Small bathrooms
Small bathroom renovation in Dublin
A small Dublin bathroom of 2 m × 2 m or less, keeping the layout, costs €6,850 to €8,750 on Dublin Plumber 24hrs' figures; Kev Decor gives €6,000 to €8,000 for an en-suite or small shower room of 2 to 4 m². Fewer square metres saves on tiles and tiling labour; the fittings cost the same.
- €9,000 to €15,000for a standard full renovation of a 4 to 5 m² Dublin bathroom (LN Bathroom Renovations)
- 5 to 8 dayson site for a standard family bathroom, by one Dublin firm's own figures (Kev Decor)
- €40,000the most a council adaptation grant pays towards an accessible bathroom (Department of Housing)
- 40 pricesfrom 5 sources, read 3 November 2026: the cost guide
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What your bathroom costs in Dublin
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Published Dublin range for this job
€5,000 to €9,000
Published Dublin prices for this job, read 3 November 2026. LN Bathroom Renovations: €5,000 to €7,000 (basic refresh, same layout (3 to 4 m²)); Tile Merchant: €5,000 to €9,000 (cosmetic refresh, Dublin).
- Tiling labour runs €45 to €80 a m² in Dublin, on top of the tiles (LN Bathroom Renovations).
- A skip is €350 to €550, plus €150 to €250 for a parking permit in the city centre (Tile Merchant).
- Electrics by a Registered Electrical Contractor, who gives you a completion certificate (CRU).
How this is worked out
The range runs from the lowest to the highest figure that Dublin bathroom firms and a price guide publish for that kind of job (LN Bathroom Renovations, Kev Decor, Dublin Plumber 24hrs, Tile Merchant's Dublin column). "+" means one of them gives no top figure. Moving things adds Kev Decor's €1,500 to €3,000 for layout changes. The sum is ours. Prices read on 3 November 2026. Kev Decor adds no VAT; the others mostly don't say. It's an estimate, never a quote.
What fits
Six ways to make a small room work
- Shower, not bath: a walk-in shower with a fixed screen takes less room than a bath, and nothing to step over.
- Wall-hung basin and toilet: the floor runs under them, so the room reads bigger and is easier to clean.
- A sliding or outward door: frees the space a door swings through.
- Recessed shelves in the stud wall, instead of a cabinet.
- Large tiles, fewer grout lines, and the same tile on floor and walls.
- A mirror cabinet with a light, and a good fan: small rooms steam up fastest.
Prices
Small bathroom prices in Dublin
| Job | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Small bathroom, same layout (2 m × 2 m or less) | €6,850 to €8,750 | Dublin Plumber 24hrs |
| En-suite or small shower room (2 to 4 m²) | €6,000 to €8,000 | Kev Decor |
| Basic refresh, same layout (3 to 4 m²) | €5,000 to €7,000 | LN Bathroom Renovations |
| Cosmetic refresh, Dublin | €5,000 to €9,000 | Tile Merchant |
| Wall-hung toilet with concealed cistern, extra | €500 to €900 | Kev Decor |
| Bath or basin swap | €350 to €700 | plumbersinireland.ie |
VAT: Kev Decor isn't VAT registered, so its prices have none added. LN Bathroom Renovations' worked example adds VAT at 13.5%. The others don't say, so ask for VAT to be shown on the written price.
Tiles
The tiling sum, roughly
A 2 m × 2 m room tiled floor to ceiling on three walls is about 4 m² of floor and 20 m² of wall, so close to 24 m². At LN Bathroom Renovations' Dublin rate of €45 to €80 a m² for fitting, that's €1,080 to €1,920 in labour alone, before the tiles. Our arithmetic. Tiling the shower walls fully and half-tiling the rest can nearly halve it.
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Before anyone comes to price it
- Measure the room, wall to wall, and the window and door.
- Decide if the toilet and shower stay where they are. Moving them adds pipework.
- Check where the hot water comes from: a cylinder, a combi boiler or an electric shower.
- In an apartment, ask the management company about access, lifts, working hours and parking for the skip.
- Ask for a written price that lists the strip-out, tanking, tiling, fittings, electrics and VAT.
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FAQ
Questions people ask
How much is a small bathroom renovation in Dublin?
€6,850 to €8,750 for 2 m × 2 m or less, same layout (Dublin Plumber 24hrs); €6,000 to €8,000 for 2 to 4 m² (Kev Decor).
Can I fit a walk-in shower in a small bathroom?
Often yes, where the bath was: a bath to shower conversion is €3,500 to €6,000 in Dublin (Kev Decor).
Should I tile all the walls?
Tile the wet zones fully. The rest can be half-tiled or painted with a bathroom paint, which saves tiles and labour.
Keep reading
Related guides
- En-suitesAdding or redoing an en-suite: space, extraction and price.
- Walk-in showersTaking the bath out: what it costs and what to ask.
- Bathroom renovation costEvery Dublin firm's published price side by side, checked November 2026.
- Bathroom refitsA refit, a refresh or the full job: what each includes.
Where these numbers come from (2 public sources, checked 3 November 2026)
Sources (5)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- Dublin Plumber 24hrs: dublinplumber24hrs.ie
- Kev Decor: kevdecor.ie
- LN Bathroom Renovations: lnbathroomrenovationsdublin.ie
- Tile Merchant: tilemerchant.ie
- plumbersinireland.ie: plumbersinireland.ie