How much does a bedroom renovation cost in Northern Ireland?
Prices checked October 2026 · Written by Darren Kearney, master joiner, Northern Ireland · How we price
A mid-range bedroom renovation in Northern Ireland costs about £4,300 – £5,600 for a typical 3.6 × 3.2 m room with trades doing the work, including materials, labour and a 10% contingency. Budget starts around £3,000; premium can reach £9,100. Doing the DIY-friendly parts yourself brings a mid-range job down to about £3,300 – £4,200.
Price my bedroom in 60 secondsCost by room size and finish
| Size | Budget | Mid-range | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small 3 × 2.7 m | £2,600 – £3,400 | £3,700 – £4,800 | £6,000 – £7,800 |
| Medium 3.6 × 3.2 m | £3,000 – £4,000 | £4,300 – £5,600 | £7,000 – £9,100 |
| Large 4.5 × 3.8 m | £3,500 – £4,600 | £5,000 – £6,600 | £8,200 – £10,600 |
DIY or trades?
| Finish | You do the DIY bits | Trades do it all |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | £2,000 – £2,600 | £3,000 – £4,000 |
| Mid-range | £3,300 – £4,200 | £4,300 – £5,600 |
| Premium | £6,100 – £7,700 | £7,000 – £9,100 |
Where the money goes
Mid-range bedroom, trades doing the work, in the order the job is done.
| Stage | Who | Materials | Labour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect, patch & clean | DIY-friendly | £100 | £150 |
| Paint walls, ceiling & woodwork | DIY-friendly | £200 | £400 |
| New flooring | Skilled DIY | £400 | £150 |
| Skirting & architrave | Skilled DIY | £200 | £150 |
| Internal doors | Skilled DIY | £100 | £150 |
| Fitted wardrobes | Trade | £1,800 | £400 |
| Finishing touches | DIY-friendly | £150 | £150 |
| Total incl. 10% contingency | £4,850 | ||
The biggest items on the shopping list
- Fitted wardrobe, hinged doors: about £1,450
- Carpet + underlay (mid): about £350
- Rail, shelves + drawers: about £250
- Durable matt emulsion: about £100
- MDF skirting 144mm primed: about £100
- Curtain pole + blackout curtains: about £100
- Scribes, fillers, plinth & fixings: about £100
- Oak veneer door: about £100
The full list for this bedroom runs to 26 items, with quantities and where to buy them.
Get the full list for your bedroom →How a bedroom renovation is done, step by step
- 1Protect, patch & clean
- Clear the room and cover floors, stairs and doorways you walk through
- Fill holes and cracks; patch-plaster any big damage
- At the end: hoover, wipe down, remove protection
- 2Paint walls, ceiling & woodwork
- Fill, caulk gaps and sand
- Mist coat on new plaster, then ceiling first
- Two coats on walls
- Woodwork last, in satin
- 3New flooring
- Gripper rods nailed round the edges
- Undercut door frames so the floor slides under
- Lay underlay and carpet, stretched tight
- Door bars to finish
- 4Skirting & architrave
- Old skirting and architrave off carefully
- New lengths cut, mitred and fixed with grab adhesive and pins
- Fill nail holes, caulk the top edge, then paint
- 5Internal doors
- Doors trimmed to fit the frame with a 3mm gap
- Hinges and latch cut in
- Handles, door stops, then paint or oil
- 6Fitted wardrobes
- Measure floor to ceiling and check walls for plumb
- Carcasses fixed to the wall, scribed to fit
- Doors hung and adjusted, interior fitted
- 7Finishing touches
- Light fittings and new socket fronts on (power off at the fuse board)
- Blinds or curtain poles up
- Door stops on so handles don't hit the new paint
Easy to forget
- Flooring goes down after painting, so it doesn't get splashed
- Order everything at least a week before you start. Waiting on one part stops the whole job
- Keep 10% spare. Old houses always hide something behind the walls
Questions people ask
How much does a bedroom renovation cost in Northern Ireland in 2026?
A mid-range bedroom renovation costs about £4,300 – £5,600 for a typical 3.6 × 3.2 m room with trades doing the work, including materials, labour and a 10% contingency. Budget finishes start lower and premium can cost a lot more; see the table above.
How long does a bedroom renovation take?
About 5.5 working days of trade time on site. Allow roughly 2 weeks start to finish, longer if you do parts yourself.
How much can I save by doing some of it myself?
Doing the DIY-friendly work yourself (protect, patch & clean, paint walls, ceiling & woodwork, new flooring, skirting & architrave, internal doors, finishing touches) saves about £1,200 on a mid-range bedroom. Leave fitted wardrobes to qualified trades.
Do I need building control approval?
Usually not for a like-for-like refit. You will normally need building control approval if you remove or alter walls, change drainage, make a new opening for a window or door, add a toilet or bathroom where there wasn't one, or install or replace a boiler. If in doubt, ask your council's building control team before you start.
Is this a quote?
No. These are guide prices from RenoLab's pricing engine (price book v2026.10), built on Northern Ireland trade rates and current UK retail prices. Put in your own sizes for an itemised price, then get written quotes.
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Guide prices from price book v2026.10. Quantities come from the room size with waste allowances; materials use current UK retail prices including VAT; labour uses Northern Ireland trade rates (around £250 a day). How we price.