bathroom remodel

5 years ago

Hi we are completely remodeling two bathrooms in our house. We are located in the Chicago suburbs. I’ve gotten two quotes for labor ONLY. One for $6500 and the other for $7000. This my first time dealing with contractors. Can you guys tell me what I should expect to pay on average for labor on 2 bathrooms. 1 being full and the other being 1/2

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millworkman

5 years ago

What produxts are you planning to use? Tile showers? Tub? Radiant heat? Tile floor? Shlower pan type? Waterproofing system? These are all items you will need to research and specify since you are technically acting as the GC. Do you have drawings? Are the contractors licensed and insured? Get a TCNA book and read up if you are tiling the shower. And honestly those two prices sound cheap without knowing the extent of your scope impossible to say how cheap.

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Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works, Inc.
5 years ago
The first red flag is that someone gave you a price for "Labor ONLY"? As millworkman said, what is the scope of the work and to what specifications? A reputable contractor would include materials as well. Impossible to know how reasonable the labor number is without knowing the scope, but it sounds very low (and we are in Milwaukee area so similar pricing). I'd also add that everyone here (the licensed, reputable contractors) are booked out for months.
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indigoheaven
5 years ago
The quotes seem quite low to me, especially for two bathrooms. Did they provide you with written, itemized quotes? Where did you find these guys? What are their expertise? Rather than focus on price, redirect your effort into finding the most qualified contractor you can. The forum is filled with stories of homeowners who did not property research their contractors and installers and ended up very unhappy with shoddily done projects, especially bathrooms.
grannysmith18
5 years ago
Sounds very, very low. I have someone doing my bathrooms charging me $12,000 each, and it's a good price. Includes the demo, "sheetrock" (not really sheetrock, but whatever the boards are that are used these days), pretty much everything that isn't visible. I'm paying for the faucets, tiles, electrical fixtures, vanity, etc. Are you tiling the walls? Moving plumbing fixtures? Any electrical work involved?
aprilneverends
5 years ago
Here, would be 10-12 K labor for a full smaller bath( not a master), without moving plumbing etc. Very approximate. No materials included-obviously materials can cost from little to a lot.

That's given permits are pulled already etc. Say we had a whole house to remodel but had an option to leave a hall bath mostly as is, to save on something. (no, I didn't like it, lol)So we wanted to know how much it'll be, to know our scope and decide whether we overhaul it with the rest or just tweak a bit.

We decided not to gut it, changed only some things (added some electrical, changed stuff like vanity, mirror, installed cabinet in a niche, paint..no major changes)

Then we had a cost plus contract-rough was on them(lumber for example, drywall..)..the rest, with some exclusions, on us. It was a huge project, permits, inspections, 18 months of blue port-a-potty inside..))

There are several types of contracts. Figure out which one makes sense for you, and what it will entail

To summarize: yes, bids you received sound too low,Also, are these licenced guys?
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Designer Drains
5 years ago
Get an itemized quote, as mentioned above a GC with good intentions and knowledge would provide his own materials or at the very least off them to you. At below 10K, you might want to look elsewhere. Remember "Good work ain't cheap & Cheap work ain't good"