Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: That bathroom cost how much?!

Thanks Ed!

2009-09-29T01:53:45.174-04:00

Thanks Ed!

We started a very small bath remodel project in an...

2009-09-29T01:34:33.156-04:00

We started a very small bath remodel project in an old pier and beam home. It was about 5x10 and we were to remove and replace the tub, tile shower walls, flooring, cabinets, and new granite top with new plumbing fixtures. We added a new light fixture and niche in the tub-shower wall.

The cost was at about $3600.00 and several days work.

When we removed the tub we found the flooring was rotted out, the customer added tearing out the fur down and old cabinets for more room, and we had to level and rebuild the wood beam flooring to level it. The customer was understandably upset when the work cost shot through $6200.00.

The tub the customer ordered was defective so we had to take it back and find another one. More money and time.

These were inexpensive materials but the labor was the kicker at about $400.00 a day for a couple guys to rebuild the sub floor. This bath had previous work done and they had simply left several hundred pounds of old wood, tile, and just trash under the bath flooring.

This is a draw to insects like termites and we had to remove and haul all that off as well so we wouldn't get blamed for it in the future. That cost money too.

Folks need to be prepared for unexpected costs when looking a remodel.

Ed Sunderland
howtofloortile@blogspot.com

Thanks for the comment Ann. I hate being the beare...

2009-06-28T12:26:20.468-04:00

Thanks for the comment Ann. I hate being the bearer of bad news when I get a bathroom remodel inquiry. The baths profiled on TV and in magazines rarely have price tags associated with them. Do you do many bath remodels?

I agree that while the figures may seem high they ...

2009-06-28T12:16:34.239-04:00

I agree that while the figures may seem high they are good benchmarks. The bathroom is the most expensive room per square foot.

Despite the slow economy, people still want the bathroom to be a spa-like retreat where they can get away from the problems of the day. Such amenities have increased the remodeling averages in the last 10 years.