tim..... spake thus:

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From: Tim Watts Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:02 AM Newsgroups:
uk.d-i-y Subject:
How much should a bathroom refit cost?

tim.... wrote:

Hi,

I currently looking at buying a repo that needs a lot of work doing.

Being used to doing my own diy, I've lost track of how much it costs to
get things done.

But this particular property needs too much doing to it before I can
move in so I'm going to have to sub some of it out.

So how much should I expect to pay for a full (small) bathroom refit
using quality, but not designer, fitments.

TIA

tim

Can you be more precise about standard?

You could spend a few hundred to a few thou (or even 10's of thou) on
parts alone ranging from "cheap and bright with vinyl flooring and just
enough wall tiles" to "proper pukka decent ordinary suite plus lots of
tiles on wall and floor" to "genuine recon antique fitments in the style
of Louis XIV".

Well I'm not going to buy the £199 B&Q value pack, but I'm not expecting
to spend more than 500 pounds on the fittings.

Fully tiled using basic, modern style, tiles.

Wasn't including the flooring, I can go back and do that later. I can
do the "remove old tiles" part myself . As I can putting a
cupbaord/mirror on the wall.

Labour I would guess is pretty much dependent on time more than anything
else, and a bathroom fitter could be in and out in just a few days
unless there are any gotchas.

This is the bit that I really wanted to know. Assuming no gotchas what
can I expect?

Here's a pic of the current room:

http://
media.rightmove.co.uk/1k/458/38184488/458_ASM120231_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.JPG
(I think that explains why there is no need for anything special)

As you can seed it needs a shower fitting. I'm in two minds as to
whether I should add an electric one, or one fed off the hot water. And
whether to fit a fixed screen or a curtain. (I will rarely use the
shower)

Add there needs to be a new supply for a vanity light and shaver point.

It also needs the supply to the extractor "repairing" as it seems not to
work off the light switch, would a plumber do that as part of a full job
or would that have to be separate task for a sparks? (This part of the
job is one that is beyond my knowledge level and I'd have to get someone
in for this even if I did do all of the rest myself!) - Just how do you
wire up an extractor so that it comes on with the light, but remains on
(on timer)
after the light is switched off?

You buy an extractor with an inbuilt timer. It'll have a permanent live
feed and a switched live feed.