Expirence with plumbing costs?

[sebsez]

Hey All,


We've just started our first bathroom reno and we are at the point where the plumber needs to come in.

What I have done in preparation:
- Ripped out all the tiles.
- Ripped out the shower, bath & sink.
- Ripped out the slab (just earth left)
- Took the drainage pipes out all the way back to the drain outside the bathroom (They where corroded)
- Chased the brickwork up the wall to where the new shower & sink plumbing is to be installed.

What the plumber needs to do (Supply & Install):
- 2 x New PVC drainage pipes (1 x Shower waste & 1 x sink waste)
- Run the sink drain up the wall from the floor (so that it is concealed)
- Re-Route new copper plumbing to the new shower & sink locations & modify the plumbing to be used with modern shower & basin mixers.

So anyway I got a plumber to come in and provide a quote, thinking that I would be looking at something in the vacinity of $1000.

Well, he quoted me $2350! (Needless to say I will be getting other quotes)

What is the general rate for plumbers? Even if he was working for a full day I would not expect this much! Does anyone have expirence using a plumber for a similar sized job?

Cheers


Seb

 

[Celeste]

Hi sebez

I have recently done a reno where on part of the bedroom was converted to an ensuite.

Items done by plumber
- cut channels in slab for toilet / shower / vanity, run pipe work and refill
- cut into walls for all tap wear, run pipe work and refill
- dig up ground outside to run new main pipe work (luck bath / toilet on same side so it was an extention of exisisting pipe work)
- then fit all new toilet / taps / 2 x shower sets / sink

He also moved taps in laundry / kitchen / bathroom and converted to mixers and fit all sinks and new mixers.
re- install bath in bathroom - old owner had removed it and cemented up the old waste not the taps tho.

his bill was around $3.5k

My latest reno: 1 bed apartment

plumbers job convert kitchen / bathroom taps tp mixers / install new sinks and taps.

This was a very basic job I removed all old plumbing stuff.
the plumbers 1st visit: dig the walls out a bit move pipes, weld extra bits to convert to mixers about 3 hours cost $319.00 $231 labour $88 parts

2nd visit: after all cabinets installed: fit kitchen / bathroom sink and mixer, he needed to do a bit more in bathroom as I am having a washing machine attached to the vanity waste / taps. So there was a few more materials needed. bill $437.80 $308 labour $129.80 materials.

Total of job $ $756.80 Oh and he has put his prices up in July lucky mine was billed at the old rate....

So $2.5k doesn't look so bad for the work you require, copper pipe is extremely expensive at the moment.

Wait till you get the electrician in thier bills always knock me out....

 

[willair]

What the plumber needs to do (Supply & Install):
- 2 x New PVC drainage pipes (1 x Shower waste & 1 x sink waste)
- Run the sink drain up the wall from the floor (so that it is concealed)
- Re-Route new copper plumbing to the new shower & sink locations & modify the plumbing to be used with modern shower & basin mixers.

So anyway I got a plumber to come in and provide a quote, thinking that I would be looking at something in the vacinity of $1000.

Well, he quoted me $2350! (Needless to say I will be getting other quotes)

What is the general rate for plumbers? Even if he was working for a full day I would not expect this much! Does anyone have expirence using a plumber for a similar sized job?

Seb,the price sounds ok,there would be above 8 hours works in something like that,plus materials copper-brass is not cheap anymore,most plumbers in Brisbane would start at $80.00 per hour plus a call-out fee,just get a few more quotes you may well find that they will all be above that quote..
willair..

 

[George]

Looks expensive, extra quotes a must

 

[sebsez]

Much better price!

Just met with another plumber down at the house. He was excellent! Not only did he point out a few issues regarding regulations but also gave us a couple options as to how we can be compliant (expensive options & cheaper options)

He is getting back to us with a quote, but he gave us a ball park of around $1200 to do the job. So we potentially looking at almost $1000 saving on the previous quote. He said it will take him the good part of the day, and that makes sense at $80 per hour plus a few hundred for materials.

Even if the quote comes out a tad higher then what he has ballparked I would be happy to go with him as he seems quite flexible and could potentially be one of those plumbers that you hold on to!

Cheers


Seb