Wet-bulb hours NOAA counts at Fort Knox/Godman
The nearest station in NOAA's engineering weather data is Fort Knox/Godman, about 15 miles north of Elizabethtown. In an average year at Fort Knox/Godman, NOAA counts about 598 hours with the wet-bulb temperature above 73°F and about 1,807 hours above 67°F. They are the station's published counts, not readings taken in Elizabethtown.
Census QuickFacts for Elizabethtown
Census QuickFacts reports that Elizabethtown's population changed by 12.9% from April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025 (V2025). For 2020-2024, QuickFacts lists 13,684 households, with 2.31 persons per household.
No price list here, and why
This guide carries no dollar amounts. The cost of a bathroom depends on the size and condition of your room, the products you choose, what lies behind the walls and the rates of the people who do the work. A figure printed on a web page cannot know any of that. What a guide can do is explain how a bathroom quote is assembled, which decisions push it up or down, and how to keep the money tied to finished work.
The parts of a bathroom quote
A full bathroom quote can be read as a sequence of stages, each with its own labor and material:
- Protection and tear-out. Covering floors and doorways, removing fixtures, tile and drywall, and hauling the debris away.
- Framing and subfloor. Repairing or adding framing, blocking for future grab bars and any subfloor work.
- Rough plumbing and wiring. New drain, supply and valve work, plus circuits, boxes and the fan duct.
- Walls and waterproofing. Backer board or drywall, and the membrane or coating in the wet area.
- Tile and finishes. Setting tile, grouting, sealing, painting and trim.
- Fixtures and trim-out. Vanity, top, faucet, toilet, shower trim, lights, mirror, accessories and glass.
- Cleanup and walkthrough. Final cleaning and a punch list.
Ask each bidder to price the job in these stages, or in their own clear order, so you can see where the total comes from.
Choices that move the total
Several decisions are yours, and each one shows up on the bill:
- Leaving fixtures where they are, or moving them to new spots.
- A molded shower base, or a tiled floor built on site.
- Large tiles, or small mosaics and patterns that take more setting time.
- Tile carried partway up the walls, or all the way to the ceiling.
- A shower curtain, a framed door or frameless glass.
- A stock vanity, or a custom one built to size.
- Added features such as a heated floor, a niche, a bench or a second sink.
If you are unsure about one of these, ask each bidder to price it both ways as separate lines.
Costs hidden until the walls open
Some costs cannot be seen at the walkthrough. Once tile and drywall come off, the crew may find a subfloor softened by a slow leak, a cracked drain fitting, wiring that needs attention or a fan duct that stops short of the outdoors. Set aside a reserve in your own budget, apart from the contract amount, for findings like these. Ask that the contract spell out the steps when something turns up: photos, a written price and your signature before any extra work begins.
Fixed price or cost-plus
Remodelers write contracts in different ways. A fixed-price contract names one amount for a defined scope, with changes handled in writing. A cost-plus or time-and-materials contract bills actual costs plus a fee or markup, which can suit a job with many unknowns but makes the final total harder to predict. Ask each bidder which form they use, how markup is figured, and how often you will receive an accounting of costs if the contract is not fixed.
Asking for a line-item bid
A one-line quote is hard to compare with anything. Ask for a bid that lists each stage, names each product by model where it has been chosen, and shows any allowance as a separate line with the product it assumes. Ask what the bid excludes. When two bids differ widely, read the exclusions first; one may leave out disposal, permits, glass or painting that the other includes.
Deposits and draws
Tie each payment, or draw, to work you can see completed. One possible pattern is a deposit at signing, a draw after rough plumbing and wiring are in and any rough inspection has passed, another after waterproofing and tile, and the balance after the punch list is closed. Keep the last payment large enough to matter. Ask what the deposit covers, such as ordering a vanity or glass, and whether any part of it can be refunded if the job does not go ahead.
Changes midstream
Once work starts, you may want to swap a tile, add an outlet or move a towel bar. Ask how the remodeler handles a change: whether it is priced in writing before the work, how markup on added material is figured, and whether a change can move the finish date.
Questions before you sign
- What state license or registration, if any, covers this work, and what is the number?
- Which permits does this scope need, who applies for them, and are the fees in the price?
- Can you send proof of liability coverage and workers' compensation?
- Who will be on site each day, and who is my contact?
- What does your written warranty cover, and for how long?
Papers to keep when the job is done
Before the final payment, collect the signed contract, each change order, permit and inspection papers, the model number of every fixture, tile and grout names and colors, warranty documents and photos of the open walls. Keep them together in one folder for the next person who works on the room.