If you envision a gleaming, spa-inspired bathroom in your future, we’d love to help you achieve that goal. With hundreds of home remodeling projects in our portfolio, our Design & Build approach takes the guesswork out of budgeting construction costs for your East Bay bathroom remodel.
So, what should you factor in when developing a bathroom remodeling budget?
A bathroom remodeling project in the Bay Area can vary wildly based on the size of the room, materials, your tastes, and your location. An average HDR Remodeling bathroom remodel costs between $85-105k.
Using our Design Build method, your bathroom remodel begins with a complimentary consultation to evaluate the space, understand the scope of your project, and provide a rough estimate. Once we’ve made a mutual decision to work together, we further assess the site, develop deliverables, and estimate construction costs based on square footage, specific materials, fixtures and finishes, and labor.
Here’s an example of a bathroom remodeling budget for one of our recently completed luxury bathroom renovations in Albany.
Bathroom Renovation Demolition Budget
The demo phase of a home remodel is usually the bit you see on home improvement TV where the crew gets a little overzealous with their sledgehammers. Don’t worry, we won’t. Trust that your home will always be treated with the greatest care throughout the process—even with our crew swinging sledgehammers.
As a certified Build It Green team, we factor in waste removal as part of the demolition budget, and employ environmentally-conscious best practices, including dust management, and proper disposal of all construction debris.
Once the original bathroom is down to the studs and construction waste is removed, it’s ready for the design vision to become a reality. On average, we recommend allocating 10–15% of your bathroom remodeling budget for demolition.
Demolition Budget
Recommended Bathroom Demolition Budget: 10–15%
Actual Cost for Albany Bathroom Remodel: 13%
Mechanicals, Plumbing and Electrical Budget for Your Bathroom Remodel
Don’t underestimate the impact of a bathroom “refresh!” By focusing on upgrades within an existing layout, more of your budget can be allocated to high-quality fixtures and finishes and less on construction costs—by far the largest percentage of any remodeling budget.
As a general guideline, HDR Remodeling suggests devoting about 20–35% of your budget to the plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems behind the walls.
If your bathroom remodel involves modifying the room's original footprint expect for your remodel to come in at the higher end of this range. Relocating bathtubs, sinks, or toilets, typically requires removal and reconfiguring of existing plumbing and electrical systems.
Bathroom Mechanicals, Plumbing, & Electrical Budget
Recommended Mechanicals, Plumbing, & Electrical Budget: 20–35%
Actual Cost for Albany Bathroom Remodel: 30%
Framing Budget in Bathroom Renovations
The Framing phase of the project is where the space begins to take shape. To the uninitiated, it’s a confusing forest of 2x4s with conduit snaking through it. But to our Build team, this is when the design comes alive. On average, we allocate between 10-20% of your renovation budget towards framing, though depending on the complexity of the design, it can be lower.
Bathroom Framing, Exterior & Interior Walls Budget
Recommended Budget for Framing, Exterior & Interior Walls: 10–20%
Actual Cost for Albany Bathroom Remodel: 11%
Plumbing Fixtures & Hardware Budget For Your Bathroom Remodel
Depending on your aesthetic preferences, you could use up to a third of your budget on high-end luxury bath fixtures and finishes. HDR Remodeling’s design department expertly leads you through the selection process to find quality pieces from trusted vendors without exhausting your budget. Our advice is to keep costs in the range of 20–35% of the total bathroom remodeling budget. For this Albany bathroom, the homeowners were able to discover savings in reusing existing components of their bathroom.
Bathroom Plumbing Fixtures & Hardware Budget
Recommended Budget for Bathroom Plumbing Fixtures, & Hardware: 20–35%
Actual cost: 8%
Budget for Fine Bathroom Finishes
Once your bathroom has reached this phase, our finish carpenters, painters, tile and flooring professionals are called in to bring your bathroom remodeling project to its beautiful conclusion in a well-coordinated dance. While each of these elements may vary due to size and scale of your bathroom remodel, we suggest using these guidelines to determine how much of your budget goes towards these specialists:
Bathroom Flooring Budget
Recommended Bathroom Flooring Budget: 5–10%
Actual Cost in Albany Bathroom Remodel: 7%
Bathroom Carpentry & Cabinet Budget
Recommended Bathroom Cabinet Budget: 5–10%
Actual Cost in Albany Bathroom Remodel: 5%
Bathroom Tile Budget
Recommended Bathroom Tile Budget: 5–10%
Actual Cost in Albany Bathroom Remodel: 8%
Bathroom Paint Budget
Recommended Bathroom Paint Budget: 5–10%
Actual Cost in Albany Bathroom Remodel: 7%
Bathroom Remodel Project Management Budget
All this magic doesn’t happen with the wave of a hammer. HDR Remodeling is renowned for our exceptional customer service and on-time, on-budget bathroom remodel projects. When you work with us, you’ll be working with a dedicated Project Manager who acts as a liaison between the HDR Remodeling Build team, trade professionals, vendors, and suppliers responsible for making your bathroom design a reality.
Many homeowners think this is where they can save money and do it themselves, but we encourage you to factor a Project Manager into your budget. It might be the best money you’ve ever spent. Your budget for a Project Manager to handle your bathroom renovation scheduling can average 5–10% of your total budget.
Bathroom Project Management & Scheduling Budget
Recommended Bathroom Project Management Budget: 5–10%
Actual cost: 11%
So if it’s past time to bring that funky old bathroom into the 21st-Century, or you’re ready to indulge in a spa-like sanctuary, we can help turn your bathroom remodel vision into a reality.
Call HDR Remodeling and schedule a complimentary in-home consultation.
CONTACT US BELOW OR CALL US AT 510.845.6100 TO START YOUR BATHROOM REMODEL.