Bathroom Remodel Cost Broken Down

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After the completion of over 200 bathroom remodels – from small bathrooms to big master suites, we’ve got the answer!

Let’s get right to it and break it down with different sized bathrooms – from just updating your bathroom all the way, to a complete remodel. Hopefully we cover what you are specifically looking for with the different bathroom remodel projects listed below.

This is something we do all the time; leaving the existing bathroom flooring, vanity and toilet, but completely removing the old tub/shower area to do a complete replacement. We call this area the 3 wet walls. This is by far the most expensive bathroom remodel cost per sq. foot.

Breakdown

Protect flooring, building a zipper door, plastic dust prevention containment area: $350
Bag seal and haul away debris from job site: $150
Replace wood rot, mold removal and water damage if applicable: $700
New plumbing, upgrade drain and new shower/tub valve: $1,200
New tub: $950
New tile, walls, labor and materials: $5,782
New shower door: $1,200

Here are a couple 3 wet wall remodels we have done recently.

Your average grand total from the above breakdown with your new, fresh looking shower or tub with tile walls comes in at $202/month for 60 months at a 5.99% interest rate, or cash out would be $9,382 to $10,332.

If your asking “Why does a bathroom remodel cost so much just for this area and not the rest?”

If you want your Los Angeles bathroom contractor to do a great job, and if your going with someone who has been around for more than 10 years, this means that he is paying several costs to do the job. 50% of that above total is going out the door to pay direct labor and materials. The contractor has not made a penny!

After that, another 38% goes out the door to pay overhead like the following:

owners salary (120k per year)
retirement (12k per year )
Liability insurance
Work comp
Secretaries
telephone
rent
truck maintenance
marketing
accounting
legal
tools

The contractor has only covered his expenses at this point. Now, if the job goes perfect, then the bathroom contractor makes a net profit of 12% which equals $1,239.

So, now that we’ve given you full transparency with a complete breakdown of a bathroom remodel update on the wet area only, let’s move to a full complete master bathroom costs.

So, the new tub to shower conversion or new tub/shower area is coming in at $9,300-10,300.

This investment stays the same for a master bathroom full remodel. We now need to add the following:

Bathroom tile flooring remove and replace: $1,500.00 for 5×7 bathroom. Larger could go to $4,500 (labor and materials)
New vanity:$1,500 (labor and installation)
Drywall patching: $700
Prime & painting: $700
Baseboards: $350
New toilet: $450 (material & installed )
Electrical: $1,500 – 4 recessed LED lights and a fan (Labor and materials)
Grab bars, towel bars and toilet paper holder: $300.00 installed
Mirror above vanity: $200-1,200

Extras

Pocket doors: $1,300
Heated floors: $2,500
Rain shower head and hand held spray: $800

A full bathroom or a master bathroom remodel, depending on the size bathroom you have can cost anywhere around $25,000-45,000.

Here is a bathroom we just finished in Los Angeles that costs around $44,672.

I like using investment instead of costs, because it’s very true that investing in your bathroom does give you not only a place you are going to use and love, but it gives you the a better ROI than any other investment out there. The cost of living continues to go up, so the longer you wait, it will end up costing you more.

We hope this post gave you some help understanding the typical Los Angeles bathroom remodel cost. Give us a call if you need more help, or would like a no obligation free estimate for your bathroom remodel here in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita or Ventura County.