Setting a budget for your bathroom fit-out can be tricky to do with all the variables you need to consider.
TIM PHILLIPS
Is a quantity surveyor with almost 30 years of experience across the commercial and residential construction sector. @timphillips71
Anew bathroom is always high on everyone’s list when it comes to renovations — and it’s an absolute essential if you’re self-building. So, what are we looking at in terms of costs in 2023? You may be looking for a budget upgrade to your existing home, or a topof-the-range bathroom for your brand-new self-build — these will naturally be poles apart in terms of cost. We’ll look at the average costs you should expect to budget for, together with installation costs and a host of factors that will influence the overall cost of your new bathroom. These factors are key to understanding how and where your budget can be affected and where you can save or spend to achieve your dream bathroom.
The main bathroom consists of a toilet, basin, bath and shower, which come in all sizes, shapes, finishes and, of course, costs! If you’re planning a complete bathroom renovation, to include removal/disposal and replacement of the suite, radiator, floor and wall tiles, plus new lighting, extractor fan and decorating, you can expect to pay on average around £7,000.
If you’re self-building, you won’t have any of the costs of removal and disposal. While you’ll need to introduce the waste, piping, electrics and structure of the room, this will be built into your overall build cost/m2. So you can expect your new bathroom to come in below the average renovation budget of around £7,000. You can also do things like concealing all piping and electrics, build in storage and keep things as flush and streamlined for less cost than actually renovating a bathroom. Whether you’re renovating or self-building, there’s a host of factors that can reduce or increase your costs and we’ll look at these on the opposite page.
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