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Daniel H asked:
I see all these sites online saying to budget no less than 12K even if you do it all yourself…. So if I pay 1K for the shower and another 500 for the toilet and 500 for the sink — that is only 2K! Where are people spending a minimum of another 10K? Even if I hire out the plumbing for about 2K, I am still only estimating 4K. Someone help me fill in the blanks?
More Details: I am adding a new bathroom to an existing huge laundry room. The space for the bathroom part is 8×12 ft. There is already basic plumbing in the area because of the washing machine plumbing and drain stuff in the room already. House is one of the old type with a crawl space underneath which makes adding on to the plumbing a bit easier I hope. Also have basic electrical and a father in law who is an electrical engineer so that part will be cheap. We want the most basic of a bathrooms as we will only be in this house 2 and a half years longer. We just need another so we aren’t always fighting for the bathroom in the morning! Thanks!
I see all these sites online saying to budget no less than 12K even if you do it all yourself…. So if I pay 1K for the shower and another 500 for the toilet and 500 for the sink — that is only 2K! Where are people spending a minimum of another 10K? Even if I hire out the plumbing for about 2K, I am still only estimating 4K. Someone help me fill in the blanks?
More Details: I am adding a new bathroom to an existing huge laundry room. The space for the bathroom part is 8×12 ft. There is already basic plumbing in the area because of the washing machine plumbing and drain stuff in the room already. House is one of the old type with a crawl space underneath which makes adding on to the plumbing a bit easier I hope. Also have basic electrical and a father in law who is an electrical engineer so that part will be cheap. We want the most basic of a bathrooms as we will only be in this house 2 and a half years longer. We just need another so we aren’t always fighting for the bathroom in the morning! Thanks!
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