Castle Rock Bathroom Remodeling

Refresh or Full Rebuild

A partial refresh keeps the layout and replaces what you see: vanity, toilet, floor tile, shower tile, fixtures and paint. A full remodel pulls everything out to the studs, and often the subfloor, so we can change the layout. Moving the toilet, shower or vanity means moving drain lines and water supply, and that is where the cost and the schedule grow.

Some people call us because something failed: cracked floor tile, a toilet leaking at the base, a shower with grout that has gone black no matter how often it is cleaned. Others just want the room updated. Either way, the scope decides everything after it.

What Sits Under the Tile

The tile is the last layer. What keeps the room dry is under it. In a shower, we apply waterproofing over the base and walls, connect it to the drain, and test the pan for leaks before anything is covered. A leak found at that stage is a repair. A leak found after the tile is set means tearing the tile out.

Once the pan passes, we set porcelain tile on the floor and shower surfaces with thin-set mortar over the waterproofed substrate. Then we grout and let the grout cure before the shower is used. At our elevation, strong freeze/thaw cycling is hard on any water that gets behind finished surfaces, so we don't shortcut the waterproofing or the pan test.

Fixtures, Tile and What They Do to the Price

Fixture choices come after the structural work is settled. Toilets, vanities, faucets, showerheads and lighting all come at a basic level and at a premium level, and the premium ones are not always better. Tile affects labor as much as material. Porcelain in a small floor with a simple layout goes down quickly. A walk-in shower with a bench, small mosaic tile, or a pattern with lots of cuts takes longer and wastes more material. Grout color and type are separate choices that affect how the room looks and how much upkeep it needs later.

What Moves the Number

Layout changes cost more than like-for-like replacement because new drain and vent runs mean added materials and labor. Electrical costs more when the existing circuits cannot carry what you want to add, such as extra lighting, a heated floor or a heated vent fan.

What we find behind the old surfaces matters too. If a slow leak has rotted the subfloor or studs behind the shower or under the toilet, that changes the scope, and we go over it with you before we continue.

For a sense of scale, a standard two-piece toilet replacement, installation included, runs $350 to $800. We can give you a typical range for your bathroom on the call, and we confirm the exact number once we have seen the room.