Bathroom Remodel Cost Calculator
A gut remodel of a 5×8 hall bathroom with a custom tile walk-in shower computes to about $13,500 at mid-range finishes before your state's labor rates touch it; a cosmetic powder-room refresh can stay under $4,000. Pick your room size, finish tier and scope below and the estimate rebuilds line by line — the same way a contractor builds a quote. Every number, assumption and source stays on the page; nothing is gated behind a form.
Published Cost data last reviewed Re-checked quarterly
Room size drives demo, rough-in and flooring quantities.
Scales tile, fixture and finish lines; demolition and rough-in frames stay put.
A tile walk-in needs waterproofing, a sloped pan and 3–5 extra tile days.
Add only if the room keeps a tub alongside the shower.
Fixr puts cabinetry and shelving near 25% of a remodel budget.
Most remodels reset the toilet; HomeGuide prices the swap at $350–$800.
Priced at $10–$50 per sq ft installed (HomeGuide) for the room's area.
Vanity bars, a rated ceiling fixture and GFCI-safe switching.
HomeGuide: $150–$550 installed; most codes require a ducted fan.
Re-routing drains under slab or joists — the biggest single cost lever.
Re-slopes the pan for a flush entry; plan it before tile is ordered.
Blocking-backed bars in the shower and beside the toilet.
Costs are adjusted for labor and material rates in your state.
Low
$10,100
Typical
$13,550
High
$19,350
Prices adjusted for National averagelabor & material costs.
| Cost item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Materials | ||
| Stock vanity + top, 24–36″ (~$1,600) | $1,120 | $2,320 |
| Replace toilet + supply (~$700) | $530 | $980 |
| Waterproof flooring — tile or LVP (40 sq ft) | $860 | $1,670 |
| Lighting fixtures & switches | $680 | $1,260 |
| Faucets, accessories, mirror & paint | $1,050 | $2,100 |
| Labor | ||
| Rough plumbing & electrical | $1,040 | $1,690 |
| Custom tile walk-in shower (~$4,800) | $3,600 | $7,200 |
| Exhaust fan, ducted outside | $320 | $520 |
| Permits & fees | ||
| Permits & inspections | $380 | $560 |
| Disposal | ||
| Demolition, dumpster & disposal | $530 | $1,050 |
| Estimated total | $10,100 | $19,350 |
What this estimate assumes
- National mid-range pricing for the selected scope: Fixr's 2026 guide puts an average bathroom remodel at $12,000 (most homeowners pay $6,000–$18,000); HomeGuide's 2025 range is $5,578–$16,138.
- Each line scales with National average labor and materials cost multipliers; permits scale 50/50 with your state's labor and materials rates.
- Low and high come from line-level uncertainty (roughly −25% / +43% around typical). Hidden subfloor rot, mold, or mid-project plumbing surprises push real quotes toward the high end.
- Excluded: mold remediation, water-damage repair, structural wall removal, enlarging the room, and sales tax — Fixr prices mold and water damage as separate line items.
Typical cost ranges
| Project | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder / half bath (~25 sq ft) (full remodel) | $5,090 | $6,900 | $9,635 |
| Small hall bath — 5×8 (~40 sq ft) (full remodel) | $10,100 | $13,550 | $19,350 |
| Standard full bath (~50 sq ft) (full remodel) | $10,850 | $14,550 | $20,725 |
| Primary bathroom (~80 sq ft) (full remodel) | $12,648 | $16,950 | $24,053 |
| Large primary bathroom (~120 sq ft) (full remodel) | $15,765 | $21,200 | $30,040 |
| Project | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget — stock materials (remodel) | $7,359 | $9,823 | $13,915 |
| Mid-range — contractor grade (remodel) | $10,100 | $13,550 | $19,350 |
| Upscale — designer tile & fixtures (remodel) | $13,625 | $18,343 | $26,337 |
| Luxury — natural stone, premium fixtures (remodel) | $16,366 | $22,070 | $31,772 |
| Project | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefabricated shower surround + pan (add) | $1,425 | $1,900 | $2,850 |
| Custom tile walk-in shower (add) | $3,600 | $4,800 | $7,200 |
| Alcove tub + new surround (add) | $1,800 | $2,400 | $3,480 |
| Freestanding soaker tub (add) | $2,700 | $3,600 | $5,220 |
| Stock vanity + top (24–36″) (add) | $1,120 | $1,600 | $2,320 |
| Semi-custom or double vanity (add) | $2,030 | $2,900 | $4,205 |
| Toilet replacement (incl. fixture) (add) | $525 | $700 | $980 |
| New waterproof flooring (40 sq ft) (add) | $863 | $1,150 | $1,668 |
| Lighting fixtures & switches (add) | $675 | $900 | $1,260 |
| Exhaust fan, ducted outside (add) | $320 | $400 | $520 |
| Relocate 1–2 fixtures (plumbing) (add) | $1,540 | $2,200 | $3,300 |
| Project | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curbless (zero-threshold) entry (add) | $2,625 | $3,500 | $5,075 |
| Grab bars & safety hardware (add) | $320 | $400 | $520 |
| Both together (add) | $2,945 | $3,900 | $5,595 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to remodel a bathroom in 2026?
Most full bathroom remodels land between $6,000 and $18,000: Fixr's national average is $12,000 and HomeGuide's 2025 range is $5,578–$16,138. This model prices a 5×8 hall bath gut with a tile walk-in shower at about $13,500 mid-range, while a primary bath with a double vanity computes near $17,000.
Does converting a tub to a walk-in shower cost more than replacing the tub?
Yes. A custom tile walk-in shower adds about $4,800 at mid-range in this model (Fixr prices tub-to-shower conversions at $1,200–$10,000; HomeGuide puts shower installs at $2,000–$9,000), while an alcove tub with a new surround adds about $2,400. The premium buys waterproofing, a sloped pan, glass and 3–5 extra tile days.
How much does moving a toilet or vanity add?
Relocating one or two fixtures adds roughly $1,500–$3,300 in this model, because the drain has to be re-routed under the slab or joists — Fixr reports plumbers billing $75–$150 an hour. Keeping every fixture where it is the single biggest saving available in a bathroom remodel.
Do I need a permit to remodel my bathroom?
Usually yes — any change to plumbing, electrical or framing triggers one. Fixr puts permits at roughly 4% of the budget (about $500 nationally) and HomeGuide's permit band is $150–$600, which is what this calculator's $350–$700 range spans. Wet-area work adds its own gate: where permits apply, the new shower pan usually has to hold a flood test at rough-in, inspected before tile covers it. Like-for-like swaps of a vanity or toilet often don't need a permit; your local building department decides, so ask before demo starts.
How long does a bathroom remodel take?
Fixr reports 2–12 weeks depending on scope, with 2–4 weeks the most common window; HomeGuide's full-remodel figure is 15–25 working days. A keep-the-footprint remodel with a prefab surround can finish in under two weeks, while a custom tile shower with a relocated drain is realistically 4–5 weeks including inspections.
What return on investment does a bathroom remodel have?
Fixr pegs resale recoup at roughly 50–75%, and the return concentrates in what buyers can see and test on a five-minute showing: a clean tile shower, a new vanity and toilet, fresh lighting and grout. Money that disappears inside the walls — relocated drains, structural changes, designer fixture packages — rarely returns its cost, which is why a $10,000–$15,000 refresh usually outperforms a $35,000+ primary-suite overhaul dollar for dollar.
Can I remodel a bathroom for $5,000?
Only cosmetically. Keeping the tile, tub and flooring but swapping the vanity, toilet and fan computes to about $4,600–$6,300 here (low end of our band to typical) for a hall bath. The moment waterproofing, tile or drain work enters the job, budgets break $8,000 — that's where prefab surrounds earn their keep.
How much does an accessible, aging-in-place bathroom cost?
HomeGuide prices dedicated accessibility remodels at $2,500–$10,000. In this calculator a curbless zero-threshold conversion adds about $3,500 and blocking-backed grab bars about $400. Decide on the curbless entry before ordering tile — retrofitting it later means re-sloping the pan and redoing the floor.
Related cost calculators
Kitchen Remodel Cost Calculator
Estimate your kitchen remodel cost in seconds — pick size, tier, and scope toggles for an itemized low–typical–high range adjusted to state labor rates.
Open calculatorBathtub Refinishing Cost Calculator
Reglazing a bathtub costs $250–$600 on average. Compare reglaze, liner and insert pricing with chip repair and anti-slip options, adjusted for your state.
Open calculatorTile Installation Cost Calculator
Estimate tile installation cost instantly — $10–$50 per sq ft installed for ceramic, porcelain, stone or glass, with pattern, substrate and state pricing.
Open calculatorCountertop Cost Calculator
Estimate countertop cost by material — quartz, granite, marble, laminate — with edges, cutouts, backsplash and removal priced for your state.
Open calculatorHow this estimate is calculated
These notes are written for this tool alone: where its base prices come from, how the low–high window is derived, and what the figure deliberately leaves out.
- The model prices 12–14 line items — demolition, rough plumbing/electrical, the wet area, fixtures, finishes, permits — from national 2025–2026 mid-range data, then scales each line by your state's labor and materials multipliers.
- Anchor data: Fixr's 2026 guide (average $12,000; most pay $6,000–$18,000; ≈$120/sq ft; labor ≈50% of budget; permits ≈4%) and HomeGuide's 2025 guide (typical $5,578–$16,138; primary baths $10,000–$30,000; shower installs $2,000–$9,000; vanities $500–$3,600; toilets $350–$800; fans $150–$550; permits $150–$600).
- Range logic: every line carries its own low/high factor — permits are tight (±20%), tile showers wide (−25%/+50%) — and those compound to roughly −25%/+43% around the typical figure, matching how real quotes scatter with tile selections and hidden framing conditions.
- Mixed lines scale by their materials share: a tile shower is ~45% materials, demolition ~15%, so each moves with the matching side of your state's index. Permits scale 50/50 with your state's labor and materials rates.
- Finish tiers multiply tile, fixture and finish lines only (budget 0.65×, upscale 1.45×, luxury 1.8×), keeping every scoped line inside its cited band — a luxury tile shower still lands under HomeGuide's $9,000 shower ceiling.
- Accessibility bases (curbless $3,500, grab bars $400) sit inside HomeGuide's $2,500–$10,000 accessibility-remodel band — the conversion mid-band, grab bars at the low end.
- Exclusions: mold remediation, water-damage repair, structural wall removal, enlarging the room, and sales tax. Maintained by the FixTally Editorial Team; cost data last reviewed September 2026.
Sources
Every cost constant above traces to the publishers listed here — the editorial gate requires at least two independent sources per calculator, each with the month we accessed it. FixTally is not affiliated with any of them.
Maintained by the FixTally Editorial Team — each quarter we re-check the cited prices, re-run every calculator’s math, and refresh the review dates shown on these pages.
Know your number — now get a real quote
Your estimate is a planning range. Compare it against free quotes from licensed, insured contractors before you hire.