Bathroom Remodel Costs

[Electric Amish]

I'm going to be remodeling my bathroom in a couple of weeks.

The remodel will consist of the following:

Remove old vanity/sink
Remove toilet
Remove old tub
Remove drywall around tub/shower
Remove rotted sub-floor

Replace sub-floor
Replace drywall around tub/shower
Setup new tub
Set old toilet

Tile floor and tub/shower surround (contractor)

Setup new vanity
Setup new vanity top/sink
Replace sink fixtures
Replace fan
Replace light fixture
Replace Tub/Shower fixtures

My brother-in-law will be helping with the tasks listed in bold above. He says we can do all that in a day.

He will probably not allow me to pay him, but I would like to pay him something. Does anyone here have an estimate on what those tasks would cost...or approximately 8 hours of labor?

Thanks.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

For a brother-in-law? Case of beer at the very least.

 

[iGas]

Professional would charge you at least 14-16 hours but very likely they would bid 24 hours or more on the bolded part of the list.

Around my area you are lucky if you can find pros that do side jobs for $40 per hour cash.

Are you going to replace the bath/shower diverted to a modern balancing vale (non scald)?

I would go with a case of beer and dinner. Then make sure that you get him something equivalent of the job value for his family on Christmas/birthdays.

[add] Oops, my bad at time calculation.

 

[DrPizza]

He says we can do all that in a day.

But, that makes no sense. Why would you put down the toilet before the tile floor? Not that the toilet is that big of a deal; after the tile is down, should take about 5 minutes to reinstall. Otherwise, you should be able to do it in a day. But, the tile will (or should) take a couple days - a day to lay it, wait 24 hours, then grout, then another day, then seal the grout.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

no way you get all that done in a day.

 

[bctbct]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
no way you get all that done in a day.

 

[iGas]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

He says we can do all that in a day.

But, that makes no sense. Why would you put down the toilet before the tile floor? Not that the toilet is that big of a deal; after the tile is down, should take about 5 minutes to reinstall. Otherwise, you should be able to do it in a day. But, the tile will (or should) take a couple days - a day to lay it, wait 24 hours, then grout, then another day, then seal the grout.

I set the toilet on an unfinished floor for people to use, then lift it for tiles or linoleum when needed. Kant-leak wax seal is less than $5, and normal wax ring is about $2.

Grout can be apply immediately after tile laying finished, but you have to be careful. Wall tiles would need more time than floor tiles to set, but it still can be grout in the same day as tile laying.

 

[olds]

He can do it in a day. He'll need all 24 hours but it's doable.

 

[glenn1]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
I'm going to be remodeling my bathroom in a couple of weeks.

The remodel will consist of the following:

Remove old vanity/sink
Remove toilet
Remove old tub
Remove drywall around tub/shower
Remove rotted sub-floor

Replace sub-floor
Replace drywall around tub/shower
Setup new tub
Set old toilet

Tile floor and tub/shower surround (contractor)

Setup new vanity
Setup new vanity top/sink
Replace sink fixtures
Replace fan
Replace light fixture
Replace Tub/Shower fixtures

My brother-in-law will be helping with the tasks listed in bold above. He says we can do all that in a day.

He will probably not allow me to pay him, but I would like to pay him something. Does anyone here have an estimate on what those tasks would cost...or approximately 8 hours of labor?

Thanks.

I'm having my bathroom done right now by a professional contractor, with most of the same items in scope as you. That being said, I doubt the work you have listed in bold can be done in a day, unless you plan on working into pretty late in the evening.

1. Doing the demo will probably take you most of a day (even if you get it out easily, loading the debris onto a truck and hauling it to the landfill will take a good amount of time in itself).
2. While I don't know how big your bathroom is, I'd count on most of a day for the floor. If a contractor is doing it, he's going to take his sweet time. And if you're doing it, you're probably not familar with laying down thinset or running a tile saw, so it'll probably take longer than you think. And as others pointed out, a 24-hour wait to grout after you have the tile laid down.
3. Putting in the vanity and light fixture should be pretty quick, couple hours at most. Installing the drains, faucets, etc. will probably take a bit longer if you're not used to doing them. Throw in the finishing work, buttoning up the trim, and clean-up and that's the rest of the day.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Not happening in a day. I been writing estimates for insurance claims for 20 years. Dealing with old plumbing usually takes two to four trips to the store minimum. Previous post about tile before toilet is correct. Then your going to have to raise the toilet flange due to the floor level being raised due to the new tile. How old is the plumbing and is it galvanized, pvc. copper? This isn't a weekend project. I would being willing to bet that you want be dropping a deuce in the toilet for at least a week if the tile contractor shows up on time or at all.

 

[Electric Amish]

Yes, the tile will take time and I am certainly not including that in a single day.

I am also will not be taking the demolition materials to the landfill the same day.

It's a small "standard" bathroom that is 5' wide and 9' deep.

I wasn't sure about re-setting the toilet before the tile. I might just to have a usable toilet.

The brother-in-law is a plumber so that should help with any "plumbing" issues. All plumbing is either copper for water feed or ABS for drain.

The sub-floor under the tub is certainly rotting, so that is my main concern.

 

[imported_weadjust]

Rotting sub floor under the toilet is very common due to the wax seal leaking. You will have to scab some framing onto the existing floor joists to nail your new sub floor down. If it's an older house it's easier to use screws than nails to do the framing. Your going to have to install cement board on top of the plywood sub floor to give you a solid surface for the tile. You may find water damage to the floor joist under the tub. Not a big deal but will take some extra time.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: iGas

Originally posted by: DrPizza

He says we can do all that in a day.

But, that makes no sense. Why would you put down the toilet before the tile floor? Not that the toilet is that big of a deal; after the tile is down, should take about 5 minutes to reinstall. Otherwise, you should be able to do it in a day. But, the tile will (or should) take a couple days - a day to lay it, wait 24 hours, then grout, then another day, then seal the grout.

I set the toilet on an unfinished floor for people to use, then lift it for tiles or linoleum when needed. Kant-leak wax seal is less than $5, and normal wax ring is about $2.

Grout can be apply immediately after tile laying finished, but you have to be careful. Wall tiles would need more time than floor tiles to set, but it still can be grout in the same day as tile laying.

It's highly recommended that you wait at least 24 hours (or even longer in some cases.) I see no reason to rush through something like that. Will it be okay if you don't wait? Probably. Why take the chance?

 

[Billb2]

My rule of thumb:
Estimate your material cost at the highest price at which you can find the items, then double that.
Estimate your labor, double that.
Add the two together and if the house is older than 10 years, double the total.

Ripping out an old toilet. sink and tub. LOL... You're gonna be surprised by what you find and what it costs to fix it!

And if you brother in law gets it done in 24 hours, just cover his medical bills.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
no way you get all that done in a day.

Absolutely NO way. You'll be lucky if you get all the old fixtures out in a day. Most probably, they built the bathroom walls after the tub was installed. You'll have some fun getting it loose from the floor/tile and getting it out of the room.

 

[blurredvision]

Good luck OP. I remodeled my bathroom late last year, and it took me MUCH longer than I anticipated. Having your brother-in-law, who is a plumber, helps a lot though. I thought I'd be able to get mine done in a single weekend, but it ended up taking me 2 weekends to get the bathroom back in working order, and another weekend to finish up painting and molding.

You always run into something you didn't expect, and you never have what you need, requiring multiple trips to the local home improvement store. I was simply replacing the floor, vanity/mirror, and doing a bit different with decoration. Toilet and tub didn't even get any work.

Here's my before and after. The before pic was after the medicine cabinet had been removed. In the after pic, that ugly metal shelving has since been replaced by some nice wood shelving that matches the vanity. I also installed crown molding that you can't see in the pic. I ended up having to replace half the drywall in the bathroom because of the tile you see in the before pic, as well as because of the hole in the wall left from the old medicine cabinet.

http://www.joshpuckett.com/tmp...e_before_and_after.jpg

Probably ended up spending close to $800 or so.

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: peritusONE
Probably ended up spending close to $800 or so.

Thats it??

 

[Vette73]

Not going to happen in 1 day.

That and make sure you use fiberglass drywall and also a membrane between the tile and drywall if you want it to last.


Look into Kerdi and also Ditra

 

[blurredvision]

Originally posted by: tallest1

Originally posted by: peritusONE
Probably ended up spending close to $800 or so.

Thats it??

Ya, and most of that was the vanity and mirror (the vanity was a package that came with the bowl and faucet). That $800 includes the vanity, mirror, lighting, new outlets, light switch, 2 or 3 sheets of bathroom-safe drywall, floor (simple sticky-back vinyl tiles), paint, and the trim/crown that was needed. It's a small bathroom. I reused some of the trim around the bathtub to save a few bucks. It's amazing how much money you can save when you do it yourself.

It might've bordered more towards $900, but it was definitely in the $800-$900 range. And now that I think about it, that doesn't include the $170 over-tank shelving the wife bought.

So what's in the picture, $800-$900, with that shelving, upwards of $1100, max.

 

[AngelleMarshall]

This is a hard question to answer as prices range anywhere from $5,000 up to $30,000 depending on the amount of work and change you want to implement into your bathroom remodeling project. Even with your basic small bathroom, a full bathroom remodel can run to up to $8000 in expenses ? this is usually the cost estimated if you?re hiring a contractor to do the work for you, which may seem like a lot but in the end it does save you a lot of time and frustration. If you decide to make this do it yourself bathroom remodeling, remember to have all of the materials and bathroom floor layouts on hand before starting - you don?t want to be spending your precious time frustrated and stuck behind sweaty weekend shoppers.
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