How much did your architect cost you?
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How much did your Bathroom Remodel Cost? Survey??
Comments (41)We are just getting prices from contractors in NYC for our 35 sq ft (actually a little less since it's not quite 7 x 5) and prices are $7,500 - $20,000 from 4 different places. The bathroom is over 50 years old and we have just been living with it for a while. It's all contractor work, no DIY. We cannot move plumbing so the layout won't change. I'm not really sure what the $7,500 price includes since the contractor would really not elaborate beyond "a basic bathroom" that includes wall to wall new tile (what we have now). One vendor who did not do a site visit (only looked at photos) came in around $15K. I am waiting on formal proposals from 2 contractors that visited this week and I gave them the wish list below that does not include any fixtures choices or finish choices but they are steering us toward custom and semi custom. One vendor said not to spend too much since we could price out the market for resale (we are not selling anytime soon, if at all) so he came down to $20K from $25K. There is one more contractor on the list that we plan to call for an estimate. A neighbor spent $40K on her bathroom. I have not seen it but just heard the price this week so I will make it a point to visit to have a look. replace bathtub/drain & replace fixtures, adjustable rain shower with separate handheld replace medicine cabinet make laundry hamper area into storage (framed with shelving) demo wall to wall tile, replace tile add recessed storage on rear shower wall install new lighting paint entire room (replace bathroom and bedroom doors - only two doors in the apartment so they should match) replace metal towel bar in shower replace storage cabinets (towels & other products) install vessel sink and fixtures add handheld sprayer for toilet (may get washlet seat if elongated toilet will fit) cover and tile over pipes; add mesh venting remove shower door (install curved shower rod) replace ceramic towel bar (8 hooks?) & switch plate add vertical toilet paper holder upgrade & add electric outlets (2 x 2); not on same circuit as lights Labor only estimates so far: $12,650 $13,200 Materials $3,355 (low) - $7,355 (high) One GC sources and stores the materials which seem to be at least 25% -50% higher for some items than I've seen locally. This post was edited by kdnyc on Tue, Jun 3, 14 at 15:24...See MoreHow much did your build cost over budget?
Comments (9)We did not go over budget. I picked out almost everything - with the exception of light fixtures and kitchen cabinetry - before we broke ground. I bought a ton of things on the internet (all plumbing fixtures and faucets, light fixtures, cupola for examples) and priced door hardware online and locally. Found it for less locally. For the online purchased, I shopped online and bought during sales (holiday sales were really good - Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day) Be sure to buy/order things ahead of time so they are there and ready before needed - not after! My best advice it to have your plans perfected before breaking ground so there are no changes (only minor minor ones) during construction. Our GC was awesome and did not charge for changes. We built at cost plus his fee - set before we started based on bids. If we were under, his pay went down but if we went over, his did not go up. His idea! He looked after us, was always after the best bang for our buck and wasn't afraid to ask for a better price when an invoice came in he thought was too high (scaffolding rental, for example). He was quick to remind me it would cost what I made it cost. lol Ask yourself what do you have to have and what can you live without....or how can you still have what you want but cost less. Hope that makes sense! Stick with what you can afford and don't do "well, while we're building..." additions during construction. They will add up fast. Good luck!...See MoreHow much did your build run over cost?
Comments (16)"Not necessarily. For example, sitework can often run over if you are building a basement and don't know what you will find." Very true. We built a walk out basement (in the front of the house) into a hill. We had lived on the hill for 15 years before deciding to build 'the' house. They ended up having to go 10 ft below basement level to find solid ground, then had to fill and pack. Then the county decided our 'zoning' was incorrect and required us to build to '1 hour fire' specs which included a residential fire system, tempered glass everywhere, no open decking, double sheet-rock, etc... Then when I went to pay for the 'septic authorization' (county allowing us to use our existing septic system), they said they screwed up and we weren't in a secondary fire zone and our zoning was rural residential so we didn't need to do all the fire mitigation construction. We had the plans re-done to reflect all the fire requirements which we didn't need. The county clerk actually called my wife to apologize but they didn't send me a check for all the extra $$ I had spent prior to them 're-zoning' me for the 2nd time. We ended up @ about 30% over budget for a build that was supposed to be 120 days but went 375. We knew we were into it big-time so just did what ever we wanted and budget be damned. Our builder tried to recoup all of his over-runs also (kind of shadily), we only paid him for the ones we signed off on and parted ways on less than friendly terms....See MoreHow much did your deck cost?
Comments (5)We are located in San Diego. If you hire a general contractor prices generally start at $20.00 per square foot depending on a lot of factors including any special features, material, and whether you hire a contractor or do the work yourself. Special deck features would include built-in elements, firepit, built-in furniture, stair design, contrasting colors, curves.......there are a ton of options! Hopefully that helps...See MoreUser
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