Budget of 3k to revamp my ensuite. Doable?

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Hello, I have no idea how much building or renovating costs are but I have a budget of 3k and am hoping It would be enough.

I need the whole (small) room ripping out with everything taken back to the block work, insulated plasterboard dot and dabbed over all the surfaces to reduce the risk of condensation. Then I'd like it all tiled, floor and ceiling and a new but basic toilet, sink and vanity unit and a small bath with gravity fed non electric shower over it rather than a walk in shower as we've had nothing but leaks with the walk In shower.

I would hope all the materials will come to around 2k (tiles, bath, new heated towel rail instead of a radiator, shower, insulated plasterboard, toilet and vanity units etc) I'm happy to go with basic metro tiles, a basic suite and basic floor tiles (I just want it clean and to keep clean as it's a mouldy, grubby mess at the moment with paint peeling off the walls)

Would a builder / plumber charge a fortune? We are in South Wales so not a really high priced area I guess? I don't know whether to bother asking a builder for a quote as I have no idea of even a ballpark figure

Any ideas please?

IME labour for a bathroom will be more than the cost of the parts themselves so no I don’t think you’ll do it. Nothing wrong with getting someone in to take a look though.

I think you could just do about it if you make a few changes. I am not in a particularly cheap area and my builder charges £180 a day (plus VAT but yours might not be VAT registered).

I would imagine you might manage to do it in five or six days, especially if you could do some prep yourselves.

Bigger tiles than metro will cut the labour time/ cost down. Decent vinyl flooring will be cheaper than tiles for both materials and labour.

Must add that five days is what my builder expected ripping out a bathroom (8 x 8) and removing all the tiles, replacing the tiles, boxing in pipes and tiling that, completely different bathroom suite with concealed cistern, making a door thing in the boxed in bit to access the pipes. Replastering anywhere that needed it.

No flooring though, I chose vinyl.

Thanks all, I’m swaying about using respatex type wall panels instead of timing as I think they may sort the condensation issue in one fell swoop as they form an air layer and thus stop the cold surface.
They are much cheaper than tiles and easier to fit.
Has anyone used these? I’ve seen ones that actually look like tiles - it’s hard to tell the difference from the online pics

Timing should be tiling sorry

We used the panels and really like them - we looked at the ones that are supposed to look like tiles but ended up choosing a textured all over panel in the end. Nearly two years on, no orange or black grout to deal with: they look like new. However, I'm not convinced they're any better for condensation - although that may be because both DDs like very very long showers.

We ripped our entire bathroom out ourselves.
It was tiled floor to ceiling and we ripped every tile off and removed the toilet and sink and flooring. It’s not hard to do as long as you cap off the water.
I reckon this saved us about £500. It was then just a shell for them to plaster and put a loo and sink in.
We went with the panels which were a lot quicker.
We left the shower cubicle for the builder to rip out.
For everything including labour (which was only £100 a day through a family member) came to about £2500.
The toilet, sink and shower were £900, the wall panels £300, the flooring £150, the units we wanted another £200, lighting and shaver socket £100, towel radiator £100, plumbing bits and materials like toilet pan connector and little plumbing parts, adhesive etc around £50 and labour £600 for 6 days labour.
It was massively on a budget but looks nice enough!

In fact I think it went slightly over the £2500 as we needed plasterboard and plasterboard bits, screws, adhesives etc.
We also ended up hiring a skip for £150 as you have to pay to take ceramic and plasterboard to the tip and it was an absolute nightmare!
So I would say nearer £2800, although we budgeted £2500!