Bathroom remodels, waterproofed properly.

It depends on the scope. A surface refresh (floor, vanity, fixtures, paint) leaves the plumbing where it is and is the fastest version of the job. A shower or tub replacement means tearing out the old pan, rebuilding the waterproofing underneath, and re-tiling. A full rebuild takes the room back to the studs and involves plumbing, electrical, tile, drywall, and paint. Which one you need is usually decided by what is behind the tile rather than what you think of the tile.

A standard bathroom remodel typically takes two to three weeks of active construction, while a complex, premium master suite renovation can take four to six weeks. The exact timeline depends on whether we are keeping your layout the same or completely reconfiguring your plumbing, electrical, and custom tile layouts. Our team focuses on meticulous planning before we demo a single tile, ensuring that once we start, we work straight through to completion without unnecessary delays.

If the bathroom failed (a supply line, a leaking pan, a burst pipe) there may well be a claim, and that is a different process from a remodel you chose to do. Coverage is your carrier’s determination, not ours. What San Diego Coastal Builder does is document the damage, write the repair scope for the carrier, and rebuild once it is approved. Dane spent five years doing exactly that work before founding the company.

Both, and the distinction matters to your budget more than almost anything else you will choose. Keeping the toilet, sink, and shower where they are keeps the job simple. Moving them means opening floors or walls, new drain lines and venting, and a permit. It is worth doing when the layout is genuinely wrong, and worth avoiding when it is not.

Moving the plumbing. Keeping the toilet, sink, and shower where they are keeps the job simple; relocating them means opening floors or walls, new drain lines and venting, and a permit. A shower or tub replacement also means tearing out the old pan and rebuilding the waterproofing underneath, which is where the real work in a tile shower is.

Because a large share of the bathroom work Dane has done came to him through water damage. A shower that was tiled over a bad pan or without proper waterproofing fails behind the wall first, and by the time it shows it is a rebuild. Getting the waterproofing right is the part of the job you will never see and the part that decides whether the room lasts.

A surface refresh replaces the floor, vanity, fixtures, and paint and leaves the plumbing where it is, the fastest version of the job. A shower or tub replacement rebuilds the wet area and re-tiles. A full rebuild takes the room back to the studs and involves plumbing, electrical, tile, drywall, and paint. Which one you need depends on the condition of what is there, not on the size of the room.

Specialist trades for each phase (plumber, electrician, tile setter, drywall, paint), scheduled in order by Dane, who inspects the work between phases. One person is accountable for the whole room.