Bathroom Remodeling in Creve Coeur, Missouri

Creve Coeur homes and this kind of project

A bathroom remodel in Creve Coeur means working in mid-century ranches alongside new infill homes, so on our first visit we look at the subfloor around the toilet and tub, where the fan exhausts and the age of the valve and piping.

The housing stock here: mid-century ranches and split-levels on large lots, 1970s and 1980s two-stories, and new infill homes.

Colored tile set in mortar over wire lath comes out by the bucket, with aging piping underneath.

What we find inside Creve Coeur homes

Original kitchens are small and closed off from the living areas. Opening them is usually simple in a ranch, where roof trusses or a center beam carry the load. Electrical service often needs upgrading.

The pink, blue and green tile bathrooms of Creve Coeur's mid-century homes were set in mortar over wire lath, and they come out by the bucket. Underneath are cast iron and galvanized lines at the end of their service life. We replace piping, add a fan where none existed and rebuild.

What is included

For Creve Coeur bathrooms our standard gut scope includes demolition, subfloor and framing repair, new shower valve and supply stops, updated drain connections, a ducted quiet fan, GFCI circuits, membrane waterproofing, tile, vanity and top, toilet, glass, paint and accessories.

We take on bathroom remodel work in and around neighborhoods off Ladue, Olive and Mason roads.

What we watch for

Under Creve Coeur toilets and along tub edges we often find subfloor that has been damp for years. We budget a subfloor allowance in every bath proposal so that repair is a line you expected.

Site logistics matter: Creve Coeur has large, level lots, so we agree with you where a plumber, an electrician, a tile setter and carpenters will park, store material and carry out debris.

Permits and approvals in Creve Coeur

The City of Creve Coeur building division is where we file for a bathroom remodel in Creve Coeur, and the job will see plumbing and electrical inspections when lines or circuits change.

Interior work like this normally does not involve city zoning on lot coverage and setbacks, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Most Creve Coeur clients see three to four weeks of construction for a bathroom remodel.

Creve Coeur sits toward the edge of our range: I-64 to I-270 north, under forty minutes outside rush hour. We group trade visits and deliveries carefully for projects at that distance, and we take them on when the scope justifies a dedicated crew.

What moves the price in Creve Coeur

We price bathroom remodeling in Creve Coeur from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Shower construction: acrylic base versus fully tiled, and the glass enclosure.
• Tile quantity and complexity. Large format, mosaics and patterns all add labor.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main bathroom remodeling page. More about the area is on our Creve Coeur page.