bathroom renovation cost’s Gold Coast / Northern Rivers

bathroom renovation cost’s Gold Coast / Northern Rivers

Bathroom renovations are usually quite expensive compared to other rooms of the house. A cheap bathroom renovation usually starts from around $7000 for something quite basic. For $7000 you can expect a nice tidy tiled bathroom with basic tiles, a nice basic vanity maybe a cupboard and linen cabinet, a tiled shower with glass shower screen.

Cost factors :

Demolition

Altering positions of pipes

flooring replacement / leveling

waterproofing (especially in an apartment above another)

Tiling ceramic / porcelin

Fittings taps, lights, ventilation, heating, spa, bath tub

Paint.

 

 

 

 

cost to renovate on the Gold Coast

 

How much does it cost to renovate on the Gold Coast

If you are thinking of renovating on the Gold Coast or buying a house to renovate on the Gold Coast here are some Figures that I use to help me quote that could be useful for you. Over the years I have come into contact with so many people who buy property to renovate,who lose money because they don’t do their home work. They speculate about the cost of trades with out having a realistic pricing structure.

 

 

 

  • Plans from $1000 draftsman Architects are more expensive
  • Council fees if extending the roof line from $1000+
  • Carpenters $50ph
  • Bricky $2 p brick laid, $5 p block laid $50ph
  • Plumbers $70ph
  • Electricians $70ph ( As a rule of thumb lights and swithes start from around $125 installed depending on difficulty)
  • Rendering $30m2 brick, $35m2 Blueboard, $40pm2 foam
  • Bathrooms From $7000 – ?
  • Kitchens From $5000
  • Plastering From $20m2
  • Painting Internal From $5m2 per coat $6m2 Per coat (DIY internal and exterior paint start from around $120 per 15lt drum which covers aprox 100m2 after walls are primed)
  • Tiling From  $35 m2 for laying + cost of tile (
  • Carpet $35 m2
  • Timber and bamboo flooring From $50m2
  • Insulation from $8m2 supply and installed
  • Tile roof re spray From $1500 Depending on the size
  • Re gutter From $2500 on a small 3 bed home
  • New roof from $10000 on a small 3 bed home
  • Asbestos removal From $600 per skip plus labour
  • skip bins from $400
  • Remote garage doors from $2000
  • skylights $1000 each
  • Air conditioning units from $1000. Plus gas from $235 per kg ( there are 2 types of gas when buying a unit make sure you get a unit that uses the cheap gas the expensive gas is double.
  • Concreting driveways from $65 pm2 depending on finish. House slabs more expensive depending on thickness, excavation and technicality
  • landscaping from $1000 depending on what you want( turf is usually around $15m2 laid)

These prices are just ball park figures to give you some idea of what the going rates are for each trade on the Gold Coast and Northern rivers.Before you make any decisions always get quotes from contractors.

 

Thermal Comfort Blog Post

The idea of the Thermal comfort blog is to provide information for people who are designing, renovating or improving their home. Being a qualified builder and Thermal performance assessor, I can cover issues such as building products, energy efficient design, home improvement Ideas and any other questions people may have . As a person I am always looking to grow my knowledge base, there for I am always interested in hearing from people who have tried different techniques, materials and ideas or wish to do so.

I have been involved in the building industry since the early 90′s as a tradesman. I am a qualified builder and qualifications in carpentry, solid plastering and most recently, building thermal performance. As a tradesman I have worked in many parts of the globe in countries like England, United States and Brazil.

Sustainable building, green building, alternative building, energy efficient building are some of the terms that get associated with each other on a regular bases, but they can all have different meanings. Some of these terms can have more than one meaning and all of these terms get used by clever companies to sell products.

The aim of the Thermal comfort blog is to give people access to the important and helpful information that can help achieve the out come they are pursuing with out getting misled.

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