Bathroom Remodeling in Phoenix, AZ
Full bathroom remodels by a licensed Class B contractor. Levi runs the job from demo to the last fixture.
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Most bathroom remodels start with a problem: a shower that leaks, a tub nobody uses, a vanity that's falling apart. Once demo starts, a typical bathroom takes a few weeks of work on site. What moves the budget most is whether the plumbing stays where it is.
Repair or remodel?
Not every bad bathroom needs a remodel. If the problem is one fixture, cracked grout or a running toilet, that's a plumbing or tile and grout repair.
It becomes a remodel when the problem is behind the surface. The wall behind the shower tile has gone soft, or the layout has never worked. Or you'd be replacing the tub, the vanity and the floor anyway. At that point, patching one piece at a time costs more than doing it once. If you're not sure which side you're on, start with the signs of a shower leaking behind the tile.
What drives the cost
Moving plumbing is the biggest cost in a bathroom. Phoenix houses sit on concrete slabs, and the drain lines are buried inside the concrete. Moving a toilet or a shower drain even a few feet means cutting the slab, rerouting the pipe and patching the floor. Many Valley homes also have post-tension slabs, with steel cables under tension inside the concrete. Those have to be scanned before anyone cuts, because hitting a cable is dangerous and expensive to fix.
The next biggest choice is replacing things where they are versus building new. A new vanity in the old vanity's spot is a short job. Turning a tub into a walk-in shower, or a shower into a larger one, means new walls, new waterproofing and a new floor.
The tile, fixtures and vanity you pick change the material cost. They don't change the labor much. An expensive tile and a cheap one of the same size take about the same time to set.
How long it takes
A typical bathroom takes a few weeks on site once demo starts. A few stages set that pace:
- Waterproofing the shower takes a few days, because the membrane has to cure before tile goes on.
- Tile is the longest stage.
- The vanity, fixtures and glass go in at the end.
Before demo, you pick the materials, and if plumbing or electrical is changing, the permit gets started.
Permits
Replacing fixtures where they already are usually doesn't need a permit. Moving plumbing or adding electrical does, in every Valley city. The City of Phoenix's owner's guide to residential permits lists replacing existing plumbing fixtures as no-permit work and moving or adding them as permit work. When a remodel moves plumbing, we pull the permit and schedule the inspections.
Common bathroom projects
- Tub-to-shower conversions: the most common request we get for a hall bath or a primary bath with a tub nobody uses.
- Walk-in and curbless showers: easier to step into now and later, with blocking in the walls for grab bars.
- Vanity, toilet and fixture replacement: the job between a repair and a full remodel.
- Full bathroom remodels, down to the studs.
Who does the work
Levi runs every bathroom remodel from start to finish and is on site. The same license covers your repairs and your remodel.
How a bathroom remodel starts
Send a few photos of the bathroom and a short note on what bothers you about it. Levi comes out to look, measures, and talks through what you want. You get a written estimate before anything starts. If the plan changes along the way, the estimate changes in writing before the work does.
What this page covers
- Want the toilet moved to a new spot
- Want a full bathroom remodel
- Want to update a dated bathroom
- Want an aging-in-place bathroom
- Want a second bathroom added
- Want a half bath turned into a full bath
- How long does a bathroom remodel take
- What drives the cost of a bathroom remodel
- Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel
- Can I use the bathroom during the remodel
- Is a tub-to-shower conversion worth it
- How long does a bathroom remodel take in Phoenix
- Do I need a licensed contractor for a bathroom remodel
Questions
- Can I use the bathroom during the remodel?
- Not for most of it. If it's the only bathroom in the house, plan for it being out of use for most of the job.
- Can you remodel a bathroom without moving the plumbing?
- Yes, and it's the best way to keep the cost and the schedule down. A new shower, tile, vanity and toilet can all go back where the old ones were.
- Do you do kitchens and additions too?
- Yes. Kitchens, whole-home remodels and room additions are done under the same license.
Related pages
Shower leaking behind the tile
How to tell whether a leaking shower needs new grout and caulk, or a new shower.
Tub-to-shower conversion
Swapping a tub nobody uses for a walk-in shower, and what it takes on a slab.
Handyman Plumbing
Faucets, toilets, disposals, drains and small leaks. Many are fixed in one visit.
Thinking about a bathroom?
Send a few photos and tell us what's bothering you. We usually reply within minutes, and always within 24 hours.