How much should a new bathroom cost?

Doozergirl

The Federation of Master Builders, design fee included in build cost, mid to higher end of pay rates for our region, not enough.  

There's a range of product costs in these photos, but the same people build them. All from scratch - either newly created rooms or back to brick for a proper finish that will stand the test of time.   All designed and PMd by me, apart from the last one PMd by my husband.   

MikeJXE

plumb1_2 said:

Up north, a middle of the road bathroom that size imo about £8k. Depends on cost of materials ie tiles £25 p/m or £80 and up p/m. Etc etc.
I was talking to a builder friend a few weeks ago and he was working on 3 bathrooms in one house. The sanitary/taps ware for each bathroom was £10k

It's relative to one’s own budget. Don’t use the likes of Victoria plumb etc. use your local bathroom merchants 

There are bathrooms and there are bathrooms this one is 3 square meters and they have already costed the materials 

MikeJXE

Doozergirl said:

The Federation of Master Builders, design fee included in build cost, mid to higher end of pay rates for our region, not enough.  

There's a range of product costs in these photos, but the same people build them. All from scratch - either newly created rooms or back to brick for a proper finish that will stand the test of time.   All designed and PMd by me, apart from the last one PMd by my husband.   

Very nice in fact beautiful but thats a whole different world to the OP and their 3 meter square bathroom

Those bathrooms are for the mega rich and the design free included would never be noticed.

If I had a few million and live in a property that justified on of your bathrooms I wouldn't hesitate 

You have vast experience in mega projects but unfortunately none in what the OP is looking for 

Doozergirl

MikeJXE said:

Doozergirl said:

The Federation of Master Builders, design fee included in build cost, mid to higher end of pay rates for our region, not enough.  

There's a range of product costs in these photos, but the same people build them. All from scratch - either newly created rooms or back to brick for a proper finish that will stand the test of time.   All designed and PMd by me, apart from the last one PMd by my husband.   

Very nice in fact beautiful but thats a whole different world to the OP and their 3 meter square bathroom

Those bathrooms are for the mega rich and the design free included would never be noticed.

If I had a few million and live in a property that justified on of your bathrooms I wouldn't hesitate 

You have vast experience in mega projects but unfortunately none in what the OP is looking for 

Two of those projects cost less than £10k at the time with purchases from the local plumbers merchant and Topps Tiles.  

Two are in the very affluent range. The others sit in between.  The difference is mainly in cost of product.  

One is mine and much of it was sourced from ex-display and ebay.   

For the third time, you don't know what the OP is getting so you can't decide how long it needs to take or how much it costs.  A proper strip out and put back together doesn't take a few days. 

What does this £7-8k bathroom that you're describing look like?  

MikeJXE

Doozergirl said:

MikeJXE said:

Doozergirl said:

The Federation of Master Builders, design fee included in build cost, mid to higher end of pay rates for our region, not enough.  

There's a range of product costs in these photos, but the same people build them. All from scratch - either newly created rooms or back to brick for a proper finish that will stand the test of time.   All designed and PMd by me, apart from the last one PMd by my husband.   

Very nice in fact beautiful but thats a whole different world to the OP and their 3 meter square bathroom

Those bathrooms are for the mega rich and the design free included would never be noticed.

If I had a few million and live in a property that justified on of your bathrooms I wouldn't hesitate 

You have vast experience in mega projects but unfortunately none in what the OP is looking for 

Two of those projects cost less than £10k at the time with purchases from the local plumbers merchant and Topps Tiles.  

Two are in the very affluent range. The others sit in between.  

One is mine and much of it was sourced from ex-display and ebay.   

For the third time, you don't know what the OP is getting so you can't decide how long it needs to take or how much it costs.  A proper strip out and put back together doesn't take a few days. 

What does this £7-8k bathroom that you're describing look like?  

For the third time he said his costing for materials is 4K so I can guess what he's getting, nothing as extravagant as your bathrooms. 

Not one of them is anywhere near 3 square meters and yet the cheapest is 10k, 4K below the quote stated by the OP

I know how long it takes to strip a bathroom out, fit a walk-in shower with screen, plumb in a shower unit, fit a wall hung toilet and a concealed basin. Because I have actually done it my self as I don't sit behind a desk and allocate then work to others i have physically install at my own property

Yes he should source his sanitary ware from plumbers merchants and get his 4K down. My £2900 walk-in  in shower was on display with a sign on it that said £300, I asked if that was for extras and the guy said no that the sale price so I bought it there and then. When it came to fitting there were pieces missing but the plumbers merchant sent them to me 

The reason you think £14k it's cheap IMO is you deal in class and someone like OP is looking for something affordable 

Doozergirl

When did I say £14k was cheap? 

Like a car, a bathroom can cost anything in a huge price range and the quality for price can differ from place to place.   You can throw in a suite for not very much, of course, but we have no idea what the OP was expecting, it might have been the moon on a stick.  

How am I supposed to project manage a build from behind a desk?  Don't insult me, please.  

How do you know what is in the OPs £4k to judge labour requirements?   Or how much my materials are on each job to be so confident as to compare it to the OP? 

I suspect the OP has sensibly gone to bed but we're lacking an awful lot of info from them and you're doing quite a bit of heavy lifting with your assumptions, so I'll leave it there until we get some meaningful feedback in order to provide an informed opinion. 

jusferbrowsing

Our bathroom was completely ripped out, lined, skimmed tiled throughout with bath, shower, sink and loo and including fitting, plumbing and skip bag was just over 8k. It took just on two weeks and quality of fit/tiles was perfect. That was 18 months ago.

We used Wickes for planning and buying fixtures and tiles then a specialist bathroom fitter company who organised their relevant trade specialists like clockwork.

I have to say we got exactly what we hoped for and I absolutely love it. 

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Our plan is to tile the floor and all of the walls. Top Tiles quoted us £1,000 for the tiles. New bath/shower, toilet, basin, heated rail, toilet roll hanger, taps, etc. came up to £3k. I suspect there are other things. Bath and basin will be moving positions.

singhini

OMG this is really worrying me.
My house was built 22 years ago and its never been touched (technically it has i.e. i moved in 20 years ago and painted the whole house candlelight and put new carpet in thought-out). I recall the carpet cost me £1,500 and i recon £500 on paint, masking tape, brushes etc....

For the last 2 years ive kept telling myself it all needs redoing but i cant be bothered to get it done as nothings broke, it just tired and old fashioned. Anyhow I was planning on the following:

New carpets throughout = £1,600 (125m2 @ £13 per m). note: keep the old underlay
New 3 piece bathroom = £3,500 (3 piece bath set = £1,000 + £500 tiles + £2,000 labour)
New 3 piece on-suite shower room = £3,500 (same as above)
Paint whole house again but now in white = £2,500  (£500 materials and £2,000 in labour)
miscellaneous = £400
*forget about the kitchen 

TOTAL = £11,500

How can anyone spend £14,000 on just a bathroom

i don't think my figures are unrealistic, £6,000 in labour over 12 days and 2 people = £250 per day for each person 

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singhini said:

OMG this is really worrying me.
My house was built 22 years ago and its never been touched (technically it has i.e. i moved in 20 years ago and painted the whole house candlelight and put new carpet in thought-out). I recall the carpet cost me £1,500 and i recon £500 on paint, masking tape, brushes etc....

For the last 2 years ive kept telling myself it all needs redoing but i cant be bothered to get it done as nothings broke, it just tired and old fashioned. Anyhow I was planning on the following:

New carpets throughout = £1,600 (125m2 @ £13 per m). note: keep the old underlay
New 3 piece bathroom = £3,500 (3 piece bath set = £1,000 + £500 tiles + £2,000 labour)
New 3 piece on-suite shower room = £3,500 (same as above)
Paint whole house again but now in white = £2,500  (£500 materials and £2,000 in labour)
miscellaneous = £400
*forget about the kitchen 

TOTAL = £11,500

How can anyone spend £14,000 on just a bathroom

i don't think my figures are unrealistic, £6,000 in labour over 12 days and 2 people = £250 per day for each person 

Because their disposable income allows it.
Because they choose home comforts instead of a holiday.
Because they choose home comforts instead of an expensive car.
Because what people spend is completely individual.