Kirkland's bathroom remodel market spans a wider range than most cities we work in. Waterfront estates near Juanita Beach and view homes above the city's bluffs have master bathrooms that are expected to perform at a spa-hotel level — freestanding tubs, custom stone tile work, steam showers, heated radiant floors. Rose Hill and Kingsgate homes from the 1980s have bathrooms that have never been touched since original construction. Downtown Kirkland condos near the waterfront have compact footprints that require precision design. Armada Design & Build has been remodeling bathrooms throughout Kirkland since 2011 and works across all of these contexts.

Local Context

Kirkland's Bathroom Remodel Landscape

The waterfront and view-lot properties in central and west Kirkland have master bathroom expectations that match the homes they're in. These are projects where material selection happens at stone yards with slab visits, where heated radiant floors are standard, where steam generators are a common request, and where the vanity cabinetry is furniture-grade custom work with hand-selected hardware. We've executed bathrooms at this level throughout central Kirkland and the Juanita corridor — and we have the supplier and trade relationships to do it reliably.

The Rose Hill and Kingsgate neighborhoods present a completely different profile. 1980s and early 90s homes with original cultured marble surrounds, single-handle chrome faucets, and vanity lighting that was designed by someone who had never tried to apply makeup by it. These bathrooms are often the last room in the house to get attention — and when they do, the contrast between what was there and what replaces it is dramatic. The remodel brief here is almost always: gut it, tile it properly, add real storage, and install lighting that works.

Totem Lake and the areas around 124th Street NE have newer construction — late 1990s and 2000s homes with builder-grade bathrooms that are functional but generic. The work here sits between the two extremes: better starting point than the 1980s homes, but more opportunity than the high-specification lakefront tier.

Bathroom Types We Remodel

Every Kind of Bathroom, Done Right

High-Specification Master Baths

Natural stone slab work with yard visits, custom furniture-grade cabinetry, steam showers with digital controls, radiant heated floors, freestanding tubs, and frameless glass in the Kirkland waterfront and view-home tier.

Full Gut Remodels

For Rose Hill and Kingsgate's 1980s bathrooms: demo to studs, new waterproofing, large-format tile, proper vanity storage, and lighting that actually works. Complete transformation, no cosmetic patching.

Walk-In Shower Conversions

Converting tub/shower combos to walk-in showers in master bathrooms is one of the most common requests across all Kirkland neighborhoods. Frameless glass, built-in niches, rainfall showerheads, and proper bench seating where the footprint allows.

Powder Rooms & Guest Baths

Secondary bathrooms that get real design attention rather than being treated as afterthoughts. A well-designed powder room in a Kirkland waterfront home is an opportunity to do something genuinely interesting in a small space.

What We Do

Bathroom Remodeling Services in Kirkland

Full Renovations

Complete bathroom reconstructions from demo through finish — waterproofing, tile, cabinetry, plumbing, electrical, and all finish work under one contract.

Natural Stone & Tile Work

Marble, quartzite, and large-format porcelain. For Kirkland's high-specification projects, we arrange stone yard visits so clients choose their actual slabs for floors, walls, and vanity tops.

Shower Systems

Walk-in showers with frameless glass, steam generators, digital thermostatic controls, rainfall and body spray configurations, and built-in niches and seating.

Custom Cabinetry

From semi-custom to fully custom furniture-grade vanity cabinets — painted, stained, or specialty finishes. Hardware selected as a design element rather than a commodity item.

Heated Floors

Electric radiant floor systems installed under tile — standard on master bathroom remodels in Kirkland's waterfront and view-home tier, increasingly common across all neighborhoods.

Kirkland Permitting

Bathroom remodels permit through the City of Kirkland for plumbing and structural scope. We prepare and submit the full package — typically 3–5 weeks for review on bathroom projects.

High-Specification Kirkland Bathrooms Require the Right Supplier and Trade Relationships

Natural stone slab work, steam shower systems, and furniture-grade custom cabinetry all require suppliers and tradespeople who work at that level consistently — not contractors who do it occasionally when a client requests it. We've built those relationships over 14 years in this market. Our tile setters have done hundreds of natural stone installations. Our stone fabricator knows how to cut and finish slabs for book-matched patterns and zero-grout-line installations. Our steam system installers understand the digital controls, the generator sizing, and the waterproofing requirements that make these systems work long-term.

Our Process

From First Visit to Final Walkthrough

Site Visit

Specification tier assessment, layout review, plumbing location, and structural evaluation.

Design

Full tile plans, slab selection visits for natural stone, 3D renderings, and complete specification schedule.

Permits

Package submitted to City of Kirkland for plumbing and structural scope.

Construction

All trades coordinated by one PM. Stone fabrication and custom lead times managed proactively.

Walkthrough

Every tile joint, every fixture, every caulk line inspected before project close.