House Renovations

How much should this Remodeling Cost?

We are thinking about retiling a shower and replacing the shower pan with tile. We also want to put in a jacuzzi tub in the place of the engineered marble or whatever it is tub that we currently have (it leaks….). That last thing we want to do is removed ugly wallpaper that is peeling and have the walls textured. I know that contractors would give us a to the penny estimate, but I don’t even want to consider getting that until we have enough money saved up. I appreciate your info.

Go ahead and get your estimate from two or three contractors. A lot of people get them so they can have an idea on how much to save up or how much to borrow. Cost varies widely across the country and that way you will have a quote for that type of work in your area. Unless material prices go up the quotes will be good for longer then you think. Just remember to use one of the contractors the give you a estimate to work with in the first place. I have a construction company and have gone back as much as a year latter and did the work for the original quote. Just remember as a general rule……if the cost of gas goes up so will the cost of materials.

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