Estimating the Cost to Add a Bathroom
A bathroom remodel can add value to your home and also make it look beautiful. When you renovate your bathroom or add a second one, it increases your convenience. However, renovating the bathroom or even adding another bathroom to your home is a big task and also one which would be a little expensive. You would need to hire the services of professionals and set up a budget.
Estimating the Costs
If you are planning a bathroom remodel, the first step would be to set up a budget for the project. Without estimation and a budget, things can be a little difficult to carry forward. Given below is the guide on how you can estimate the cost of adding a bathroom to your home:
The Basic Decision
The first thing that you would have to decide is where you want your new bathroom to be. If your new bathroom is going to be built in the existing square footage, the cost would be less.
The Plan
The next thing to do is to measure the entire space and then draw up a detailed plan. If you need a full bathroom, you would need enough space for a sink, toilet and a tub. If you have more space, you can think about adding a whirlpool. If the space is small, just go for a walk in shower, sink and toilet.
Getting the Estimates
Once you have the plan ready with you, you can then contact local contractors to give you estimates for your bathroom remodel plan. You would need to call a plumber for installing the drains and pipes and electrician for the power. If you are planning to do the work yourself, you can save some money.
The Cost of the Fixtures
Check the local hardware stores and online websites to get an idea about the type of fixtures that you want. Pick the ones you like and write down their cost. You would need fixtures like a countertop, cabinet, pedestal, lighting, sink fixtures, mirror, faucet and shower head, towel racks, medicine cabinet etc. for the bathroom so list down the cost of all of these necessities. Write down the price of the flooring as per the square footage.
Add Up Your Expenses
Once you have all the details ready with you, you can then add the price for all the accessories and the fixtures. Add the cost of the professional help that you would be getting for electricity and plumbing and you would be able to have an approximate estimation of the cost of the bathroom remodel project.
Estimating the cost of a bathroom remodel or adding up a new bathroom to your home is not a difficult thing if you remember to add up all the tiny costs. In most cases, we tend to neglect the cost of the accessories and fixtures which gives us a wrong figure. Take all the necessary things into consideration and you would have a close figure for the cost of your bathroom remodel.
