https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 08:32:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164744 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:54:24 +0000 travelingnanny 1164744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just had two bathroom remodeled and they each cost way more than 5k. We had to do a complete gut of them and they each took 2-ish weeks from start to finish. Our contractor has done an amazing job and was totally worth every penny. We aren't DIY people though. </p> <p>Do you read the YHL blog? Here is the bathrooms they did- <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/tackling-the-bathroom-the-big-reveal/" rel="nofollow">http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/01/tackling-the-bathroom-the-big-reveal/</a></p> <p>It came in under 2k! They borrowed a lot of the big tools though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164715 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:40:55 +0000 Shutterbug 1164715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: well we only tiled the floor, and we had vinyl flooring before, so luckily we didn't have to rip out any tile :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164703 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:34:01 +0000 irene 1164703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are not DIY type of people so we hired people to do everything. We had a 30+k budget and turned out to be 40k. We hired a designer ($3500) and then interviewed 3 contractors to select one. The process was painful (but reasonable as I know it could have been way worse), slower than what was originally scheduled, but still. we are now in love with our bathroom :)</p> <p>ETA: I felt we got a bit screwed because I didn't know there were certain intricate things the designer/architect drew out and it wasn't easy to accomplish. That burned quite a bit of money. And then the wood we picked .... if I were to do it over again I would have gone with a dark opaque (modern) look - it would have been a lot cheaper than this cherry wood with reddish brown stains that I wanted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164537 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:22:49 +0000 LaughLines 1164537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>do it in phases to help keep from loosing complete access to the bathroom. like, do the bath/shower quickly without touching the walls/floors/vanity until that piece is done. Don't demo anything until you have all the new pieces picked out/purchased and ready to go to eliminate "down time." look online for ideas of how to do everything before you do it and be sure you know all the parts to buy (ie: "thinset" goes under the tile to stick it down, "grout" goes between tiles after they're already down). </p> <p>You'll do great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164366 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:18:32 +0000 sweetooth 1164366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're currently renovating our master bath and it includes some minor renovation in the master bedroom too. I'm not sure I want to post how much it's costing because we're working with a contractor. So that immediately tacks on a LOT more. And you're not looking for a price tag like that. </p> <p>But I will tell you, we purchased all of our tile, fixtures, cabinetry, lighting, etc. and it came close to 7k. This includes a huge wardrobe in the bedroom though. It's all in the material selections. And then if you put in the labor, I'm sure you could do it for less.</p> <p>Our bathroom was also the lovely pink tile and I am SO glad it's gone! Good luck to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164331 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:50:07 +0000 mrs. 64 1164331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did ours this summer. I honestly haven't added everything up, but it was more than 5,000. It took about 2-3 weeks once they started demolition. About 1-2 days for demo, then maybe 7-8 days for the majority of the other stuff (floor tile, wall tile, plumbing, installing vanity, installing tub/shower, etc), then another 3 days or so of redoing some of the trim and painting. We had contractors for everything but the painting, which I did myself. If you are on a tight turnaround, you probably don't want to do it yourself. We were fortunate that we had another bathroom to use because ours was unusable for about 10 days and then partially functional. If we had attempted to do more ourselves, it definitely would have been longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164215 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:26:13 +0000 MrsBrewer 1164215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: I would say that DH is pretty handy.....but the only this is that this is our only bathroom, so we wanted it finished asap! A bathroom is kind of a necessity! lol But we were planning on trying to do as much of it ourselves as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164191 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:17:42 +0000 Freckles 1164191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're looking at this right now too.</p> <p>@Shutterbug: Was it hard taking down the existing tile? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164144 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:59:57 +0000 Shutterbug 1164144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: how handy are you and your DH? A $4k budget is definitely doable if you do most of the work yourself. I haven't done my full bathroom yet, but we did our half bath for less than $1k. That included tile, new toilet, new sink, paint, new fixtures (faucet, towel rods, etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathroom-remodel#post-1164136 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:55:54 +0000 MrsBrewer 1164136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have experience with bathroom remodels? How long does it take? What kind of budget did you have?</p> <p>We are in our starter house right now, and our bathroom.....is well.....disgusting. I've hated it ever since we moved in. We have pink tile. everywhere.....it's awful. So much grout is missing from the bath area, and it just needs to get redone. The thing is, is that since this is our starter house, we don't want to put much money into it at all. We have set a budget of $4000 ($5000 max!) but now that I'm researching, I don't think this is doable......please anyone that has experience weigh in here! </p>