5 Ways to Decrease Your Toilet Installation Cost

  

5 Ways to Decrease Your Toilet Installation Cost

Toilet installation cost 

When it comes to toilet installation, cost varies big time.

After all, there are so many factors that affect things: the model of toilet you buy, where you put it, and how much work you have to do to get it where you want it to go. It’s a real process, and it can make a big dent in your pocketbook. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way.

The truth is that you can decrease your total cost of installing a toilet with just a few simple, professional tricks. Here’s what you need to know:

The Cost to Install a Toilet: What to Keep in Mind

While prices vary, the average cost to install a toilet is about $370 (assuming you’re not installing completely new plumbing - that gets much more expensive), although it can vary between $218 and $522.

The price may also increase if you need to hire a plumber to help you conduct the work or if you’re moving a bathroom from one location in the home to another. Costs can also be affected by simple things like design choices, the make and model of toilet you purchase, and your finish choices.

5 Ways to Decrease Toilet Installation Cost

Revamping your bathroom on a budget? No problem! There are many ways to decrease your total cost of installing a toilet and keep your space looking great, regardless. Here are a few handy tips:

1. Opt for a Simple Model

While this may sound too obvious to mention, many people pump their total installation costs up by hundreds of dollars simply because they choose toilets that are higher-end than what they actually need.

With this in mind, keep your choice as simple and straightforward as possible. There can be a large additional cost associated with installing top-of-the-line toilets that need new plumbing lines or altered fixtures, and it’s easy to blow your budget on this and this alone.

2. Consider an Upflush System

If you’re adding a new bathroom or moving your existing bathroom, streamline the process by investing in an upflush Saniflo toilet system. Designed to take the place of traditional toilets, the upflush Saniflo toilet system sits on top of your floor, so there’s no need to install new plumbing or have a sewer line. The Saniflo toilet system also moves waste up, against gravity, which means they can allow you to install a new bathroom below the level of your existing plumbing system or the sewer line.

The Saniflo upflush toilet system can be installed in the basement bathroom because it has a pump to send the wastes up against gravity to the sewer line. 

When it comes to appearance, Saniflo toilet systems look pretty much like any standard toilet you’ve ever seen. The only noticeable difference is that most are equipped with a macerator tank attached to their pump. If you don’t want to look at said tank, it’s easy to purchase an extender kit that allows you to hide any Saniflo tank behind the wall. Doing so also muffles the sound of the pump when it activates, meaning your Saniflo toilet is barely any louder than a traditional one. This puts Saniflo into contention as a great choice if you’re looking to control costs

3. Opt for a High-Efficiency Toilet

While this might not save you money on the front-end, a high-efficiency toilet system will make a big difference as the years go on. To this end, it’s worth considering dual-flush toilet systems, which offer a full or partial flush option depending on whether you’re dealing with liquid or solid waste.

According to recent data, low flow toilets dispense about 1.28 gallons of water per flush. Compare this with toilets manufactured before 1980 (which use about 5 gallons per flush), and it’s obvious that there’s a major difference here. As it stands right now, toilets use more water than virtually anything else in the home. 

Because of this, switching your toilet systems over to high-efficiency models may pump up your household savings as much as about $120 annually. While this may not seem like a major difference, it’s worth remembering that it’s enough for the toilet to pay for itself in just a few years. Coincidentally, this makes our Saniflo toilets even more of a good deal!

4. Use Your Existing Plumbing

If ever you have the option to tap into your existing plumbing, take it! Not only will this save you more money when it comes to installing a new toilet, but it’ll also make the entire thing a more streamlined process.

Here’s why: installing plumbing is (obviously) expensive. This is especially true if you’re installing a new toilet in your basement, where installing new pipes means cutting into your concrete foundation and making a big mess. 

If you can use your existing plumbing, though (either by installing a Saniflo upflush system and reaching up to your main stack or installing the bathroom on the other side of an existing wet wall), you’ll save a huge amount of money on the bathroom installation.

5. Shop Sales

If you have to purchase a new toilet, be sure to shop any sales as you work to find the one that works for you. Not only will this save you additional money on installation, but it’ll also make for a more comprehensive research process, and will allow you to learn more about a toilet before you dive right in. While you can head to a local brick-and-mortar store to find the toilet of your choice, online retailers are also great options, and frequently have deep discounts on retail price offers that  you can rely on. Want a discount on one of the Saniflo units we sell? Hey, give us a call, you never know. The Saniflo system is typically high quality, durable, and dependable, and we have a very long list of customers who are super satisfied with their Saniflo purchases!

As you shop, make a list of “must-haves” and keep it handy. This allows you to vet toilets according to their alignment with your needs, and ensure you’re getting the right option for you and your household.

Decreasing Your Toilet Installation Cost - The Smart Way

While it may seem like installation costs are a fixed thing, this is far from the truth. In fact, there are many steps you can take to cut the cost of your installation and keep your project on-track and under budget.

 By simply opting for a no-frills toilet, you can save yourself hundreds. Alternatively, you can install a Saniflo upflush toilet system and avoid installing new plumbing and pipes, which is yet one more reason we’re so keen to recommend Saniflo products to our customers. This alone is enough to take most bathroom remodels from financially prohibitive to entirely doable. No matter what your goals may be, trust that, where there is a will, there is always a way to decrease your total installation cost and keep your prices under control. 

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