Bathroom renovation in Barcelona
4,400–6,500€VAT included €3,636–5,372 + 21% VAT
We publish the price because it is the first thing anyone wants to know, and almost nobody in this market will tell you. Below is what it covers, what it does not, and what moves the number either way.
Why that figure is worth believing
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The price, before you call
The figure above is ours and it is published. Almost nobody in this trade publishes one.
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One builder, not five
Your details go to Andranik Hasratyan and nobody else. Half of Barcelona will not ring you.
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His own work, photographed
The photographs below are flats he finished, each one with what it actually cost.
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Barcelona and 85 towns
If your postcode falls outside we tell you in the form, not after the visit.
We call back within 5 minutes (business hours)
- 5 minutes is how long we take to call you back, in business hours
- 1 week on site for a standard bathroom
- You get one builder, not five sales calls
Call us: 930 45 09 00
Takes 20 seconds. No obligation.
A complete bathroom of 4 to 6 m². Building work, mid-range materials and labour. This is the range most bathrooms of this size fall into in Barcelona’s housing stock. The firm price is set by the builder in writing after the visit.
What pushes it up
- Moving the toilet or shower, because it means opening up the soil pipe
- Tiling to the ceiling rather than half height
- Concealed taps and a made-to-measure shower tray
- Underfloor heating
- A building with no lift, third floor or above
What brings it down
- Keeping the sanitaryware and drains where they are
- A shower tray laid over the existing floor
- Standard-format, in-stock tiles
- Flexible dates, no rush
What is included
- Strip-out and removal of rubble to a licensed tip
- New plumbing and electrics inside the bathroom
- Waterproofing of the shower area
- Wall and floor tiling
- Mid-range sanitaryware, taps and shower screen
- Paint and an accessible suspended ceiling
- Final clean
What is not included
This is the part quotes usually leave out. We would rather say it first.
- The permit, if your town hall requires one
- €150 to €400 depending on the municipality. The builder files it and invoices it at cost.
- Whatever appears once the wall is open
- Lead soil pipes, damaged beams, aluminosis. Quoted separately, and shown to you before anything is touched.
- High-end or designer sanitaryware
- If you pick a specific piece, the quote is adjusted to its real price and you see the supplier invoice.
- Any work outside the bathroom
- Quoted as a separate job.
Bathrooms by the builder we work with
Badalona
Full bathroom: the bath becomes a shower
The bath and the bidet came out. In their place, a level-access shower with a fixed screen, a basin on a wall-hung vanity and brass taps. Retiled floor to ceiling.
6,500€ VAT included 1 week
Barcelona
Freestanding bath on the original tile
The hydraulic tile floor was salvaged rather than lifted. The freestanding bath sits on the existing floor, with the tap run exposed. The price is for this bathroom; the other two in the same flat are in the photos.
5,500€ VAT included 1 week
Barcelona
Small bathroom, everything left in place
Nothing moved position and the floor runs continuously with the rest of the flat. This is the cheap end of the range, and the closest to most bathrooms in the area.
4,400€ VAT included 1 week
How it works
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You leave your number
The number, what you want renovated, and your postcode. Nothing else.
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We call within 5 minutes
A three-minute conversation in English: what you want done, rough measurements, the state it is in, and when suits you. You get a realistic range before anyone visits your home.
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Visit and a fixed written quote
The builder comes, measures, and you get a fixed price in writing. If it does not work for you, that is fine and we do not call again.
Where we work
Barcelona and the 85 municipalities within 30 km. 68% of the housing in this area was built before 1981, which is exactly the stock that needs work.
Questions we are always asked
Do you actually work in English?
Yes. We handle the call and the introduction in English, and the builder quotes, contracts and files the permit paperwork in English too. This matters more than it sounds: most disputes on a renovation come from a scope misunderstanding, and that risk goes up when you are agreeing to something in your third language.
How long does a bathroom take?
About a week on a standard bathroom. Part of that is not work: it is the drying time for the screed and the waterproofing. Skipping those days is the single most common reason a new shower ends up leaking into the flat below.
Do I need a permit?
For a bathroom that does not touch the structure or the facade, almost every town hall in the area asks for a comunicación previa, a prior notification rather than a full licence. It costs €150 to €400. The builder files it, and it sits outside the building quote.
Can I use the bathroom during the work?
If it is the only one in the flat, not for about a week. It is the first thing to sort out before fixing dates, which is why we ask on the call.
I do not live in Spain full time. Can you still do the work?
Yes, and it is common. The builder agrees the scope and the fixed price with you before you leave, sends photographs at each stage, and you get the keys back with the final clean done. It does mean the quote has to be unusually specific up front, because you will not be there to make decisions mid-job.
We call back within 5 minutes (business hours)
- 5 minutes is how long we take to call you back, in business hours
- 1 week on site for a standard bathroom
- You get one builder, not five sales calls
Call us: 930 45 09 00
Takes 20 seconds. No obligation.