No I don't think you're living in fairy land, that amount is ridiculous for what you want to do.
We have just renovated our bathroom & I'm estimating it cost about $15,000 but was alot more involved than what you're describing.
We had very specific ideas on what we wanted & didn't want to compromise anything so took a long time getting everything. To save some money DH jackhammered the old tiles up, varnished the vic ash mirror & window frames & painted the walls.
We bought all the fittings & fixtures ourselves except for the shower screen. My bathroom has a claw foot bath, vic ash mirror, blackwood vanity, semi frameless shower, granite benchtop, tiled shower base, wooden blinds.
Labour cost $7,500 but we got $500 knocked off for paying cash. This included removing & replacing plaster walls, installing everything, moving pipes in a concrete slab, grinding the concrete down for the tiled shower base, semi frameless shower screen, tiling floor.
We had trouble getting quotes as the builders simply weren't willing to come out & see us without the job being a sure thing for them!! So we only got one quote & they got the job. For all I know we were ripped off but at least it looks fabulous & we hired them to do the ensuite too!!
So I guess my tips are source things yourself, get a few quotes & try to do some of the work yourselves if possible.
Last edited by ~Hestia~; May 4th, 2009 at 12:05 AM.
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