Bathroom Renovation Costs
Hello all, I was hoping the Brownstoner community out there can give me a reality check on the costs of renovating 2 small bathrooms. I’ve gotten a few quotes and either I’m unrealistic or the contractors are completely unrealistic. The quotes I’ve received are for labor and incidental supplies only ( ie dry wall, grout,…
Hello all,
I was hoping the Brownstoner community out there can give me a reality check on the costs of renovating 2 small bathrooms.
I’ve gotten a few quotes and either I’m unrealistic or the contractors are completely unrealistic.
The quotes I’ve received are for labor and incidental supplies only ( ie dry wall, grout, etc). I would buy the fixtures, sinks, tiles, etc. I live in a co-op so everything needs to be above board.
Following are some specifics:
Bathroom 1: 7×5 feet
1) Removal and replacement of floor tiles. Will be using 12×12″ tiles.
2) Removal of wall tiles. Sheet rock/cement rock walls and then painted.
3) Removal of built-in hamper, towel bars, soap dish, toilet paper
roll fixture. Replacement of towel bars, soap dish, toilet paper roll
fixture.
4) Removal of sink and under sink cabinet and medicine cabinet/lighting
above medicine cabinet. Replacement of sink, medicine cabinet, lighting
above medicine cabinet. Removal and replacement of all sink fixtures.
5) Removal and replacement of tiles above bath tub. Tiles go all the
way to ceiling ( 8ft ceilings) and on window. I’ll probably be using 12×12 tiles.
6) Removal and replacement of built-in fixture in bathtub ( ie faucets,
soap dish, towel bars ).
7) Reglazing bath tub.
8) Stripping/repainting of radiator pipe.
9) Make niche area in bath wall ( for shampoo, etc)
Bathroom 2: 8×5 Feet
1) Removal and replacement of floor tiles.Will be using 12×12″ tiles.
2) Removal of wall tiles. Sheet rock/cement rock walls and then painted.
3) Removal of built-in hamper, towel bars, soap dish, toilet paper
roll fixture. Replacement of towel bars, soap dish, toilet paper roll
fixture.
4) Removal of medicine cabinet/lighting above medicine cabinet.
Replacement of medicine cabinet and lighting
above medicine cabinet. Removal and replacement of all sink fixtures.
5) Removal and replacement of tiles in shower. Shower Wall tiles will
be 12×12. Shower floor tiles will be smaller.Shower floor is 25 sq ft.
6) Removal and replacement of built-in fixture in shower ( ie faucets,
soap dish).
7) Installation of shower door.
8) Stripping/repainting of radiator pipe.
9) Make niche area in bath wall ( for shampoo, etc)
AI know that all quotes are negotiable but I really just need a baseline number.
Thanks!
Good luck!
mopar,
yes, more or less… it’s just so strange that the range is so wide.
The highest quote is 300% of the lowest quote.
So just dying to know: Were the quotes you got in the same range as what everyone on here is saying?
The guy that did mine would probably charge you in the $4500 – $5000 range since you are supplying the material … The other good thing he is licensed and insured. So if you are interested in calling him let me know. He does all our work and is very good and does everything in a timely manner and always ahead of schedule…….
If you want to save money, how about this:
Keep the tile in both bathrooms, except replace the floor tile in the green bathroom. Replace the fixtures. Reglaze the tub. New medicine cabinets. Much, much cheaper and you’ll have a whole new look. Then again, I love olive and light blue. Maybe you hate those colors.
I don’t know what look you are going for, but I could see giving it all a classic, vintage look with new small hexagonal unglazed black and white tiles in the olive bathroom and classic wood medicine cabinets in both.
Or if you want ultra-modern, you could go for large white tiles in the olive bathroom and architect-grade modern mirrored medicine cabinets in both.
Be forewarned medicine cabinets are not cheap, do require professional installation, and you may have to do some patching (very possible) if your existing ones are bigger than what you’re putting in.
If you want to save money, how about this:
Keep the tile in both bathrooms, except replace the floor tile in the green bathroom. Replace the fixtures. Reglaze the tub. New medicine cabinets. Much, much cheaper and you’ll have a whole new look. Then again, I love olive and light blue. Maybe you hate those colors.
I don’t know what look you are going for, but I could see giving it all a classic, vintage look with new small hexagonal unglazed black and white tiles in the olive bathroom and classic wood medicine cabinets in both.
Or if you want ultra-modern, you could go for large white tiles in the olive bathroom and architect-grade modern mirrored medicine cabinets in both.
Be forewarned medicine cabinets are not cheap, do require professional installation, and you may have to do some patching (very possible) if your existing ones are bigger than what you’re putting in.
This does not need to be filed. You’re not moving any fixtures.
You may have to use a licensed and insured contractor since you live in a coop.
You can’t use 12×12 tile on a shower floor. You have to use small tile so it can be sloped.
Once you have the walls open, you might find you want to replace the plumbing and shower pan liner, which will add to the cost. You should certainly plan on replacing the shower pan liner (not a huge expense).
I would say $5,000 to $10,000 per bathroom (not including additional plumbing I mention) would be in the ballpark.
Do you just not like the color of the tile? You can have it reglazed white.
We did similar, gut reno of 2 5′ x 8′ bathrooms, done one right after the other (so we could still live in the apartment) ~3 years ago. Bids ranged from $9k-$20k for the labor only. We were removing a lot, but not all of the sheetrock, redoing subflooring, vent fants, adding shower doors and replacing all the old tiles/cabinets/fixtures with new, then painting. We went with the low bid, which only went up by $3k for supplies that we didn’t provide ourselves. We timed the orders and the job so everything was delivered in the week before the job started (you need to have room to store this — we took up a bedroom and hallway and just all slept in one room, moving rooms as the job progressed.) We also chose to put in new cast iron tub rather than reglaze. It wasn’t expensive, for a standard-sized tub.
What makes you think I’m a contractor? Weird, read above post.