Bathroom Remodeling in St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles homes and this kind of project

Because St. Charles is made up of everything from 1800s brick to 1990s subdivisions, the first thing we check for a bathroom remodel here is the subfloor around the toilet and tub, where the fan exhausts and the age of the valve and piping.

The housing stock here: nineteenth-century brick in the historic core, early twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares in midtown, postwar ranches, 1980s to 2000s subdivisions to the west and south, and New Town's neo-traditional homes.

Cast iron drains, galvanized supplies and mortar-bed tile over sagging joists make old bathrooms slow, heavy demolition.

What we find inside St. Charles homes

In pre-war houses, kitchens and baths are small and the walls hide plaster, old wiring and cast iron drains. We update the systems while preserving trim, doors and floors that give the house its value. In the newer subdivisions the work mirrors the rest of the county.

Bathrooms in pre-war St. Charles homes have cast iron drains, galvanized supplies and tile set in a thick mortar bed over sagging joists. Demolition is slow and heavy. We replace the old piping as far back as we can reach, reinforce the floor and rebuild with modern waterproofing behind a period-appropriate finish.

What is included

We also handle lighter St. Charles bath updates: new vanity, top, faucet, toilet, lighting, mirror and paint in about a week, with no tile demolition.

We take on bathroom remodel work across St. Charles, from the Highway 94 South corridor to Historic Main Street and Frenchtown.

What we watch for

Second-floor baths in St. Charles two-stories were frequently vented into the attic with flex duct lying in the insulation. We run the duct to a roof or gable termination as part of every remodel.

Working on tight historic blocks near the river and ordinary suburban lots farther west, as we do in St. Charles, we plan access for a plumber, an electrician, a tile setter and carpenters before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in St. Charles

For a bathroom remodel at a St. Charles address, the paperwork goes to the City of St. Charles. Expect plumbing and electrical inspections when lines or circuits change.

Interior work like this normally does not involve historic preservation review in the old districts, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Most St. Charles clients see three to four weeks of construction for a bathroom remodel.

St. Charles is about half an hour east on I-70, or along Highway 370 to the north side from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in St. Charles

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

• Condition of what is under the old floor and behind the old walls.
• Whether plumbing fixtures stay in place.

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 St. Charles page.