Most single-bathroom renovations run four to six weeks of active construction once materials are on site. Primary suites with steam showers, double vanities, or structural changes take longer; powder rooms take less. The design and ordering phase happens before demo begins, and if plumbing relocation requires a permit, that review typically adds three to five weeks up front — though it runs in parallel with design so it rarely extends the overall timeline.

In Washington State, moving plumbing, altering electrical, or making structural changes requires a permit. A cosmetic refresh that keeps every fixture in place often does not. We verify the requirement for your specific scope, prepare and submit the permit package, and manage review through approval so you're not dealing with the building department. Skipping required permits creates disclosure obligations when you sell and can force removal of finished work for inspection.

Yes. Relocating fixtures is common in bathroom remodels — especially converting a tub/shower combo to a walk-in shower or reconfiguring a cramped layout. It involves rerouting supply and drain lines, which is where permitting and proper inspection come in. The feasibility and cost depend on where the plumbing stack and floor joists run, which we assess during the site visit before committing to a layout.

The general guidance is that a home should retain at least one bathtub — usually in a hall or family bath — for buyers with young children. In a primary suite, converting an unused tub to a large walk-in shower is increasingly what buyers prefer and rarely hurts resale. If you have multiple bathrooms, you have flexibility; if you have only one, keeping a tub is the safer resale choice.

Waterproofing. Everything you see — the tile, the vanity, the glass — sits on top of work you can't inspect once it's done. A continuous waterproof membrane on every wet area, integrated at the curb, corners, and drain, is what separates a bathroom that lasts twenty years from one that fails in three. It's also the corner most often cut by contractors competing on price. Ask any contractor to name their waterproofing system specifically.

Not the one being renovated — it's out of service from demo through final trim. If it's your only bathroom, we work with you on sequencing to minimize the days without a functional toilet and shower, and some clients arrange a temporary setup. Homes with a second bathroom generally experience the project as a manageable inconvenience rather than a disruption.

We handle all of it under one contract — design, permitting, demolition, plumbing, electrical, waterproofing, tile, cabinetry, and glass — with a single project manager. You don't coordinate between a designer, a general contractor, and a series of subcontractors. That single point of accountability is the core of the design-build model and is especially valuable in bathrooms, where trade sequencing is tight and mistakes get covered by the next trade's work.