[Moorf]

Hi

I'm just fishing about for some info and costs!

I got in the bath the other day and it cracked (not a great ego booster :o) and now we have a big hole. We're covered so just need to get insurance quotes etc. However, while we're having the bath ripped out we're going to re-do the entire bathroom - sink unit / tiling / bath / over-bath shower and floor.

Has anyone had theirs done recently, or priced up a new bathroom. I'm just looking for ball-park budgets really, any help/tips/experienced greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Moorf

[IanW99]

This thread might be useful:- Building Consents for Renovations (http://www.emigratenz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=10294)

Ian

[swissmissdesigner]

I just recently remodeled the kids bathroom here in California.
I used the new IKEA sink and cabinets.

I put new tiles, and recess lighting. Instead of replacing the tub I just hired
someone to do a new coating. I also have a new ceilling fan (Panasonic) with 0.2 noise level.

I paid around US $1,500.- for everything!

[kanatakiwi]

Well here in NZ...... the price is slightly higher:(

We converted our bathrooms ( was two rooms --one with shower, bath and sink and separate toilet room) into one larger bathroom . We took out the lovely peach fiberglass shower, and put our washer dryer in there, took out the peach bathtub, sink and toilet:uhoh and replaced with new fixtures, tiled the wall around the bath so we could put in a shower and tiled the floor.
Builder charged $1400.
Plumber: about $400 (mates rates) This also included revamping shower area so washer could use the same taps and drain units)
Electrician: $150
Tiler: $1000
We purchased
Tile: $350.
Porcelain bathtub : $350
vanity and sink: $300 (good deal on Trade me but new unit)
Toilet: $150 (also TradeMe)
Taps, towel racks etc. $300.


this is for a nice but simple bathroom, nothing extravagent, all done on a budget! As you can see from the photo. (You can't see the whole bathroom in this pic but you get the idea. ) Auckland prices.

hope this helps.
Gloria

[swissmissdesigner]

New fan:$110.-
2 recess lighting $50.-
electrician $215.-
Tub glazing $250.-
Plumer:$150 remove old fixture and install new fixture
Ikea sink and 2 cabinets $350.-
Tile including grout $50.-
New Fixtures:$150.-
Remove a door and patching $350.-
Painting material:$30.-

OPS! I little bit more as I though, ca. $1,705.-.
Once again, I did a lot of work alone.:nice1

[Moorf]

Ok, so I budgeted $2k .. hmmmm .. will be tight methinks although i don't need toilet.. *clicks on TradeMe*

Yep, got the consent info - my neighbour was straight round with it! Bless... Seems that as we're not moving any waterpipes or moving around the design of the bathroom, just refitting new bathware etc where the original stuff was, we don't need to go through the consent process. No loo involved either.

[Caroline and Dave]

Hi Helen,

As you know we are having a house built for us and the company we were given to supply our bathroom fittings are excellent. Nothing is too much trouble for them and they gave us some really good discounts. They are Mico and they have a branch in Christchurch
http://www.mico.co.nz/
Hope this helps

Dave and Caroline

[Moorf]

Excellent - thanks guys! I'm now browsing their online catalogue *drooool*

Uh oh - I seem to have spent all my budget on half a bath :o

[swissmissdesigner]

Moorf: if you want safe money, do it yourself so much as you can!

good luck!

Anna

[bevsere]

Careful with DIY plumbing and tiling. If you want to re-sell your house then you will need to show compliance certs. for the work. With plumbing , a certain amount of the work must be commissioned by a registered plumber. Especially where areas are 'wet. Same with tiling.
Don't tilers command a price !

http://www.consumerbuild.org.nz/publish/bact/buildingact-nzbuildingcode.php

http://www.dbh.govt.nz/occupational-licensing-diyers

NZ is tightening up on DIYers. When one is buying a house, one looks fo rhte compliance certificates to ensure the work has been carried out properly.

[Moorf]

I've just stopped laughing from the suggestion we DIY :D - we are totally useless at that sort of stuff!! :o Shame cos it's a very useful skill to have here in NZ (more so when u see the price of tilers!!)

Nice thought swissmiss - but I'd like the house to remain standing!!

[Tia Maria]

Moorf, we had ours done when we first moved in and to be honest I still haven't been brave enough to tot up all the figures.

On the whole I found the price of the bits and pieces to be very reasonable but the cost of the trades were shocking especially as nothing in a villa is straightforward.

There was also a ridiculous division of labour which meant everything took five times as long as it should while they all did a little bit then waited for the other trade to do the next bit. In the meantime they would go off and do another job making it several days before they came back. So if you can find somone who specialises in more than one aspect of bathrooms it will greatly decrease the time you are without a working bathroom. Honestly the arguments over whose responsibility the towel rail was, were ridiculous.

There were various opinions on getting permissions. We were told we'd need the council to come and look at the waterproofing on the floor (we had the wooden floor tiled), but that would have added several days to an already long job, and the general consensus was to forget about it as we had done the job properly and it wouldn't make or break the sale of the house ...... I guess we'll see.

If your bathroom is cold and you are getting it redecorated, think about removing the GIB and getting insulation put in if it doesn't already have it. Its a realtively simple job if you are redecorating anyway, plus it will provide straight walls for tiling - something very rare in villas.

By the way tiling the floor and half way up the walls made the room a lot warmer but the floor is still very cold. We did consider underfloor heating but I knew I would have it on all the time which we simply couldn't afford.

Although we kept everything in the same place our wastes ended up in slightly different positions which annoyingly happened to be on floor joists.....more work....more money. So something to consider in the planning stage.

We were told the things that add value to a bathroom - nice tiles, double sinks and large shower. We built and tiled a shower as it worked out cheaper than buying one plus we could have it the exact size we wanted. We were advised against having any kind of ceramic shower tray on a wooden floor as they can crack unless the person installing it is very good.

Don't forget you can sell old bathroomware on Trade Me as well, old taps do quite well, even broken stuff sells and it saves you paying for it to be disposed of.

Another thing to consider is while you are dealing with the pipes there might be some you want to replace or make more secure if they are old and noisy.

Have you got a 2nd bathroom/toilet? It will make life a lot easier!

Cheers

Tia