Like most things in the free-trade world of capitalism, consumers tend to get what they are paying for when it comes to bathroom remodeling projects. If you desire shoddy workmanship, inferior materials, time cuts that cost the project both in terms of the look AND the durability of the project, as well as a remodeling design that will oftentimes leave much to be desired, then by all means hire a freelance handyman, your sibling’s son and his friends, or a fly-by-night home remodeling service that offers amazing prices that just seem too good to be true. Chances are, those prices are too good to be true.

Professional men and women who make their living repairing, replacing, installing and designing bathrooms and bathroom remodel projects tend to operate in about the same neck of the woods price-wise. This is because professional remodelers know the going price for building materials, lighting and plumbing fixtures as well as how much time it should take them to complete the bathroom remodeling project. When someone comes in considerably lower that other bidders on a remodeling job, you really need to ask yourself how they are able to offer such work so inexpensively. There are several options:

The remodeler is an amateur who does not yet know the value of their time in terms of labor efforts

The remodeler is desperate for work and so will undersell his or her services, which means they won’t be excited about the project and will often times take much longer to complete it. Or vice versa, with bad results in terms of quality.

The remodeler is purchasing inferior materials, sometimes even used materials from other past projects, to reduce the cost of the project bid in order to get the job.

Suffice it to say, it’s important to choose a professional for bathroom remodeling projects because otherwise one of the following is likely to be the outcome of the project:

Lacking estimation skills, the project will take much longer to complete than promised, or the project will end-up costing considerably more than originally quoted.

Growing distressed at the rising costs of the project or the extra time it is taking, the remodeler will simply vanish – ceasing to return calls or complete the project, although you’ve already paid for it at least partially.

Lacking real experience and expertise, the workmanship will appear shoddy, hackneyed or cheap and the customer will often need to hire another contractor to compete the work to adequate standards.

The bottom line is, one gets what they pay for with bathroom remodeling. Hiring a cheaper contractor may seem like a good idea originally, but if the worker does not have integrity to honor his or her promises and commitments, you as the paying customer will often get an inferior remodeling completion, or will end-up paying more than your highest bidder originally offered due to repairs and the need to hire a second contractor afterwards to get the work up to code and quality visually and functionally. Don’t be penny-wise and pound-foolish!