How much is a new bathroom?

[HarrysPoorFoot]

I know this is a how long is a piece of string question but I could do with some rough idea of how much I need to save.

Everything needs doing. The pipes are all in front of the tiling so easy to get to.

• Replace the bath, toilet and sink. Toilet isn't moving but the sink is moving about 3ft and the bath is turning around so the taps are where the feet are at the moment. Just a normal suite.
• Electric shower to be added above the bath.
• Rip out all the tiles and fully tile it. I'm useless with measurements and don't have a tape measure but it's a bath and a little wide and a bath and a half long.
• New radiator is moving.
• Flooring will just be lino or something. But I'm guessing the current tiles will need covering in a light layer of concrete or something to smooth out the grout lines?
• Fan added.
• Who knows what needs doing with the ceiling. It's an absolute mess. Needs to include new lights.
• New door.

It'll all be off the shelf but not budget range if you see what I mean.

Thanks.

Are you in the South East / London? £7-10k if so is a realistic budget that should get you a non-budget finish if you shop around for the tiles and fittings.

We've just had a quote for something similar. Came in at between 4.5k and 7.5k depending on which baths etc we chose.

We had a total refit of a bathroom. New separate shower and bath, new toilet and sink which are all in cabinetry with a worktop, etc. The toilet and sink were swapped round and all the pipework was replaced anyway as it was all above the floor and boxed in but the plumber put as much of it under the floor as he could.

New floor tiles and new wall tiles (full height in the shower and half wall round the sink and bath walls).

Whole lot came in at around £8,000.

If I remember rightly the split was something like:

£2.7k plumber
£1k tiler
£3k fittings
£1k tiles
c. £300 on accessories, new towels, new light, etc.

The only thing we didn't change was the towel radiator (the only good thing the previous owners did to our bathroom!)

Did ours last year. Ceiling and spotlights, walls plastered. Tiling, new shower, taps, flooring, re-enammel bath and new toilet etc. Came to about £7k all in. Wasn't high spec really and no fancy stuff.

Got everything you mentioned (not electric shower though the other type) for between 7 and 8 thousand. Scotland. I’d say it was mid range - not too certainly but decent brands carronite bath etc. I thought it would be cheaper, it’s giving me palpitations about how much the kitchen will cost!

Also, get a plumber or tile fitter who can get you discounts at the various wholesalers.

I did one last year, total refit, was around 10k East Midlands

Your floor tiles will need to come up otherwise your floor level will just get higher and higher. This is easily done with a hammer and chisel.
Our bathroom refit was around 5k. Very simple and everything back in the same place. We saved some money by doing the painting ourselves. You can have your bathroom ceiling skimmed if it's a state. Ours was a nasty swirly artex before skimming.

We’re currently mid-project, it looks like once absolutely everything has been accounted for the final total cost will be £10K.

We’ve had the following done and our room is around 3.5 x 2.5m:

Wall to floor and floor tiles removed.

Walls replastered in places, all walls skimmed. New s-profile coving.

New subfloor and lvt laid.

Quadrant shower fitted and tiled.

Half-height wainscot around all the room apart from the shower, inc oak window sills and oak capping.

All painting and decorating.

New lights x 4, including removal of pull-cord switch to a rocker switch outside the bathroom.

New de-mister and light-up mirror.

New extractor fan.

New radiator (which has been moved to the other side of the room)

Plumbing in of freestanding bath, toilet, shower and vanity unit.

We went for mid-range stuff (Burlington).

It’s been a lengthy process, however. We’re now coming to the end of week 3 and still not finished - the end is in sight though.

We’ve had separate workmen, each specialising in one area for each part. So, a tiler doing the tiling, a floor fitter doing the floor, a joiner doing the wainscoting, an electrician doing the electrics, a plumber doing the plumbing, a decorator doing the painting, a plasterer doing the plastering etc. I believe you get a much better end result that way, but be prepared for it to take slightly longer.

I’ve just had a quote for my en suite to be gutted and re tiled bespoke shower tray all fitted units new toilet, sink no electrics thankfully and its come in at 7.5k I had to sit down, ok its quite a large en suite but is that really the going rate ? And the bespoke shower tray wasn’t listed as bespoke so I’ve got to clarify that with them, if not its going to be a lot more.
Were East Anglia.

Ouch! Lots more than I was expecting. It won't be happening any time soon then. :(

Thanks.

Did anyone using a company, rather than individual trades? I live alone and don’t have the time (or knowledge) to co-ordinate individual trades people, but keep putting the re-fit off as I am scared of getting ripped off.

Does anyone actually take a bath often enough to justify its existence?
I much prefer a decent shower cubicle.
Cannot remember the last time I took a bath. They are old technology. Laying in a trough of (eventually) soapy, dirty water, you need a shower afterwards anyway.

We recently installed a bathroom (mid range stuff) and all in it came to £11-£12K. Room is 4m x 3m approx. Took three weeks with local guy.

We installed a bath because the room could take it (seemed empty otherwise) and as we're thinking of eventually selling it's an attractive option for those with kids.
I don't take baths often but I like knowing it's there for whenever I'd like one. Also I like the look of baths.

Our bath is used everyday. Takes all sorts doesn’t it

I love a bath! Especially in the winter. It isn't filled with soggy dirty water either. I shower every morning and just fancy a luxurious bubble bath from time to time. What's not to like.... not sure how they can be called 'old technology'
I only know one person without a bath in the their property and they wish they'd put one in.

We've had two bathrooms done and lots of pipework, new lights, moving everything round, plastering, tiling, new floor etc. I think we got them in at £4K each... just.

@Roussette that's amazing! How big are they? Were they already bathrooms or did you convert them? (My Pp was referring to a bathroom converted from a bedroom so costs involved lots of complicated pipework having to be put in)

They were already bathrooms. I used a guy who could do absolutely everything except the plastering, where he could get his brother in to do that. I wanted sinks built in with lots of storage so he had some glossy kitchen cabinets that he made into storage to hold the sink and have a back to wall toilet, so there's no cistern showing. (kitchen cabinets sounds horrible but it's not!)

I do think the fact it was just one guy working for himself doing everything, and not a seperate plumber, electrician, tiler, etc, made a difference. One is a small en suite and the other is bigger.

p.s. that didn't include flooring!

£6.5k but ours isn't that big. And minimal changes, just like for like replacement, ie updating.

I have just done a bathroom refit for less than £4000. I renovate loads of houses though so buy the tiles, baths etc myself and just pay someone for labour.

We've just done two bathrooms.
Main with bath and en-suite shower room.
£2500 each. (The en-suite is smaller but same costs as I wanted pipes hidden etc).
We bought all fittings separately and used a self employed fitter.
We were in a real hurry to do the job, so ended up getting everything from B&Q, inc tiles.
We probably could have brought it in cheaper if we'd had time to shop around.
Very pleased with result.
We are in the NW.

I'm getting my bathroom done next week (squeee!), similar to your spec (very small room though) and it's costing about £6000 including tiles

Did anyone using a company, rather than individual trades? I live alone and don’t have the time (or knowledge) to co-ordinate individual trades people, but keep putting the re-fit off as I am scared of getting ripped off

That's what I would like to know!!

Bathstore and John Lewis offer this service but are reputed to be expensive.

Which? Trusted Traders list a few companies that do the whole shebang- not nationwide franchises but local companies. That might be an option.

We had one local company with a project manager. We chose they installed.
Had everything done from floor to ceiling cost 12k