Not quite. This is why we have FM radio. "No static at all!!!"

Cricket doesn't sound the same on FM!

This is why we have AM radio.

OK, tomorrow it's the old tube radiogram, a lovely sound.

dirty.

OK, tomorrow it's the old tube radiogram, a lovely sound.

dirty.

And what is wrong with that?

Wrong, absolutely nothing.

dirty

Well, I admit.......I do have a couple, so I'm biased.

I had an FM tube based radio but could never get that part of the receiver going.

Lots of tubes to implement that.

It is not possible to give you an accurate budget but yes, It's good to say that, a typical bathroom remodeling cost takes around $8,000. The cost depends upon the look and design which you are going to give to your bathroom. A typically bathroom look good with the shower screen glasses as they are also in trend. You can check the latest designs of shower screens at issaglass.com.au

Interesting first post.... Are you by any chance associated with said shower screen company wot you linked?

As a plumber with over 30 year's in the trade( not sprucing for work) hers a bit of advice.
Always get at 3 quotes.
Only use companies that someone reliable can recommend. If you dont know 3 then ring local building certifiers/architect/council inspectors etc.
Buy your fixtures from a reliable source like Reece or Tradelink. Australia makes the best porcelain, Germany makes the worst, Asia is hit and miss. Bathroom wholesaler, often sell stuff that doesnt comply with Australian stands often missing parts and take twice as long as they should to install.
Be careful some of the good bathroom renovators I work for, who have tight margins, get under cut on $$$ by people who cut corners and dont pay there subbies(been ripped off more than once by bathroom renovators).
Had a customer ring me in tears cause the bathroom renovator she used did a terrible job and wont come back and fix it.
worst I have seen is from owner builders try to do it all themselves. You really need a lot of experience to do good tiling.

Oh and be wary of shower screen fixers.

 

OOps sorry for the poor grammar, hard to type on a phone while having smoko.  

Edited June 6, 201411 yr by awty

That's good unbiased advice Paul.    

 

A number of years ago I had a real bad experience with an extension that involved the kitchen, toilet, laundry and bathroom.  The builder employed a lot of dodgy sub-contractors and sadly a lot of the work was well below acceptable standards.  I supplied the bath tub which the "plumber from hell" dropped something into and damaged it.  I was down the plumbing supplier a few days later getting a replacement.  The same guy served me and asked "Are you doing another bathroom?" to which I responded I was replacing the one I purchased earlier citing it was damaged by the plumber.  The guy behind the counter asked who the plumber was and I mentioned his name.  He just shook his head and said "You've got the plumber from hell".  Apparently he had developed a reputation as being no good.  As it turned out he wasn't wrong.  Just a few months after the job was completed, fracturing developed around the waste of hand basin in the vanity unit.  Couldn't just replace the Arkronite top as it had been adhered to the cabinet with type of glue which prevented getting it off without destroying the entire base cabinet.     BTW, this plumber wasn't my choice.  He was sub contracted by the builder.

 

So, IMHO, Paul has pretty much hit the nail on the head.  Wet areas are always the most expensive to do in a typical renovation or extension.  Because fittings are the bulk of the material cost, it's well worth getting a good reliable, qualified and experienced tradie to to the work.  Just too risky and costly to let a cowboy loose on your property.

 

Cheers,

Alan

Thats a bugger Alan, unfortunately thats not uncommon. You'd think after a 4 year apprenticeship and a year as a tradesman to get a license they would know what there doing.

Looked at a job last month where another "plumber" (maybe a handy man) had done the work and they just wanted me to fit off all the fixtures. It was a mess, would of had to tare down walls, maybe cut up the floor to correct it. Which I have done before, but wasnt going to do this time and walked away. I have to be careful, cause I can be made liable for others work if I take over from them.

 

There are good tradesmen out there who take pride in there work and dont charge anymore than the going rate, just do a bit of research before signing on the dotted line.........and if they do a **** job, dont pay them till they fix it and you can only ask for a maximum of 10% deposit for any work before you start in QLD.  

I did most of the preliminary work on updating our en suite about 6 years ago including a new vanity / frame less shower screen / tiling and fittings.

 

Most of the time was spent doing the grunt work so that is where the savings became much more apparent.

 

All up cost including materials / plumber / sparkie / was about $5K.

 

The result is almost perfect and we must have saved about 50 - 60% of the price we were originally quoted.