We are needing to upgrade the bathrooms in our house. There is a family bathroom with shower, bath, sink and toilet. an ensuite with shower, sink, toilet. a guest toilet with sink. The rooms all need to be stripped back to the walls and everything replaced. Also re-tile the floors and maybe showers and bath surround and paint the walls We'd like them to be maybe mid-range nice but not top of the line or designer fit-out. We've never done anything like this before. What sort of budget should we be looking for? Will need to buy the bathroomware, get a tiler, a plumber, and an electrician. What sort of budget should we be looking for? Also any suggestions of companies that have done a good job on this sort of work. We're in West Auckland.
budgel,
Nov 12, 9:19pm
Consider getting a quote from one of the bathroom renovation companies.
^^^^^ Best advice they will manage the complete job,rather than trying to manage it yourself,esp if your experience is limited
t_naki,
Nov 12, 10:28pm
Any builder will also project manage. Going to a big specialist company often means high overheads and salaried workers. I have always found that getting a builder who is doing the work himself is far better as he has some skin in the game and you can always talk to the boss because he is onsite. I would look at a site like builders crack for a starter and ask to see some references or see if he will let you contact some of his past customers.
kiwimade64,
Nov 12, 11:13pm
Exciting! Our builder will be doing ours eventually and he subcontracts out to the plumber, tiler, sparky and so on. He will give us a quote. Even just a run of the mill bathroom will cost you, so whatever your budget, allow an extra 10% for those unforeseen things or if you change your mind about something.
budgel,
Feb 14, 8:18pm
I agree that it would probably work out less expensive having a builder manage the project. The original post just wanted to establish a budget.
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