Bath remodel estimate? Developing business. Progress pics attchd

[Nash Vegas]

Hi fellow rough hands. Longtime advice lurker, first time poster. Wrapping up a bath remodel for my wife’s Aunt out of charity after she cared for her late GMa in this home. Family first! Sort of a new beginnings thing. Project is in Nashville, this is my 6th bath in some shape or form, often from what I learned here and elsewhere, but I’ve dabbled in construction since framing in college. I’m thinking about branching out and pursuing a GC, but struggling with the numbers right now. I’ve had her friends and neighbors asking me to look at their projects and just curious what this should have cost.

I was looking for some ideas of what you’d charge or pay for this??

Summary: demo a fiberglass shower unit, garden soaker, cabs, flooring, some walls, flipped the shower plumbing to the new side, moved the toilet, minor adjustments to drains, moved and added lighting, new exhaust, scabbed the joists to lower subfloor for low profile Schluter pan, scratch built niche, bench, knee-wall, misc. framing, backer boards, cement backer, drywall, Kerdi,
~150SF marble(thanks Auntie) in shower that was an experience w/ a soft stone.
~12SF mosaic
~1’x 2’ niche
~60SF porcelain floor
Wood base throughout
Grout, caulk, mud, sand, paint, fixtures etc.
Finishing up a few items this week, grout base, paint, buff out the shower, sealer, clean up etc.

Did pretty much everything solo minus shower glass install, cab and counter install that they farmed out.

I have hard count on material costs, but somewhat foggy on the Nashville labor I put in and was hoping for some wiser souls than me to offer some advice and ballpark numbers as I grow. Thank you in advance!

 

[Dj2]

So you want to know the MARKET PRICE of what you've done?
Add up all material used...
Add up all hours spent, including running to the stores and hours shopping, delivering and multiply by your hourly price.
Add markup.
Add them all and you've got it.
But wait, you mentioned "charity".

 

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[Nash Vegas]

Thank you for your succinct answer. I was just curious for some well intentioned feedback. I know many tile jobs are billed by the S.F. and not hourly. Two values I wouldn’t have a clue the going rates. I’m sure if I was billing this hourly I’d be underwater as I’m not the fastest nor did I push to be for a family member. I was just trying to expand my knowledge in the field and understand what it would take to be profitable.

 

[hj]

Anyone who bills by the s.f. is either incompetent or a "rip off artit". Why would the same job cost twice as much if you just made the room larger?

 

[Nash Vegas]

my guess would be it is twice as much labor?? seems pretty straightforward

 

[hj]

Your "Guess" would be wrong.

 

[Nash Vegas]

Your "Guess" would be wrong.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I never knew square footage didn’t matter in the construction industry.

 

[hj]

Not when you are talking about the piping for a bathroom which could be 30 s.f., OR 300, but the same general layout. The cost of the ROOM would change, or course.