Labour costs for bathroom

UnsureAboutthis

We've been looking at bathroom furniture/shower/tiles etc/etc

Our bathroom sis just over 2mt wide x  just under 3mts long.
Floor to ceiling is just under 2.5mts

Presently we have the standard bath/w/wc and WHB layout plus a radiator. and half-height tiles all around

We live in the south of England, What do you think would be the labour costs be?
Do not inc vat, please

I'm aware kip will be extra and we are also getting a new do fitted.

The bathroom items will be closing over 4.7k to 5.2k max hopefull

We had a quote for 10 days of work, they will pay for the following materials, pipes/gules/grouting/paint and plasterboard. It was 5200 pounds, they do not charge vat.

We will have the bath removed and with a shower tray and one glass panel and the toilet will remain in the same place and WHB will be moved to another wall, with no exposed pipes.

Albermarle

If the bathroom fitter is experienced and has a good reputation, then it is probably not far off.
We had a similar size bathroom done three years ago in the South of England. There was not a specific charge for labour, but it must have been in that sort of ballpark. It also took about 10 days for one person.

Doozergirl

"I'm aware kip will be extra and we are also getting a new do fitted." I have no idea what either of these things are. ☺️

That doesn't sound like a 'bad' price but it really depends on the items you're fitting and the amount of prep work and number of 'fixes' that everything requires. 

Spending £5k on kit might mean back to wall or wall hung toilets, hidden shower fittings etc.  The room may be fully tiled etc

A wall hung toilet might require four separate fixes around other jobs to make it structurally sound and visually attractive in the way it's built in with boxing, recesses, hidden access etc.  That costs a vast amount more in materials and labour than trying to swap out a 'bog in a box' from a DIY shed and leaving the soil pipe on show.  

Any building project is like anything else you buy.  A Ferrari costs more than a Dacia, you wouldn't think to come and say "I'm buying a "car", is this price alright?", there's  no context provided.  

The average thread like this turns into a bun fight because many people think that one size fits all when it comes to building work.   Let's see how this one turns out ☺️

casper_gutman

As Doozergirl says - the spec you want and the details of the space will determine how much work is involved. Anyone going by your OP can only have the vaguest idea as to the cost of doing the work you need. You should get multiple quotes if you want to be confident the price is competitive.

With all that in mind, the price sounds in the right range to me if you're stripping everything right back to the studs/brickwork. We recently paid £7k for our bathroom and separate upstairs loo. New ceilings and floors, new plasterboard throughout, half tiled, installation of new loo, basin, back-to-wall bath, separate shower, radiators, electrics. We supplied tiles, suite, taps, radiators, light fittings, and the installer supplied all the rest - plasterboard, sealants, plaster, pipework, timber, ply for the floor, cement boards for the shower area, etc., paint, as well as all labour, coordinating subcontractors (plasterer, tiler, decorator) and skip hire.

twopenny

That's about what I paid for mine last year which is roughly the same size and what had to be done.

It included removing all debris.

I bought fixtures, tiles etc seperately.

jonnydeppiwish!

We had this fitted, similar size. Total spend was circa £6k, tiler fitted everything (we purchased everything bar adhesive/grout/silicon/beading) and his bill was £3,250. 

Village by the sea in SSE.

UnsureAboutthis

I've read all of the posts again. We've been looking for tiles etc. ATM, the bill for tiles, basin, w/c, shower tray, shower, side panel, new door, mirror cabinet, fan, taps, inc vanity units and 2 slim line cupboards comes to just shy of 5k.
We've still not got a second quote but I now believe we may be able to get a more accurate quote.

VAt makes a big difference to Labour. We were hoping max spend of 7/5.5 thousand and now the red line is 10 thousand. From what has been posted here, we should find someone near us. I've been reading the profiles of bathroom fitters on those trader's sites and have shortlisted one and may invite him.

Ideally, we'd want it fitted in late January. Thankfully we have a room where we can store the items so may start ordering next week. You have all been really helpful, so thanks.

Realistically, I may have to draw a redline at 10.5 thousand but certainly not more than that.

FreeBear

Bear in mind, the threshold for a business (including sole traders) is currently £90,000 per year. It doesn't take too may jobs to exceed this barrier, so get used to seeing VAT included in any quote.

MysteryMe

Try and get a recommendation of a plumber from family, friends, work colleagues. Trader sites are a little shark infested and you cannot rely on reviews. Many are fake and some posted by customers who feel obliged to provide one when the trader is standing over their shoulder....

Doozergirl

MysteryMe said:

Try and get a recommendation of a plumber from family, friends, work colleagues. Trader sites are a little shark infested and you cannot rely on reviews. Many are fake and some posted by customers who feel obliged to provide one when the trader is standing over their shoulder....

Use www.fmb.org.uk/fab instead. 

They are properly vetted - accounts, insurances checked and on-site inspections made. The FMB is not for profit so not driven by £££s, but by the drive for quality.  

They're also bound to offer you a proper contract and there's a Trading Standard's approved disputes team, just in case...