Full Bathroom Remodel: Materials List Guide
The complete material categories for a full bathroom remodel — from demo to fixtures. Avoid missing parts and overbuying.
What 'full bathroom remodel' really includes
A full remodel touches every trade: plumbing, electrical, tile, drywall, and finish carpentry. Most homeowners underbuy on the transition items — trim, transitions between flooring types, and the small fittings that hold everything together. This guide is your pre-shopping checklist so Matly's material list makes sense in context.
Demo + prep
- Contractor bags, tarps, ZipWall dust barrier
- Reciprocating saw blades (metal-cutting for cast iron drains)
- Pry bars, floor scrapers, oscillating tool with grout blade
- Personal protection: N95, safety glasses, knee pads
Plumbing rough-in
- Shower valve + trim kit
- Toilet flange (adjust height for finish floor)
- Vanity supply lines + shut-offs
- P-traps, 1½" and 2" DWV pipe
- Sink drain assembly + escutcheon plates
Electrical
- Licensed pro recommended for any panel changes. GFCI outlets are required in bathrooms.
- Exhaust fan (sized for room CFM — typical 80 CFM for a small bath, 150 CFM for a large one)
- Vanity light fixture + junction box
- Dimmer switches if desired
Tile, drywall, finish
- Cement board on wet walls, greenboard elsewhere
- Floor tile with 15% overage; wall tile with 10–15%
- Grout, thin-set, waterproofing membrane
- Vanity, top, mirror, medicine cabinet
- Toilet, wax ring, supply line, seat
- Trim: baseboard, casing around new door, transition strips
Budget planning
A DIY-friendly full remodel typically runs $6,000–$12,000 in materials for a 5x8 bath. Higher-end finishes (large-format porcelain, custom vanity) can push $18,000+. Matly gives you a low/high range once you upload your scope or contractor quote.
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