Process and cost factors
The costs people forget when planning a bathroom
At a glance
- Making good to adjoining rooms, a hallway ceiling if pipework runs through it, or a landing wall where boxing is needed, is easy to overlook.
- Waste disposal, whether a skip or a collection service, is sometimes assumed to be included when it isn't stated clearly in the quote.
How it works in practice
- Making good to adjoining rooms
- a hallway ceiling if pipework runs through it, or a landing wall where boxing is needed, is easy to overlook.
- Waste disposal, whether a skip or a collection
- service, is sometimes assumed to be included when it isn't stated clearly in the quote.
- Redecorating the room fully
- rather than just the bathroom itself, if paint or wallpaper needs matching after adjoining wall work.
- Temporary facilities, such as a portable
- toilet hire or gym membership, if the household will be without a working bathroom for part of the job.
Your questions answered
Are these costs usually large?
Individually they're often modest, but several of them together can meaningfully shift a budget that didn't account for any of them.
How can I avoid being caught out by these?
Ask directly what's excluded from the quote, not just what's included, exclusions are where most of these items hide.
Rather speak to someone than fill in a form?
Ring during the working day and you will get an answer from the person who would be on site, not a call centre.