How much should I expect to pay - new bathroom

SarahMollie

So I'm in my house about 7/8 months now and have done quite a bit already. New kitchen, and flooring throughout, painted throughout and I've added a pump for water pressure and a Stira for better attick access.

Its going pretty well so far and the place is probably fine now, but the one area where I havent spent much is the bathrooms.

I've a downstairs loo that just white and its fine. Main bathroom upstairs is tiled around the shower and sink and floor and otherwise painted. Nothing overly wrong with it, just a bit dated.The major annoyance for me is the lack of a mixer tap, so its always a bit of a challenge to get the temperature right for a shower. I think its just a bit "of its time", thing maybe 1999/2000, and definitely wouldnt be winning any interior design awards.

I've just spent the bare minimum (in my opinion) on it so far to make it workable. I've had a cabinate fitted above the sink and replaced the shower screen. This probably cost about €230 in total.

My question is - how much would it cost to do a proper replacement bathroom? I'm not aiming for anything spectacular, but just bright, clean, and modern.

Would there be places who'd give me a total price for a refurb including taking away the existing suite?

As I said, its workable for right now, but I feel that if I were selling in a few years, a new bathroom would make it more desirable.

Diseased toe

Having had this work done on two different houses the average for a bathroom (all new sanitary ware, tiling etc. ) is about 3K.

SarahMollie

Thanks, thats useful

Do you have one contractor supplying and fitting everything for a set price of are you sourcing your own suite?

Hannibal

SarahMollie wrote: »

Thanks, thats useful

Do you have one contractor supplying and fitting everything for a set price of are you sourcing your own suite?

from past experience working in that area it's better to shop around once you know what you're looking for. Stay away from B&Q, Homebase etc their stuff is poor quality.

The bathroom companies I worked for as a rule of thumb generally took cost price x 2 plus VAT as a guide price so if you're looking at going this route then you should always drive the price down. This was ten years or so ago when prices for an average bathroom were €6k minimum.

Google the Sonas catalogue and download it, you will get a rough idea of how much the stuff costs and different styles etc

jlm29

Dangerous thread for me to be reading! I thought it would cost way more, having never looked into it. Now I'm like -3k? Well maybe!!! It used be on my 5 year plan!

SarahMollie

Hannibal wrote: »

from past experience working in that area it's better to shop around once you know what you're looking for. Stay away from B&Q, Homebase etc their stuff is poor quality.

The bathroom companies I worked for as a rule of thumb generally took cost price x 2 plus VAT as a guide price so if you're looking at going this route then you should always drive the price down. This was ten years or so ago when prices for an average bathroom were €6k minimum.

Google the Sonas catalogue and download it, you will get a rough idea of how much the stuff costs and different styles etc

Are you saying the labour is roughly equal to the cost of materials +VAT or that it should be double to cost of materials +VAT?

I wouldnt want to put an overly expensive suite into the property, just something clean and simple, as its not my forever home, so long term quality isnt really a huge concern.

Obviously I'd like it looking nice for the few years I'll be there, and also looking nice when I come to sell, but a new person might want to change it again anyway, so I don't see the point in going too expensive.

Hannibal

SarahMollie wrote: »

Are you saying the labour is roughly equal to the cost of materials +VAT or that it should be double to cost of materials +VAT?

I wouldnt want to put an overly expensive suite into the property, just something clean and simple, as its not my forever home, so long term quality isnt really a huge concern.

Obviously I'd like it looking nice for the few years I'll be there, and also looking nice when I come to sell, but a new person might want to change it again anyway, so I don't see the point in going too expensive.

No they charging materials x 2 plus VAT, Labour was seperate.
No anthing like the suite, tiles and fittings etc were being doubled

Masala

Hannibal wrote: »

No they charging materials x 2 plus VAT, Labour was seperate.
No anthing like the suite, tiles and fittings etc were being doubled

So would it be best to buy the suite, tiles etc yourself and just get someone to install same.

Bernice101

If you are into up cycling you can pick up some fab stuff on done deal. I got a cast iron slipper bath for 350, that's minus tap, but still a great deal.
I agree the stuff at homebase and similar stores is poor quality and also way over priced, along with being generic.

intheclouds

I need to replace a shower unit (not the thing the water comes out of, the part you stand into) and tile the walls of an ensuite.

The sink and toilet are grand - possibly replace the bottom part of the toilet.

Im not sure how to go about it though. What type of tradesperson can fit a shower? Do you tile first or put shower in first?

MightyMunster

Plumber fitted our shower door, plumber does first fix then tiler then plumber finished off.
Cost was around 4k per bathroom (we did 3 together).
This was porcelain tiles all walls and floor, pumped showers and bath. Wall hung vanities etc..Hired tiler and plumber separately and bought everything ourselves. Companies offering full service were over 6k per bathroom!

SarahMollie

MightyMunster wrote: »

Plumber fitted our shower door, plumber does first fix then tiler then plumber finished off.
Cost was around 4k per bathroom (we did 3 together).
This was porcelain tiles all walls and floor, pumped showers and bath. Wall hung vanities etc..Hired tiler and plumber separately and bought everything ourselves. Companies offering full service were over 6k per bathroom!

Thanks thats really interesting.

I've got 2 (one main bathroom, one ensuite) really that I'd like to do so perhaps its worth saving up and getting both done at the same time. I already got a pump fitted in the hotpress which works for all bathrooms.

That way the tradespeople would always have something to be doing. I'm just not the best at coordinating tradespeople so it always feels risky to me!