Kitchen & Bathroom costs

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

• Appliance installation cost$100 to $600eachInstalling a kitchen appliance costs $100 to $600, typically $250. Retailers include basic installation and exclude exactly the things that cost money, which the delivery crew discovers on the day.
• Bathroom vanity installation cost$400 to $2,500eachA bathroom vanity costs $400 to $2,500 including the unit, typically $1,100. Whether the existing plumbing lines up with the new unit is what decides the price.
• Bathtub installation cost$800 to $6,000eachInstalling a bathtub costs $800 to $6,000, typically $2,400. Access, where the drain is, and the weight are what change the price, not the tub.
• Bathroom tile cost$10 to $40per sq ftBathroom tile costs $10 to $40 a square foot installed. Tile is what people compare and labor 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 $900eachA 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.