Pluming quote.... ok?

heatherw_01

I just got quoted £1,800 plus vat for my bathroom.

Is is a very small bathroomroom but he would be:

Tiling the wall halfway.
laying plyboard and tiling the floor.
supplying and fitting a new bath suite is nearly the same postion apart from the bath which is getting moved up a few inches.

This is for fitting an tiling and supplying it all.

Is this a decent quote?

Boohbah

"Is this a decent quote?"

Who can say with any degree of certainty.

Was your builder recommended to you, how many estimates did you get, and are you comparing like with like.

N9eav

Always get at least 3 estimates. None of us can guess how much the work should be without seeing your bathroom and the problems one may encounter... So get as many free estimates as you can and that should give you a rough idea.. Also a lot depends on the style and quality of your bathroom suite and hardware. I mean taps cost from £20 to £200 etc...

theGrinch

plumbers charge from £150 to £250 per day depending on the job and location.

I would expect you job to take 4 days or £600 to £1000 in labour. as said previously, the materials can vary widely in cost. baths can range from £199 to £1999.

i would expect a bath to cost around £300, wash basin £100, taps £100, tiling £10 per sqm, toilet £100, the flooring range from £10 to £40 per sqm, ply £50, flexi-grout about £70.

as you see it all adds up very quickly

budgetflyer

You can get a nice suite for under £300 at most plumbers merchants. say £100 for bits and bobs.£300 for tiles.£600 for plumber and tiler.
I would reckon unless you've went for something really fancy or your plumber also does the Beckhams and Elton John then you should be able to skim £500 or so off that price quoted

heatherw_01

That suite from him was only £280

RedOnRed

Is this a decent quote?

This is about as much as I payed a few years ago to have my bathroom and en-suite done at the same time. Both rooms involved a lot of work, stripping floorl to ceiling tiles on all walls, plastering, fitting new sanitary ware and electric shower. I did buy all of the fittings before hand, so the price was pretty much labour and minimal materials.

All in all, it doesn't seem too bad a quote you've got.

budgetflyer

Your 3 biggest plumbers merchants- Grahams, PTS and Plumb Center all do a nice suite for around £175 +Vat
inc taps and wastes.

An 8x4 sheet of ply is around £20

You can get nice floor andwall tiles for between £5 and £10 per M sq.

£100 should cover plumbing fittings ,tile adhesive and grout.

do your own measuring and buying, add on 10%- you can always take extra tile packs back for a refund if not used.

Get a couple of other quotes for labour

£3 - 400 is reasonable for plumber
Tiler £15- 20 per M sq

You said its a small bathroom so I reckon my original est of £1300 should be MAX

MiM

Does anyone know anyone in the Teesside area they could reccommend for a job like the one described above?

pandas66

Is there a shortage of tradesmen about? I've had 2 saying there coming round no sign of either, been looking for 3 months now. Changed my mind over colours 3 times!!!!!!!!!A plumber in the Lancs area pleasexxx

greenoak

If looking for tradesmen go and visit a lettings office and ask for their recommendations. They rely on good regular tradesmen.

I just bought a buy to let in Liverpool and got all my tradesmen from the lettings co recommendations.

You can always say you are thinking of letting but need some plumbing work done before etc etc

Worth a shot....