A bathroom renovation in Manitoba costs $17,000 to $30,000 with Van Dycke Projects, based in Steinbach. You get one fixed price after a single walk-through, and that number does not move. What sets the figure is mostly the fixtures and finishes you choose — a tiled shower costs more than a pre-made one.
How does Van Dycke Projects set a bathroom renovation cost up front?
Van Dycke Projects gives you one price after a single walk-through of your bathroom. That number is the number. It does not grow later through allowances or surprise charges.
An allowance is a placeholder budget for something you have not picked yet, like tile or a faucet. On many jobs, a contractor sets allowances low to make the first quote look smaller. The total then climbs once you choose real materials. Van Dycke Projects prices the actual finishes instead, so the number holds.
A change order is a mid-job charge for work added after the contract is signed. The crew avoids these by planning the whole job before you commit. You approve the plan and the price together, and the work follows both.
What makes a bathroom cost $30,000 instead of $17,000?
With Van Dycke Projects, the choices that move a bathroom price the most are the fixtures and finishes you select. A tiled shower and a pre-made shower unit are two different projects, and they cost different amounts. The same goes for flooring, faucets, lighting, and the vanity.
A bathroom near $30,000 usually means custom tile work and better-grade materials. A bathroom closer to $17,000 uses simpler, ready-made pieces. Neither is a worse renovation. The price follows what you choose to put in the room.
Custom tile is also labour. Someone lays each piece by hand, so a large tiled shower takes more time than a single pre-made unit that arrives in one piece. That labour is part of why the same room can land at either end of the range.
These ranges assume the footprint stays the same. The footprint is the outline of the room. It is where the walls, tub, and toilet already sit.
What falls outside the $17,000 to $30,000 range?
Some work sits outside the base bathroom range at Van Dycke Projects, and the crew prices it separately when it comes up. These items change the size or scope of the job, not just the finishes.
Here is what falls outside the standard range:
- Moving walls or changing the footprint of the room
- Adding new electrical or plumbing lines
- Asbestos testing and removal in a home built before 1990
Asbestos is a mineral once used in older building materials, and a licensed team must handle it. Taping is the compound crews spread over drywall seams to smooth them. If your home was built before 1990 and the work disturbs drywall or taping, Van Dycke Projects arranges testing through an independent third party. A positive result raises the total, and it can raise it by a lot. You can read more in how Van Dycke Projects handles asbestos testing before a renovation.
What is the smallest bathroom job Van Dycke Projects will take?
The smallest bathroom job Van Dycke Projects takes on is a full gut and redo. That means stripping the bathroom back to the framing and rebuilding it from there, not swapping out a single fixture. Small repairs and one-off installs are a better fit for a handyman. If you want the whole room redone as one project, that is the work Van Dycke Projects does.
Before your walk-through, it helps to have a rough idea of the finishes you want. Bring photos of showers, tile, and vanities you like, and the crew can price the real thing instead of a guess. You can also review the full list of renovation questions on the Van Dycke Projects FAQ, or read why Van Dycke Projects gives one fixed price and does not negotiate.