Edward wrote:
Finger in the air time.

My brother has just had a shower replaced. It was a bog standard
Mira mixer shower, hot water feed nearby, no new plumbing involved. The
plumber said that the plasterboard behind was rotten, so this
needed to be replaced as well. Basically, we're talking about a new
ceramic tray, new tiling (big, cheap, easy to cut tiles) new shower
and new enclosure. Think Ford Mondeo and not Bugatti Veyron.

How much should this cost, as a very rough ballpark estimate? The
bill for the work has come in at £1600 which seems a tad on the steep
side to me.

£150 -£200 for the Mira, £100 - £150 for a basic enclosure, tray around £40.
With the tiles/adhesive/grout etc you are up to £400 minimum for materials.
Add plasterboard, plumbing, waste. Day rate for one man £160 - £200, say
three days for the job - thats a grand already based on cheap components.

Could be a £250 Mira, a £300 enclosure, an £80 tray - that racks the
materials up to £600/£700 + labour.

Depends how long it took how many men to do. Not enough info really.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
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