This project took 10 weeks to complete. It was a week over schedule. Click here for a detailed project cost.
We've actually remodeled 3 other homes on this street! We're very gratelful the neighbors keep refferring us to each other. Each project has been unique and this one was no different.
At first this couple considered moving but after months of looking they could not find another home in a neighborood they liked for cost that made sense. A master bath expansion was the better choice for them.
This phase of the project included 3 parts: a master bath expansion, a partial renovation of the upstairs hall bathroom and all new flooring upstairs, include new stair treads.
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Master Bath Expansion
We removed a wall and small linen closet in order to expand the bath allowing us install a larger shower while keeping a similar amount of storage space and providing a better overall layout.
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This master bath expansion involved removing a wall and moving the toilet so that we could install a larger shower on the other side of the bath
McManus Kitchen and Bath is a full service remodeling company with an in-house design team and showroom right here in Tallahassee, FL. Contact us to schedule a consult.
Time To Complete: 10 Weeks
Delays: 1 week delay in countertop install
Change Orders: None
Total Cost: $106,458
Every project has a few things that really make it stand out or were special to the homeowner.
Tall Linen cabinet with pullouts
Large, colorful shower niche
Bathroom art gallery!
Overall better layout and storage
Master Bath Vanity
Whole Master Bath Expansion
Since we also remodelled the neighbors home these clients already new what to expect and the estimating and design process went pretty smoothly. We did get off to a little bit of a rough start as this was the first solo project for a new designer who had been training with us for two months. But after the first design meeting we recognized they were stuggling and a more senior deisgner was able to step in and help out.
The bathroom was original to the home and had a large tub that they never used and small shower that they used daily.
The main goal was to get a larger shower without losing storage space, which was also at a premium for this modest sized bathroom.
The initial concept was to remove a wall and get rid of the tub. That allowed us to move the toilet and create the larger shower. The new vanity was also larger and we added a tall linen cabinet to increase the storage.
Before: small shower, large tub that did not get used and a wall that separated the vanity from the shower area
After: Wall removed, toilet moved. Larger shower and vanity. Everything in one room.
Our Process: We start each project with a Design and Budget Consult to create the inial estimate. Then we collect a 5% Design retainer to complete the design, select all the materials and get exact labor costs. At the end of the design process we present a fixed price proposal for the project.
The budget for this project included the master bath expansion, a partial hall bath update and new flooring for the entire upstairs.
This was the estimate we presented at the end of our design and budget consult.
The total cost at the end of the design process. About 5% less than the initial estimate.
The clients made some slight adjsutmetns to the scope of work and some budget conscious material choices in design that lowered project costs by about 5%.
There were no change orders on this project.
Bathrooms are typically more labor costs than material cost when compared to kitchens. This master bath expansion project was no different.
No one likes surprise costs or unexpected delays. That's why we spend a time in design and create very detailed scope of work documents and selection sheets that outline every detail of the project.
We also order all your materials in advance, inspected them when they arrive and store them in our warehouse unitl they are needed on site. Your project manager is on site every day reviewing the scope of work with our trade partners, making sure the job site is staying organzied and doing quality control inspections.
But even with the best of planning remodeling projects often have a surprise or two. There are some things that came up on this project and how we dealt with them.
Challenge: New designer - We hired a new designer about two months before design started on this project.
This was that designers first project working on their own (they had been shadowing our other deisgners for two months).
While this designer came to us from a competitor and had worked as a designer for 5 years with them it became clear during this project that their design skills were not up to our standards.
Solution: One of our other designers was able to step in and help them complete the project so in the end the process finished well. We have since decided to part ways with the original designer.
Other than a slight mistep early in the design process the rest of the project ran as expected.
