Bathroom remodel and renovation in Rockland County, NY

A bathroom remodel in Rockland County can be the whole room or just the part that has worn out — a shower remodel, a tub replaced by a walk-in shower, a new floor or vanity. Either way, what decides how long it lasts is what sits under the tile: tile and grout are not waterproof on their own, and the membrane behind them is what keeps water out of the wall and the ceiling below. We remodel and repair bathrooms in New City, Pomona, Monsey, Nanuet and across the county, with plumbing and electrical work done by licensed plumbers and electricians. If it is already leaking into the room below, the source is found before anything is rebuilt. You get a written estimate before work begins.

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What the work includes

• Full renovations down to the studs and subfloor, and partial remodels — just the shower, just the floor, or just the vanity
• Tub-to-shower conversions: the tub comes out and a walk-in shower goes in, with a low curb or, where the floor framing allows, no curb at all
• Floor and wall tile set on backer board made for wet areas — inside a shower, never on ordinary drywall
• Waterproofing under the tile: a continuous membrane on the shower walls and pan, sealed at the corners, seams, niche and around the valve
• Vanity, top, mirror and medicine cabinet installation, and the trim, paint and caulk that finish the room
• Repair of a bathroom that leaks into the ceiling below: the failed part is fixed first, then the ceiling underneath is rebuilt
• Plumbing and electrical work — relocating a drain, a new shower valve, an exhaust fan, lighting — by licensed plumbers and electricians

A bathroom leaking into the ceiling below — before you remodel

A stain on the ceiling under a bathroom is a reason to remodel carefully, not quickly. If new tile goes in before anyone knows where the water came from, the leak can stay behind the new wall — and the ceiling below stains again, this time under a bathroom that was just redone. Before any demolition, find where the water comes from — see Water Stain on the Ceiling. Once the source is known, its fix becomes part of the remodel plan: a failed shower pan is rebuilt as part of the job, while a drain or supply line is repaired by a licensed plumber. The ceiling below is closed last, after moisture readings show the framing above it is dry.

Regrout, repair, or tear it out?

Worn grout and cracked caulk are a repair as long as the tile behind them is solid. Tap the tiles: if they sound hollow, move when pressed, or the wall feels soft near the tub or shower, water has been getting behind them for some time, and fresh grout will not fix that — that section comes out down to the backer board and is rebuilt with waterproofing. The same goes for a floor that flexes, or tiles near the toilet that keep cracking. A partial remodel makes sense when the problem stays in one part of the room; when the shower, the floor and the vanity are all failing, a full renovation is often the simpler path than three separate repairs.

A walk-in shower instead of a tub

Taking out a tub for a walk-in shower is a common change, and a few choices are easier to make before the old tub comes out:

• Curb or no curb: a curbless shower needs the floor to slope to the drain, and on an upper floor that can mean lowering the subfloor between the joists — not every floor allows it
• The drain: a center drain with the floor sloping to it from every side, or a linear drain along one wall, which lets the floor slope in a single direction and suits large tile
• The valve placed so you can turn the water on without standing in the spray — often near the entry, not under the showerhead
• A niche for shampoo and a bench, if you want them — both are framed and waterproofed together with the walls
• Wood backing inside the wall for grab bars, put in now even if the bars come later
• If this is the only tub in the house, think about who uses it — young children, for example, are bathed in a tub

What happens during the weeks of the remodel

Every bathroom is different, but the work moves through the same stages. Work days are Sunday through Thursday, 7am to 7pm, and Friday, 7am to 1pm; there is no work on Saturday. If this is your only bathroom, say so at the first visit, so the order of work can be planned around it.

• Visit and written estimate: we measure, look at what is there, and agree on what is being done and with which materials
• Ordering: tile, vanity and fixtures are chosen and ordered before demolition, so the room is not left open waiting for parts
• Protection and demolition: the path through the house is covered, dust is kept inside the bathroom, and the old finishes come out
• What the open walls show: framing and subfloor are checked; anything rotted or water-damaged is shown to you, and any change is agreed in writing before it is done
• Rough-in: plumbing and electrical changes by licensed plumbers and electricians, with town inspections where a permit requires them
• Backer board and waterproofing, checked before any tile covers them
• Tile, grout and fixtures, then the vanity, trim, paint and caulk — and a final walk-through with you

Licensed home improvement contractor — Rockland County Lic. #H-26-770. Renovation and repair work in Rockland and Orange County. Plumbing and electrical work is done by licensed plumbers and electricians. Mold work is done by a licensed mold remediation contractor, as New York State requires.

Where we work

• Monsey
• Spring Valley
• Suffern
• New City
• Nanuet
• Nyack
• Pomona
• Airmont
• Chestnut Ridge

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