Kitchen & Bathroom costs

Kitchen and bathroom remodel costs, from a cabinet reface to a full gut. Page 2 of 3.

• Bathroom tile cost$10 to $40per sq ftBathroom tile costs $10 to $40 a square foot installed. Tile is what people compare and labour is where the money is: the same tile in herringbone costs twice what it does in a grid.
• Master bathroom remodel cost$15,000 to $50,000per projectA master bathroom remodel costs $15,000 to $50,000, typically $25,000. Keeping the layout cuts it to $9,000 to $20,000, and that decision moves the price more than every material choice combined.
• Half bathroom addition cost$5,000 to $25,000per projectAdding a half bathroom costs $5,000 to $25,000, typically $12,000. A powder room next to existing plumbing is at the bottom; one far from any drain is at the top.
• Bathroom exhaust fan cost$250 to $900per eachA bathroom exhaust fan costs $250 to $900 installed, typically $450. It is the cheapest thing in a bathroom and the one that decides whether the paint, the grout and the framing last.
• Laundry room remodel cost$2,500 to $15,000per projectA laundry room remodel costs $2,500 to $15,000, typically $6,000. Moving laundry from a basement to an upper floor is the version that costs real money and the one people are most pleased with.
• Kitchen remodel timeline$20,000 to $40,000per projectA midrange kitchen takes six to ten weeks on site and three to six months end to end. The build is the short part; the waiting is cabinets, which run six to twelve weeks from order.
• Kitchen remodel return on investment$20,000 to $40,000per projectA minor kitchen remodel returns 70 to 85% at resale. A major upscale one returns 40 to 55%. The cheaper project returns a higher share, every year, in every survey.
• How to pay for a remodel$20,000 to $40,000per projectA $27,500 kitchen is the largest discretionary purchase most households make outside a car, and it has no financing attached. The spread between the cheapest and dearest option is over $15,000.
• Bathroom remodel cost$9,000 to $45,000per projectA full bathroom remodel costs $9,000 to $45,000, averaging $16,500. The step from replacing fixtures in place to moving them is where the price jumps, and moving the toilet is usually what causes it.
• Small bathroom remodel cost$4,000 to $15,000per projectA small bathroom remodel costs $4,000 to $15,000, typically $6,500. A bathroom half the size does not cost half as much, because most of the bill is fixed regardless of floor area.