Any plumbers in the house?

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

I'm doing a bathroom remodel and I need to have the major plumbing fixtures moved around just a bit.  I got a coupla estimates from local plumbers and was shocked by how much they wanted for the job.

Can anyone guestimate how much this should cost? 

Specifically, I need to move a toilet, shower, and vanity sink.  Each one moves no more than 2 or 3 feet from it's original location.  Access will be no problem as the room will be completely torn down to bare studs and open floor trusses.  No need for new supply, drain, or vent lines, as the existing main lines all seem perfectly adequate.  I'll provide all of the fixtures, I just need the plumber to relocate the pipes a bit.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

if i was subbing it to a plumber it would be around 2 k  plus or minus 500 depending on the details.its important to get the plumbing right before you close up walls and floors. if you lived closer i could find you someone cheap but you have to be real careful with plumbers

[lupinus]

Spend the money for a good plumber.

You don't want that crap leakin!





 

[Ron]

Plumbers do a job that IMHO isn't easy to do well and frankly sucks.

As a former HVAC/R guy who has done a fair bit of plumbing I say, get a couple estimates, find a good one with references and pay the man.

I could do a decent job myself, at half the speed if even that fast.

[never_retreat]

If your drains are already PVC this should not be that hard even for a novice. Go to one of the box stores and pick up an idiots guide to plumbing.

I'm rather good at plumbing and don't fear it at all.

Now cast iron and lead drain pipe I will tear out to the street and start from scratch. (the nuke it from orbit mentality I guess)
If you have copper drain lines you can just saw it off easily and adapt to PVC. I would not recommend trying to learn how to solder 2-4" copper drain pipes in your own house. Its a lot harder than water lines and you need a lot of heat from an Acetylene torch to do it well. Plus the prices of those big copper fittings will cost more than the rest of the bathroom.

[seeker_two]

Spend the money for a good plumber.

You don't want that crap leakin!

 

Literal Man is literal..... 

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

what part of the country?  with plumbing its not what you do you get paid for its what you know  and it makes a difference.  beware the new construction guy who is doing remodel work because works slow.  very different animals needed

[Nick1911]

Rework like that can be a real pain.  I'm not terribly surprised it's expensive.

Pressurized lines aren't real hard to reroute here, there, and everywhere; but unpressurized drain lines have to have a certain pitch during horizontal runs.

If, for instance, there were a tub drain on the second floor that went straight down an inside wall to the basement, moving that sucker would be a PITA.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

vent lines can be a surprising pain too.  and most folks don't realize that too steep a pitch is just as bad as too lil pitch.  gotta try to use sweeps instead of 90's  sometimes get tricky.  now the supply side with pex and shark bites is getting better everyday

[230RN]

Not helpful, but I'm burningly curious as to why moving the fixtures two or three feet is necessary.  Question mark.

[Marnoot]

I'm going to have to move a couple drains in my basement bathroom several feet, due to horrific design/layout by whoever built the house. I'll be doing it myself as it's really the only option for me financially, as I would expect quotes in the coupla-thousand-range.

[HankB]

I do most work around the house myself - painting, carpentry, electrical, etc. . . .

But except for the simplest tasks (replacing a toilet ballcock valve or rebuilding a faucet) plumbing and I just don't get along . . .