Approx bathroom build cost

[badbob]

Bathroom is 1.92 x 1.90 x 2.3H

I will remove old tiling, wallpaper and clean walls. Builder will remove flooring.
I will supply bath, bath tap, radiator, bog roll holder, bath waste, shower, basin, pedastal, wall fixings, tap, waste.
Disconnect bath, basin and WC. No scrappage.
Builder to supply shower rail, wood bath panel and fit.
Builder to supply WC, flooring, underlay, skirting, wall tiles and fit. Fit bath, basin and WC.
Remove fake plasterboard wall (70cm wide x 2.3MH) shorten or replace for the new longer bath. Replace small 30cm x 30cm piece which is rotten (next to bath)
Wood door and frame (builder to supply)
Fit radiator. Builder to supply valves. Fot bog roll holder.
Tiling to ceiling. Remove door, bath panel and window from tile coverage
Fit pull cord switch.
Builder to supply consumable items such as tile adhesive, grout, glue, nails, general piping, etc etc to complete the job.

 

[badbob]

I'm starting to get ****ed off with greedy builders, been quoted just under £4000. Remove door frame doesn't need doing not asked them to quote for it.

I worked out maximum £1000 materials (flooring, underlay, skirting, door, bath side panel, shower rail, extractor, tiling, valves, tile adhesive, grout, floor sealent) , so if it's a 4 or 5 day job about £1000 for labour. So where's the other £1800 going? We're suppling bath, bath tap, shower, basin/pedastal, basin taps radiator.

 

[Avatar]

Rule 1:

Dont use 'Bob the Builder' to do work, as they can charge you double what a skilled tradesman would!

Use specialists in each area, and do the leg work yourself.

Use a builder, and pay for it in more than one way . . ..

Still at least half my work is correcting the crap work builders did, so I cant complain!

I would quote around £800 for the plumbing work mentioned, i cant comment about the rest . . .

Time to call a plumber i think!!!!

 

[badbob]

I wrote everything down and gave it to him, so can't say changing the job. What's ****ing me off is we've bought that stuff plus kitchen sink/tap/oven/hob and at the rate we're going not going to find anybody. I think just look at the area "hmmm posh" and whack another £1500 ontop. Same bloke charged is £2000 for 19' x 9' shed. Skip hire. Roof totally collapsed, x 10 beams, bricking up door to waist height, double glazing window 2M wide, bricking around edge (damaged mortar) plywood roof, angled run off, with 3 layers of felt roof. Guttering along top, batton board and edge boarding. I think that was quite acceptable price.

 

[badbob]

I've been quoted £9000. This is getting stupid.

 

[HTB]

On a bathroom of that size I would charge between £1750 and £2000 labour for all plumbing and tiling. Might knock £200 off as you have stripped out and prepped walls so could get it down to around £1500 ish labour only. Builders consistently **** up bathroom installations in my opinion by not getting a qualified plumber in to do the work and bodge it in themselves.

BTW if the tiling is Travertine, Porcelain or Mosiacs might charge a bit more for the tiling.

 

[david williams]

4 to 5 day job you expect a properly run company do it for £200 a day.out of which they will have to pay there staff,vans,insurence,cart away rubbish ,and gaurentee works,and still make a profit,because if they do not they will not be there next time you want them.

 

[newbie1]

let me do some sample maths

200.00 per day/1000 a week/52000.00 a year

minus 4 weeks holiday 4000.00
minus advertising 2000.00
minus ins/tools etc 1500.00(est)
hours spent quoting 2000.00

and not getting job
so we are down to 42500.00
now deduct tax/diesel/nat insurance/pension beacase self employed/mot/road tax and any days sick or where you cant work because youre held up by other tradesman
and pretty soon that 200.00 a day doesnt quite seem enough
it really isnt that simple to look at the cost and think youre being ripped off..not saying it doesnt happen but dont allways assume this is the reason quote is high

 

[badbob]

BTW if the tiling is Travertine, Porcelain or Mosiacs might charge a bit more for the tiling.

Asked for £20/m for floor, £10/m for walls. So pretty cheap.

cart away rubbish

Didn't ask for skip hire.

 

[HTB]

Well put Newbie. Not everyone is aware of the overheads imvolved.