Bathroom Refurbishment: What should my budget be?
Lots of the traffic through our Ballymena showroom is people who are doing their research to gather a budget for their project. Confused about whats required and what isn’t, its difficult for them to know how much cash is required for their bathroom refurbishment. For your convenience, we have put together a quick guide to give you an idea of what you need. We have included floor tiles, wall tiles, sanitary ware and bathroom furniture.
Bathroom Layout
In order for this case study to be useful and relevant, I wanted to chose a common bathroom size in the UK and Ireland. The average bathroom is smaller than people think, at 2.5m long and 1.5m wide. There is a 800mm internal door opening inwards to the bathroom and a 750mm window on the external wall. A standard family bathroom should contain a toilet, sink or vanity unit, bath, radiator and taps for the basin and bath. Tiles will be chosen due to their impermeable nature.
What about the Tiles?
The wall and floor is a great area for creating aesthetic appeal and individuality within your bathroom and so these must be considered in the case study.
Wall Tiles - Popular Subway Style Tiles in White for a Clean and Light Feel
I decided to choose the ever popular Metro Tiles as they provide a style that almost everyone loves! These subway tiles are used in bathrooms across the UK including Hotels, Bars and Private Bathrooms. They have a light gloss for light to reflect off and the slight bevelled edge provides a depth the to room to give it an added feature. They come in a vast range of colours so all tastes and colour schemes can be accommodated meaning it is a good tile to base the case study on. At £14.95 per square metre, its hard to argue against them.
Floor Tiles - Colour Scheme chooses the Dream Range
Whilst the point in this article is provide you an idea of what budget you could kit out a bathroom with, its important to maintain a realistic approach when doing so. In other words, the selections must complement each other in colour scheme and style. With a small floor space, we want to keep eyes away from the floor and attract them to the larger wall area (See our blog on Tips to Make a Bathroom Feel Bigger). I have opted for the Dream Range, and more specifically Dream Marengo. This 45×45 Matte tile is a light grey colour which will contrast well with the White Metro tiles on the wall and suit well in our colour scheme. We sell this range for £9.95 per SQM.
We need some Sanitaryware!
What’s a bathroom without, well, the bath, or the toilet or sink? Options are limited for the bath in a space this size, so we’ve opted for the standard 1500mm Lotus Bath from Sonas Bathrooms Ireland. We sell these baths for £149.95. Next, we have decided to use the Belmont 550mm Vanity Unit and Basin in White to maintain our colour Scheme. This unit is generously priced at £95.95. This unit comes in a variety of sizes and also comes in a Wood Effect finish if you are trying to create a differently styled space. Finally, the toilet itself. We have chose the Denver Toilet due to its simplicity. This fully shrouded close coupled toilet features the eco friendly dual flush system and allows your to hide all pipework within itself. This set will set us back £127.95.
Bathroom Accessories
We could draw the line after sanitaryware but in reality, when you are drawing up a budget, you want it to be for everything you require and not just the bare bones, because you only fool yourself. In my opinion, every bathroom needs a towel rail or radiator and also a mirror, so we are going to include these costs.
The Grand Total...
15 SQM of White Metro Tiles (Allows 10% Extra for Cuts) = £224.25
4.125 SQM of Dream Marengo (Allows 10% Extra for Cuts) = £41.04
1500mm Lotus Bath & Panel = £189.95
550mm Belmonth Vanity Unit = £95.95
Denver Toilet = £127.95
500mm White Radiator = £58.32
Cosmos Bath & Basin Taps = £98.90
Erin 550mm Mirror = £41.95
Adhesive & Grout for Tiles = £110
Budget = £988.31 inc VAT
Remember however that this does not include fitting (which we do not provide). This case study was based on what we consider an average bathroom within UK and Ireland. Your budget may have to be more if your room is larger than this, or if you want to have a much larger choice in product. Your budget may also be less if you omit some of elements, tile less of the room or have a smaller bathroom to begin with e.g. an en-suite.
If you ave any difficulty in getting ideas together and would like to discuss your project with us, be in contact or book a meeting with us in our custom built consultancy room.
