With updated estimated costs for 2020, in this article we’ll show you how much you should be paying to have your bathroom installed.
Choosing the right bathroom suite, along with your shower, taps, furniture and accessories is vital, especially if you’re working to a specific budget. However, you will also need to factor in other costs, as a recent report on Which? Local explained.
Seeking advice from recommended bathrooms fitters, they discovered how much you should be spending on some of the most common bathroom jobs. As well as bathroom installation costs, they also provided some handy tips on saving money. Read on for more nuggets of wisdom…
Typical bathroom installation costs
Install a pedestal basin with standard taps
Install a standard toilet
Install a standard bath and panels
- Price: £190–£220
- Typical job time: 3–5 hours
Tile a bathroom
- Price: Around £65 per square metre
- Typical job time: 1–5 days depending on coverage required
Install underfloor heating
- Price: £130–£165 per square metre
- Typical job time: 5 hours–2 days depending on coverage required
Change taps on bath/basin
- Price: £100–£110
- Typical job time: 1–2 hours
Install an extractor fan
Install a shower enclosure and shower tray
Install a standard mixer shower
- Price: £280–£350
- Typical job time: Around 8 hours (new) or around 2 hours (like-for-like replacement)
Install an electric shower
- Price: £320–£380
- Typical job time: Around 8 hours (new) or around 2 hours (like-for-like replacement)
Install a wetroom
- Price: £650–£1,000
- Typical job time: 3–5 days depending on size of room
Install a whirlpool bath
- Price: £385–£495
- Typical job time: 1 day
Install a bathroom cabinet
- Price: £40–£55 per cabinet
- Typical job time: 1–3 hours
Install a heated towel rail or radiator
- Price: £300–£360
- Typical job time: 2–4 hours
Plastering
- Price: £50–£60 per square metre
- Typical job time: 6 hours–3 days depending on coverage required
Installing a waterproof TV
- Price: £350–£420
- Typical job time: 2–4 hours
Installing a ceiling light
- Price: £125–£150
- Typical job time: 1–3 hours
The costs and job times stated should only be used as a rough guide. They can vary for several reasons (see below).
How much is a bathroom suite?
At VictoriaPlum.com, we know you care about the cost of your bathroom and the best way to keep those costs down is by buying quality bathroom furniture at a price that’s right. So take a look at our luxury freestanding baths, stylish basins and contemporary toilets all at low prices, to keep your new bathroom costs down.
We have full bathroom suites (including a toilet, basin and bath) starting from as little as £189*, helping you to renovate your bathroom on a budget.
The stylish Eden bathroom suite is a popular choice for our customers
Bathroom installation costs vary
While you can get a good evaluation of estimated costs when planning work on your bathroom, the end figure can vary. The recommended installers quoted a range of £100 to £140 for small jobs like fitting a pedestal basin while larger tasks such as tiling a large bathroom came in with an average fee of £1,000.
Overall, the average cost of installing a new bathroom in the UK is £4,500. However, if you’re simply swapping a like-for-like suite, without additional tiling or flooring, you can achieve this for as little as £1,500.
The reason why costs vary is that each job will need to be priced in relation to its individual circumstances. The size and shape of your bathroom will affect how easy a job is to complete, how long it will take and how much materials will be used. If there are unseen complications, such as damaged piping, then this will raise the cost of the quote.
Costs can also increase where existing fixtures need to be removed, plus prices can differ across different geographical locations.
What about waste?
No job in the bathroom is mess-free and this throws up the question of waste disposal. Traders will dispose of materials for you but they have to pay business rates to do so. This means that if you’re only generating a small amount of waste then it could prove costly.
The top tip here is to investigate whether you could dispose of any waste materials yourself for less money (e.g. by hiring a skip, using a waste bag or taking some of the waste to a local tip). If this is the case then why not suggest it to your workers?
Finish comes first
Last, but by no means least, the underlying message from Which? Local’s survey of bathroom installers found that quality is always the priority with any job. Just like at VictoriaPlum.com where we only stock high quality products made from the best materials, reputable installers
will put the finish of the job at hand above everything else.
The Clarity straight bath suite is available from as little as £189*
It may cost you a little more to get a professional finish but surely this is something worth paying for? After all, a bathroom which has been installed correctly and looks great is more likely to last than one which has a “cheap and cheerful” attitude.
For a real-life case study, check out our blog post “Bathrooms on a budget” and find out how we managed to makeover a whole family bathroom for under £600!
*Prices correct as of 02/01/2020. Prices may fluctuate.
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