Small shower room refit.

getmore4less

This is a gut and refit project on a small shower room.

Trying to get a more realistic feel where we need to pitch our budget as the first people to look at it have come in much higher than we were expecting at over £8.5k. but does have a few things we had not initialy considered like recesses for wash products, more lighting and under floor heating.
(estimated on high quality product subject to final choices, schedule of works but no breakdown of where the costs to identify potential savings)

Small room roughly 2m by 1m(toilet door sink along the 2m length with an alcove shower so L shape

looking to move a stud wall making the alcove bigger to accomodate a larger shower which will need all alcove the walls relining.
New stud build say 1.5 mtr L shape, left ready paint on other side

Probably a 1200*800/900 low profile tray
frameless sliding door
new shower unit(rain head and handheld, maybe jets)
Tile the rest of the floor flush to tray (<2sqm tiles) new threshold to carpet.
New pan/cistern maybe a compact corner unit to improve floor space/door access(but that needs waste outlet moving 250mm)
New sink/basin, might need custom built unit because of size/location of space.
Fully tiled walls(<17sqm total area)
new radiator in new location.
new lighting and extractor.

I suspect the flooring will need replacing/strenthening/waterpoofing.

I know I can play with the product budget but unsure where the labour should be for this size job to include all plumbing and electric work.

Any guidance would be much appreciated(south but not london).

We have another bathroom, a cloak room and the kitchen to do so need to spread the budget sensibly or revist the total if we are too far off.

phill99

I do this for a living. People often say 'its more than I thought'. But that is invariably because have unrealistic expectations and unfortunately remain ignorant in terms of labour costings and the length of time a job will take.


From what you are suggesting, the job sounds in the ball park. It takes very little to get to £8.5k in a bathroom. By your own admission, there are some costly items - custom built basin unit will be expensive.


To reduce costs I would ditch the underfloor heating. Reduce the spec on the tiles - go for a lower cost option and also ask your self if the whole bathroom needs to be tiled.

Doozergirl

I have to agree with Phil. There are several things which suggest a good spec of product and an awful lot of building work. I too think they are in the ballpark. It isn't a refit, it's a proper renovation.

You'd be surprised at how small the difference is in square meterage of tiling between a 'small' and any other size of bathroom.

getmore4less

Thanks, very usefull.

What I am trying to do is reset my expectations before looking at what if anything we do change.

This was based on trying to maximise the space within the contraints of the other room giving up its space, also bring the room up to a higher spec.
The idea being to change it from basic just does the job room, to something much more practical and usable.

Small is harder because you don't have a lot if any choices where to put things.

Having had a cistern split(when we were away) and the shower leaks in the past it is time to get this room sorted.

The minimal solution is probably to just do the current shower enclosure with new tray(and flooring if needed), walls, bi fold door and new shower in the same place and leave the rest of the room but 700mm is just impractical for a shower, I am not getting any thinner.

Doozergirl

700mm is horrid for a shower. I wouldn't entertain it, myself.