Free Bathroom Remodel Estimate Template

Break the bathroom into line items: demolition, plumbing rough-in, electrical, waterproofing, floor and shower tile, vanity, toilet, tub or shower, fixtures, paint, and trim. Price each one with material plus labor, then add a dumpster, permit, and a 15-20% contingency for what is hidden behind the walls. A standard bathroom remodel runs $8,000-$25,000 in 2026, and a full gut with moved walls can clear $40,000. Run your tile square footage through the Shower Tile Calculator first so the quantities are locked in before you price them.

A budget refresh runs $8,000-$12,000 keeping the existing layout, a mid-range remodel with a new tile shower runs $15,000-$25,000, and a premium gut with moved walls and a curbless shower runs $30,000-$50,000+. The size of the room and how much plumbing you relocate drives the number more than the finish level does. Prices vary by region, so confirm local material and labor rates before you bid. Compare the room next door with the Kitchen Remodel Cost Calculator when a client is doing both.

A complete bathroom estimate should list: demolition and haul-off, plumbing rough-in and any fixture relocation, electrical (GFCI, exhaust fan, lighting), shower waterproofing and pan, floor and shower tile with a waste factor, vanity and countertop, toilet, tub or shower unit, faucet and accessories, paint and trim, permits and inspection, payment terms, and a concealed-damage-at-actual exclusion for rot, mold, or out-of-code wiring you cannot see until demo day.

Most remodelers price by line item, not a flat per-square-foot number, because a bathroom is a stack of different trades crammed into a small room. The honest way is to call out demo and rough-in as their own lines and write a concealed-damage exclusion, since you cannot price what you cannot see until the tile comes off. Build your bid fast with this template, then Try EstimationPro free to turn a quick walkthrough into a complete bathroom proposal, send it automatically, and follow up with the homeowner so you win more of the bids you already send.

By hand, a thorough bathroom takeoff and bid takes 1-2 hours once you have measured the room and priced the fixtures. This template cuts the formatting time to a few minutes because the math, totals, and a printable client-ready estimate are built in. Add your line items, drop in your quantities from the Tile Calculator, and you have a professional estimate ready to hand over the same day. Speed matters: homeowners often go with whoever quotes first, not whoever is best.

Yes, once you touch plumbing, electrical, or move a wall. A cosmetic refresh (paint, vanity swap, new fixtures in the same spot) usually does not, but anything structural or in the wet wall does. Bathroom permits typically run $150-$500 and inspectors will come out more than once. Build the permit into the estimate as its own line so the homeowner is not surprised, and never skip it. An unpermitted bathroom comes back to bite the homeowner at resale.