A bathroom is a small room with a lot packed into it: plumbing, drainage, waterproofing, electrics, tiling and fittings. That is why a modest-sized bathroom can cost more than a larger living room. The main costs are in the work you do not see once it is finished.
What is behind the finish
- Waterproofing. In showers and wet rooms it is the detail that matters most. Done well it is invisible; done badly it shows up as damp in the next room.
- Plumbing and drainage. Moving a toilet or a shower tray changes pipe runs and falls. Keeping fittings where they are is cheaper than moving them.
- Electrics. Lighting, extraction and shaver points have to meet the room's requirements, which may mean new circuits in an older house.
- Preparation. Uneven walls and old tiling have to be stripped and levelled before new tiles go on. In thick old walls this takes time.
Choices that change the price
Walk-in showers, wet rooms, freestanding baths, stone-effect basins and large-format porcelain walls are all popular and all priced differently. Large tiles mean fewer joints and a cleaner look, but they need a flat surface and careful cutting. Stone finishes suit older houses; bigger porcelain panels suit modern villas.
Accessible bathrooms
If you are planning a bathroom for easier daily use, a level-access shower, grab rails and a raised toilet can be built in so that the room still looks like a bathroom, not a clinic. Planning for this early is cheaper than adapting later.
Older houses and damp
Older Benissa houses can have damp problems that show once a bathroom is opened up. Treating the cause before tiling is what makes the new bathroom last. If there is any sign of damp, we say so in the quotation and explain what is needed.
Ready to get a free quote for your Benissa renovation project?
Visit Dragon Reforms →Why Choose Dragon Reforms
We're a local team covering Benissa and towns right across the Costa Blanca, with every project backed by clear pricing and fully insured, quality workmanship from start to finish.
Property Renovations Across the Costa Blanca
Dragon Reforms provides property renovation advice for homeowners throughout Benissa, Benidorm, Altea, Callosa d'en Sarrià and La Nucía and towns right across the Costa Blanca.