Bathroom Remodeling
Baths from a new vanity and toilet up through tile, fan, and a shower that does not leak. We do this across Monmouth and Ocean County from Ocean Township. Call and we come look before we write the scope.
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Bathroom Remodeling, on one written scope.
Baths from a new vanity and toilet up through tile, fan, and a shower that does not leak.
What’s included on a bathroom remodeling visit.
We inspect the cause, check what else it touched, and leave a written scope with materials and timing. The visit is free and there is no obligation to book the work.
What to know before the visit.
Have ready
Empty the vanity, the linen closet, and the medicine cabinet, and tell us if there is a second bath in the house, because the water has to go off at some point. If you have the fixtures on site, leave them in the room with the boxes. We open with three checks: the shutoff valves at the fixtures, the subfloor under the toilet flange for softness, and the condition of the framing behind the shower wall. Those decide the scope before tile is ordered.
- Fixtures
- Tile
- Fan and light
- Drywall and paint
The visit
A bath we take on is a sequence, not four contractors. The valve and the drain get set and tested before cement board. The fan duct leaves the house, not the attic. Tile starts only after the waterproofing is dry, and the toilet is the last fixture so it is not a workbench.
Shore baths fail at the curb and the valve, not at the mirror. A fiberglass surround caulked for the fifth time is already leaking into the ceiling below. We open that wall and show you the damage before we quote the pretty part.
Permit
A bathroom remodel in New Jersey usually needs a permit when you move or replace plumbing, add or relocate a circuit, or change the vent fan and its duct. A cosmetic refresh, meaning paint, a vanity swap on existing shutoffs, and a new mirror, normally does not. Where the plumbing or electrical scope triggers an inspection, the rough work is inspected before the wall closes. We never close a wall over uninspected rough work.
On the Shore
Shore bathrooms run damp most of the year, and that is what kills them. The exhaust fan and its duct matter more here than the tile selection, because a fan that dumps into the attic or stops short of the roof deck puts that moisture into the framing. We want a duct that terminates outside with a dampered cap, a fan sized for the room, and waterproofing that turns up the wall and over the curb rather than stopping at the floor.
When we leave
The handover is a set of tests. Every fixture gets run: the shower valve to both temperature extremes, the tub spout and the showerhead for volume, the sink for a slow drain, and the toilet for a full flush and a refill. The fan gets switched and the flap checked outside. The floor gets a flood test before tile and a joint check after. We leave the room with the grout and the sealant notes and keep the water on only after the last joint has cured.
Built with
Cement board or a foam tile backer for the wet walls, with a bonded waterproofing membrane at the seams, corners, and curb. A pressure-balance or thermostatic valve with a matching trim, PEX or copper supply lines, and a new wax-free or wax ring at the flange. Tile is set with modified thinset, grouted with a sanded or unsanded product, and sealed at the changes of plane with a flexible sealant rather than grout.
Do you redo a bath in a week?
A vanity, toilet, and paint, yes. A tiled shower with a new valve is longer because the waterproofing and the grout have to cure.
Who pulls the permit?
If Ocean Township or your town requires one for the plumbing change, we pull it. A valve replacement behind tile is not a secret.
Can you keep the tub and redo the walls?
Sometimes. If the tub is sound and level, we tile to it with a proper flange detail. A flexing tub means the tile will crack at the rim.
What fan do you use?
One rated for the room, vented outside, on a switch you will actually use. A fan dumping into the attic is how the roof deck rots.
Do you move a toilet?
Only if the drain stack allows it without a long horizontal run that will clog. We tell you when the flange has to stay put.
How do you protect the rest of the house?
Floor protection from the door to the bath, and a daily sweep. Dust from a demo does not belong on the bedroom carpet.
Can the shower and the toilet stay in the same place?
Most of the time, yes, and that keeps the job simpler because the drain and the vent do not move. Moving a toilet means cutting the floor and reworking the drain below. We will tell you if the stack allows a move without a long flat run that will clog.
How long will we be without the bathroom?
A full tiled shower with a new valve is measured in weeks, not days, because the waterproofing and the grout each need a cure window. A vanity and toilet swap is much shorter. We give you the sequence up front.
Do you handle the electrical and the plumbing?
The plumbing and the finish work are in our scope, and so is the electrical for the fan, the light, and the outlets. Where the work needs an inspection, the rough-in is signed off before the wall closes. You are not left coordinating separate trades.
What about mold I can see at the tub corner?
That usually means water has been getting behind the surround for a while. We open the wall, find the source, and treat and replace the wet material. Sealing over mold with new caulk does not fix it, and it comes back through the new finish.
Other plumbing jobs we handle
Clogged Drains
Kitchen, bath, and laundry drains. We cable the line before anyone talks about digging.
Faucets Install and Replace
Kitchen and bath faucets, including the shutoffs that have not moved in twenty years.
Garbage Disposals
Swap a seized disposal and reset the dishwasher tailpiece.
Shower and Tub
Valves, traps, and surrounds that do not leak into the ceiling below.
Tell us what is wrong. We will tell you what it takes.
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