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Bathrooms

Small rooms, big bills. Bathrooms carry the highest labour cost per square foot in the house, and the price hinges almost entirely on one thing: whether the plumbing moves.

Bathroom: refresh vs full renovation

The price hinges on one thing: whether the plumbing moves.

$8,500 to $50,000Monitor

Bathroom tile, grout and caulk

The cheapest thing in the room, protecting the most expensive thing in it.

$10 to $20 per sq ftMonitor

Vanities and bathroom counters

The one bathroom change that does not touch the waterproofing.

The cheapest real bathroomMonitor

Tub to shower conversion

One question decides the cost: does the drain move?

$2,500 to $5,000Monitor

Shower glass and enclosures

You cannot fake frameless glass, which is what makes it such a good signal.

Shower doors last aboutMonitor

The exhaust fan that decides whether the bathroom survives

The cheapest part in the room decides whether the expensive parts survive.

$400 to $1,300Monitor
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