Bathroom Refurb

shop around and get a minimum of three quotes before accepting!
Plumbing/tiling can be such a hit and miss trade with prices/quality of workmanship.
If at all possible go with a recommendation if not don't be frightened to shop around.

in Scotland for that job the price would be less than half what you have been quoted.

Good luck and lets us know how you get on.

I have just completely refurbished a bathroom apart from the actual plaster, ceiling and floorboards although I did have hardboard put on top of the floorboards so that the vinly would lie flat as they were uneven.

Tiled floor to ceiling - I bought the tiles in Wickes - white bumpy - at 1/2 price
£113.00 for 12 packs I think. Vinyl I bought as an offcut in a local carpet shop - £20

Was extememly cheaky and went to Plumbase saying I had been sent their by someone to choose my suite and pay for it as 'he' had an account and was fitting it. Bought steel bath with handles, inset ceramic sink and toilet with flushing cystern (don't like the push button ones), chrome taps and waste fittings all for £234!

Bought a vanity unit in B&Q with £10 off for £59, expandable shower pole (up to 8') in Wilkinsons at £8.99, (I did not want to screw into tiles and bath too near window for screen), Mira Sport 9 kw shower for £164, and let a painter, decorator do the work for me. I cannot say how much he charged labour but to decorate the whole house and tile round worktops in kitchen at a total cost (him supplying paint and bath panel) at £4,750.

I guess labour (to include an electrician to cable in shower if old cable not suitable) should be no more that £400-£500.

Location Bristol

Suered. Without knowing I asked a similsr question in a different thread. This shoul be a link......... but I'm not usually good at this stuff.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=141425

I would have thought around £2000 would cover the labour but you're in an area where it's difficult to find good trades people at a good price. Keep trying, when you find one good and reasonably priced trades person they are bound to be able to recommend the other trades to you that will likely be in the same price bracket as themselves.

Get a quote from a bullder from out of the area and pay them to travel in to do the work.
My Uncle has been successfully picking up work and travelling in from Southend for years all because he is cheaper and prepared to travel into London.Unfortunaley he is a electrian sorry.