Primary Bathroom & Suite Remodels in Lake St. Louis, Missouri

Lake St. Louis homes and this kind of project

Because Lake St. Louis is made up of 1970s lake houses and the newer homes around Hawk Ridge, the first thing we check for a primary suite remodel here is the floor framing under the tub deck, plumbing routes and which walls between bath, closet and bedroom can move.

The housing stock here: a mix of 1970s and 1980s contemporaries, ranches and split-levels near the lakes, and larger 1990s to 2010s two-stories and villas in the Hawk Ridge area and south of the interstate.

The corner whirlpool on a tiled deck is the feature we remove most in homes of this period.

What we find inside Lake St. Louis homes

Older lake homes often have compartmentalized main floors, low soffited kitchens and original baths. Removing a wall to open the kitchen toward the lake view is a common request and usually involves a beam. Newer homes follow the standard 2000s plan and update easily.

One-piece fiberglass tubs, cultured marble vanity tops and corner whirlpools define bathrooms in Lake St. Louis homes of this period. Tile was often set over moisture-resistant drywall, which has since failed. Everything wet gets rebuilt from the studs.

What is included

For Lake St. Louis suites we stage the work so your bedroom stays sleepable: a sealed dust wall at the bath door, negative air where we are cutting, and daily cleanup of the path through the house.

We take on primary suite remodel work across Lake St. Louis, from Heritage of Hawk Ridge to Hawk Ridge and the Lake Saint Louis lakefront.

What we watch for

Those big tub decks in Lake St. Louis homes often hide an access panel, an abandoned pump and sometimes a slow leak. We expect to find some subfloor damage under them and carry an allowance for it.

Working on sloping, wooded lots that fall toward the water, as we do in Lake St. Louis, we plan access for carpenters, a plumber, an electrician, tile setters, a glass installer and cabinetmakers before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Lake St. Louis

For a primary suite remodel at a Lake St. Louis address, the paperwork goes to the City of Lake Saint Louis. Expect framing, plumbing, electrical and final inspections.

Interior work like this normally does not involve the Lake Saint Louis Community Association, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Most Lake St. Louis clients see five to eight weeks of construction for a primary suite remodel.

From our Wentzville base, Lake St. Louis is a short run east on I-70 or down Highway 40/61. That is close enough that your project lead can stop by most days.

What moves the price in Lake St. Louis

We price primary bathroom & suite remodels in Lake St. Louis from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Closet build-out and any bedroom work included.
• Moving the toilet or tub drain versus working around them.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main primary bathroom & suite remodels page. More about the area is on our Lake St. Louis page.