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Subject: Price per square foot for remodelling a bathroom
Category: Family and Home > Home
Asked by: zak-ga
List Price: $3.75
Posted: 03 Sep 2002 14:00 PDT
Expires: 03 Oct 2002 14:00 PDT
Question ID: 61373
Do you know the price range and the typical price for remodelling a
bathroom per square foot? Most useful would be the price in Boston or
in Massachusetts. In this instance, I am trying to see if my
contractor is making me a reasonable bid. It includes replacing a
bathtub with a tiled shower, replacing the toilet, vanity etc in a
older house but on top of existing plumbing.

Request for Question Clarification by mvguy-ga on 03 Sep 2002 15:57 PDT
Do you need the answer in dollars per square foot?  It seems to me
that in a case the size of the bathroom is less important than what is
being done.  Replacing a toilet, for example, would cost the same
regardless of what size of bathroom it's in.  Would you accept an
answer that looked at the cost of the specific tasks you mentioned?

Clarification of Question by zak-ga on 03 Sep 2002 17:23 PDT
The answer has to come down to whether the $32,000 bid makes sense.
The bathroom is 8' x 9' and we will order about $12,000 worth of
fixtures and since this was an old house, he will have to strip
everything down to the underlying concrete wall. But the plumbing
exists in place. So it's one 3 x 4' tiled shower with solid glass
doors on two faces, one vanity with built-in sink, no bathroom (the
shower replaces the bathroom), a simple toilet, marble floor, but no
tile on the wall. Again, in toto, only $12K worth of fixtures. So does
this make sense from the perspective of square feet or the entire job.
Remember that Massachusetts is quite expensive but I worry that this
is at least 2-3K over.

Thanks.
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Subject: Re: Price per square foot for remodelling a bathroom
From: knowledge_seeker-ga on 03 Sep 2002 16:18 PDT
 
Hi zak, 

This doesn't answer your question, but may provide a guideline ---

"A bathroom renovation worth $10,000 to $15,000 will take you from a
basic but good quality renovation to one with more expensive finishes
and fixtures - the cost includes labour.
 
Where your money goes 

For an economy renovation, you're likely to spend 
•	66% building and labour 
•	33% fittings and fixtures 

For an average to expensive renovation, the breakdown is 
•	50% building and labour 
•	50% fittings and fixtures "

http://www.thisplace.com.au/renovate/bathrooms.htm

--K~
Subject: Re: Price per square foot for remodelling a bathroom
From: stockzguy-ga on 04 Sep 2002 04:32 PDT
 
Been there, remodeled many bathrooms in the Northern NJ, Southern FL,
Dade/Broward areas. You can go to any library and get a remolders'
guidebook. Or you can visit a major homebuilders supply, they usually
carry the guidebooks. Also, have you also considered getting bids from
at least 3 contractors. Most people who've contacted me and asked for
my contracting services, have had at least 3 different contractors and
bids on the job. Just my 2c worth. PS, sorry I won't come that far
north, even though my rates are very good, I'm in NJ.
Subject: Re: Price per square foot for remodelling a bathroom
From: mvguy-ga on 04 Sep 2002 06:56 PDT
 
Yeah, I think a surefire way to find out if the bid is reasonable is
to have at least two other contractors bid on it. The bid sounds high
to me, but it's hard to know for sure without a look at the place. 
Even if another bid comes in lower, you could still go with your
favored contractor if you think that one will do a better job, or you
could use the other bid as leverage to negotiate the price.  With a
project that size, there shouldn't be a problem finding interested
contractors.

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