Quote to refurb small bathroom

[u/magic-turtle-2625]

This is my current bathroom, in need of complete refurb, change electric shower to combi shower and adding a radiator. All of the quotes in my area (South Wales) have been £8-10K minimum! I can’t afford that amount even on finance, so just wondering if that seems expensive or whether DIY might be a better route. It’s the only bathroom in the house so might complicate things.

[u/purplechemist]

Our bathroom was almost identical to this (seriously; I did a double-take with that yellow/white random patchwork!).

Anyway; to do ours (2.3M x 1.4m), (including ripping up and replacing floorboards, ripping down and replacing ceiling, re plastering, tiling walls, vinyl floor, but shower off a mixer tap, not electric like yours), cost us I reckon £4000 as a DIY job. We didn’t go high-end on anything; the suite cost about £800 (vanity unit was most expensive single part). The rest was materials and a tile-saw.

So; add on probably another £2k of labour (five days of two people)

[u/Grifter1983 → u/purplechemist]

2k labour a bit light there I’d say, maybe a few years ago…be closer to 4 for skilled guys, running a business, not just wages

[u/purplechemist → u/Grifter1983]

Good point