Basement Bathroom Additions in Town and Country, Missouri

Town and Country homes and this kind of project

Because Town and Country is made up of estate homes ranging from mid-century ranches to new custom builds, the first thing we check for a basement bathroom here is the rough-in stubs, the depth of the main drain and whether an ejector pit already exists.

The housing stock here: estate homes from mid-century ranches to new custom construction on lots of an acre or more.

In larger homes a lower-level bath is often a full guest bath with a tiled curbless shower and heated floor.

Foundations and basements in Town and Country

Lower levels are finished to main-floor standards, with wine rooms, gyms and guest suites. Older homes may have low or partial basements that limit the options.

Lower levels in Town and Country's larger homes are full floors, often walkouts of two thousand square feet or more. Owners finish them to the same standard as upstairs, with a bar or second kitchen, guest suite, gym and theater. Proper zoning of heating and cooling for a space that size is part of the design.

What is included

We build Town and Country basement bathrooms as standalone projects or as part of a full finish. Either way the underground plumbing gets inspected before concrete goes back, and the shower gets a flood test before tile.

We take on basement bathroom work in and around estates along Mason, Clayton and Conway roads.

What we watch for

Ejector basins in older Town and Country finishes are sometimes unsealed or unvented, which is where sewer smell in a basement usually comes from. If you already have one, we check the lid gasket and vent connection as part of our visit.

Working on acre-plus lots with protected trees, as we do in Town and Country, we plan access for a plumber, an electrician, a tile setter and a finish carpenter before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Town and Country

In Town and Country, a basement bathroom is reviewed by the City of Town and Country, with permits coordinated through St. Louis County. What follows is underground plumbing, rough plumbing, electrical and final inspections.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from the city's architectural review and strict site rules, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

On site, a basement bathroom in Town and Country generally runs three to five weeks.

Town and Country is straight down I-64 to the I-270 area, about thirty-five minutes 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 Town and Country

We price basement bathroom additions in Town and Country from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Shower type: a prefabricated base with tiled walls costs far less than a fully tiled curbless shower with glass.
• Distance to the vent stack, the panel and the nearest exterior wall for the fan duct.

More detail

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