Spacesaver bath

[vanman]

I have been bathroom shopping and was disappointed to get a quote of £10300 :speechless:for redoing a "normal" six feet square bathroom and separate toilet and the man not being able to give me a breakdown "due to the computer not working like that.":speechless:

So it looks like I will be doing it myself again twenty years down the line !! I had a couple of quick ball park estimates of half the amount and might go that way but still undecided.
Other half was very keen on the goods on offer and I have found most of the bits but cannot find the spacesaver bath.
I don't see the point of having a large shower area and not sitting in it when you have a bath. The man with the fancy price had a curved tapering bath with a curved screen which folded onto the end wall, shower on the side wall and taps half way along bath.
So to the point where is this type of bath available ?
He was a smooth salesman :nono:
I found a good thread on this forum which located a Belfast type sink which was on my shopping list, hence the post.
Looks like I might be making the units as well and painting um with that fancy paint that National Trust use, not brain surgery !
Just remembered "she" was so pleased with what she would be getting pictures were taken, this is before he realised I don't like having my pants loosened not like this anyway. !
With thanks

 

[Barry98]

goldsmith jewlers looking at that price.

 

[Davinder]

For the baths your looking for, try this website:
http://www.bathrooms.com/baths/corner-baths

If you post your location, (e.g. East midlands) then maybe someone from the fourm can give you a more reasonable quote.

 

[vanman]

Thanks for the replies both. Recommended site unfortunately have what I'm looking for. I have found a picture now.
Wife talked to the guy and now says the toilet cistern cupboard and 3 ft by 1 ft unit to take the belfast type sinks painted with Shaker type door, made to order are priced at £2000 ? For that money I want an oak dining table and chairs ! :sad_smile:
Me and suit are not talking anymore going elsewhere. He lives in a different world to me. :veryangry2:

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

Hi Vanman
First I want to say i have every simpathy with you because I am often shocked at the high price of the all things bathroom, kitchen and plumbing related. The best advice is to shop arround and get lots of quotes so you can make a more informed decision.

Now I must add somewhere between £7 to £10k is a reasonable price for the total refurb of an average bathroom with reasonable fittings including tiling, floor, electrics etc.. But obviously I don't know about your particular specification and it may be that £10k is excess for what you want.

Our company fit bathrooms all the time and unfortunately we do find that many customers have unrealistic expectations about the costs.

For any one on a very tight budget then are my tips:

• vinyl on the floor, not tiles (cheap to lay & easy to clean)
• do not change anything to do with electrics so no electrician required
• if you are able the DIY your own tiling
• Shower curtain over bath instead of screen (with added bonus that the right shower curtain can simply be put in the washoing machine).

 

[vanman]

Thanks Mrs TP,
Good points well made as Jim Royle would say ! The real thing that has got me going is "suits" inability to produce a proper price schedule, so that I can judge which bits I want to trim out, is this a reasonable expectation, or can/do people just say take it or leave it ?
I have no problem with people making a fair profit for a fair job, but my ten grands are hard to come by, 15 pound or 20 for a chinese dinner is not a problem for me, for others less fortunate it may well be.
Saw what looked like a nice guy in the chip shop the other night, bought a bag of chips and then had quite a problem, deciding whether to buy a bottle of tomato sauce at 90 p or 1.25, went for the cheap option and carefully counted out his money.
Some of us don't realise how lucky we are?
I do like you curtain idea, someone else mentioned this. Easy to get at the taps, no mould growth, nice and open.
One thing that worries me about that bath, that no-one has identified yet, is that the taps etc are out of reach for maintenance on the far wall, is this a problem for the future. I am sure that pull out hair washing unit will need attention at some time ?
DIY, yes have done two bathrooms in my time, may become three if things don't start to happen, Vanwoman is on my tail.:veryangry2:
Many thanks
Vanman