all the supplies (Ikea, Lowes, HD) and just paid for labor.

    It ended up costing about $6000, but both my husband and I did the labor with the contractor.

  7. Bath $10k
    Kitchen $15 to 20k.
    That’s with stock cabinets like Ikea. Custom cabinets would boost the price a bit, but might be worth it if there is something particular about the fit in the kitchen.