A bathroom that stays dry behind the tile.
Tub and shower surrounds, tile, vanity, floor and paint. The part you cannot see — waterproofing and the substrate under the tile — is the part that decides whether this lasts ten years or two.
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Licensed in Utah
Utah license #R101. A real credential you can verify, not a handshake.
Fully insured
Liability and workers’ comp coverage, so you’re protected on your property.
Owner does the work
Austin shows up. Nobody subcontracts your job out to someone you never met.
Up to a 2-hour reach
Tooele base, but I’ll travel two hours when the job makes sense.
What’s included
Small room, no shortcuts. The waterproofing is the cheapest part of the job and the most expensive thing to get wrong, so it is not where I save time.
- Demolition, debris removal, and haul-out
- Cement backer board and a waterproofing membrane on every wet wall
- Tub and shower surround replacement
- Tile on walls, floors, niches, and trim
- Vanity replacement and re-set
- Flooring: tile or plank, with the subfloor checked first
- Exhaust fan replacement
- Drywall, patching, and paint
- Blocking and backing for grab bars, added while the wall is open
- Final caulk, seal, and clean
Not sure whether your job fits the list? Describe it in the form anyway — if it is not something I should be doing, I will tell you who should.
What actually drives a bathroom budget
Bathrooms are small and expensive per square foot, because nearly everything in them is wet, tiled, or both. The number depends less on size than on what is behind the wall.
A straight estimate separates the certain from the conditional. Rot, a soft subfloor, or plumbing that has been leaking quietly for a year is not knowable from a photo — it is knowable after demo, and you get told before the scope changes.
What moves the number
- Whether the layout stays — moving a drain or supply line costs more than new tile
- Tub, tiled shower, or shower over tub
- Tile: material, pattern, and how much cutting it needs
- What demo finds — rot, soft subfloor, old plumbing
- Vanity, top, and fixtures
- Whether the fan or any electrical needs work
The waterproofing question
Ask any contractor what goes behind the tile. The answer should be backer board and a waterproof membrane — not drywall and hope.
It is the cheapest material in the job and the single most expensive thing to get wrong. A shower that leaks does not leak into the shower.
Three steps, no runaround
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Send photos of the room
The tub or shower, the floor, the vanity, and any staining or soft spots. If you have already had a leak, say where it showed up.
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Get a written scope
Included work, excluded work, and a price — plus what changes if the demo turns up water damage.
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Tear out, rebuild, seal
Demo, plumbing and electrical as needed, backer board and membrane, tile, fixtures, trim, paint, caulk, clean.
Bathroom remodeling around Tooele
Based in Tooele, covering Grantsville, Magna, Kearns, West Valley City and the rest of Salt Lake County, with jobs up to two hours out when the scope justifies the drive.
- Tooele and immediate surrounding areas
- Grantsville, Magna, Kearns, West Valley City
- Salt Lake County — generally under an hour
- Up to 2 hours out — Summit County, Utah County, Provo / Orem
One bathroom in the house?
Tell me on the first call. It changes the sequence — the toilet and shower get kept working as long as possible, and the days they cannot be are planned rather than improvised.
The ones people actually ask
Can you do just a shower, or just the floor?
Yes. Partial bathrooms are normal. Replacing the surround and keeping the tub, or tiling the floor and leaving the walls alone, are both fine places to start.
How long will the bathroom be unusable?
Plan on the toilet being out for a day or two around demo and floor work, and the shower being out longer. You get the sequence with the estimate so you can plan around it.
My shower has leaked into the wall. Is that a big deal?
It can be. Water behind tile rarely stays put — it takes out drywall, subfloor, and sometimes framing. It is one of the reasons I open the wall before promising a final number.
Do you do the plumbing and electrical?
Simple fixture swaps, yes. Anything that legally needs a licensed plumber or electrician — moving a drain, running new circuits — gets the right trade, and I say so before the work starts rather than after.
Can you match the existing tile?
Sometimes. Tile gets discontinued constantly, so matching an old pattern is a scavenger hunt. If you are keeping part of it, say so early and we plan around what can actually be matched.
Other work I take on
One contractor for the whole house. If the job needs two of these, it is still one visit and one invoice.
Get the bathroom sorted
Send a few photos and the rough plan, and I will come back with scope and pricing. Free estimate, licensed and insured, no obligation.