How do I do a bath room remodel on a budget?

Chuck Arneson
by Chuck Arneson

What should we budget on a master bathroom remodeling for our $260,000 home built in 1992?

  2 answers
  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Feb 17, 2019

    Really depends where you live and what you want done. Plus you never know what you will encounter when you begin demolition(rotten floors,walls,bad plumbing or electric) or if you plan on adding fixtures or moving them.Found this online. I think the 10,000 is about right. many ways to cut costs using repurposed supplies or builder grade materials, careful & selective shopping for higher end products at lower cost. The average cost for a Bathroom Remodel Contractor is $6000. .. a mid-range bathroom remodel is approximately $10,499, higher or lower depending on where you live (and how you define mid-range). Redoing your bathroom will cost less in the South and more in the West and Northeast. The report also estimates that such a job will recoup 102 percent of its cost at resale. So at least you know you're not flushing money down the toilet. An upscale bathroom remodel is estimated to cost $26, 052 — a hefty jump in price — and to recoup about 93 percent of that on resale.Remodeling defines a mid-range remodel as putting in a toilet, tub with a tile surround, an integrated solid-surface double sink and vanity, recessed medicine cabinet, a ceramic tile floor and vinyl wallpaper.It's easy to spend $25,000 on a bathroom renovation. If you don't have that sort of dough, a remodel is all about compromise. Think about what elements in your bathroom you most want to change and what you can live with and without.






  • Here are some sites to give you a ballpark figure:


    https://www.angieslist.com/articles/how-much-does-bathroom-remodel-cost.htm


    https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/bathrooms/remodel-a-bathroom/


    Cost depends on size and quality of materials chosen. Don't cheap out on flooring, fixtures and lighting, get the best you can afford within your budget. These are items that you must live with for a long time and can get expensive to replace.