Burbank Remodeling Contractor takes bathrooms down to the studs and rebuilds them. In Burbank that usually means dealing with what is behind the tile before anything else: galvanized supply lines, a cast iron waste stack, a subfloor that has been quietly wet for a decade, and a shower pan somebody built without a proper membrane.
The bathrooms worth hiring a general contractor for are the ones that change. Expanding a hall bath into a closet, splitting one bathroom into two, adding a primary suite bath where there was never plumbing, or gutting three bathrooms in one pass during a larger remodel. Call (747) 330-0305 and we will tell you what your walls will allow.
Why Burbank Bathroom Remodels Turn Into Structural Work
A bathroom is the wettest room in the house sitting on top of the framing that holds the house up. When we open one in a pre-1970 Burbank home, the findings are consistent: the shower pan leaked at the curb for years and the sill plate and joist ends underneath are compromised, the vent stack was never properly sized, and the whole room is fed off half-inch galvanized that now flows like a quarter inch.
None of that is visible in a bid walkthrough, which is why an honest bathroom quote includes an allowance for what is behind the wall. We open a small inspection area before finalizing numbers wherever the homeowner will let us.
Types of Bathroom Remodels We Build in Burbank, CA
Primary Bathroom Suites
The larger project: borrowing square footage from a bedroom or closet, running new plumbing to a new fixture wall, and building a double vanity, a separate shower and often a freestanding tub. Frequently paired with a closet build in the same permit.
Hall and Guest Bathroom Gut Remodels
The small room that everything runs through. Full demolition, new supply and waste, a properly built shower or tub surround, new vanity, and exhaust ventilation actually ducted to the outside rather than into the attic.
Adding a Bathroom Where There Was None
Putting a bathroom into a converted garage, an addition or a spare room. New waste line tied into the main with the required fall, new supply, and a vent. This is the version people underestimate most.
Multiple Bathrooms in One Project
Doing all the bathrooms in the house at once during a larger remodel. It costs less per bathroom than doing them one at a time and it means the plumbing work happens once.
Waterproofing, Ventilation and the Details That Decide Whether It Lasts
The difference between a bathroom that looks good for twenty years and one that fails in four is almost entirely hidden work. We build showers over a bonded waterproofing membrane or a properly sloped mortar bed with a clamping drain, not over green board and hope. Niches get waterproofed as assemblies. Curbs get wrapped. Benches get sloped so water runs out rather than sitting.
Ventilation gets sized to the room and ducted through the roof or a wall, never terminated in the attic where it will rot the sheathing. On Burbank's older houses we also upgrade the circuit to a GFCI-protected dedicated feed, because a single shared circuit running a heater, a hair dryer and the lights is a real problem.
Ask any bathroom bidder what waterproofing system they use and how the niche gets sealed. The answer tells you most of what you need to know about the crew.
Bathroom Remodel Cost and Schedule in Burbank
A hall bathroom gut remodel in Burbank generally runs $26,000 to $52,000 depending on tile scope and fixture selections. Primary suite bathrooms with layout changes commonly run $52,000 to $117,000. Published surveys still quote a Los Angeles midrange bathroom near $27,000, but those figures lag the market by a year and tile, fixtures and labor have all risen since.
Construction is typically four to eight weeks. Tile work is the long stretch and it should not be rushed, since a tile setter working fast is a tile setter leaving lippage and a shower that drains toward the wrong corner.
Talk to a Burbank general contractor about your project
Tell us what you have in mind and we will give you a straight answer on scope, permits, timeline and price.
Call (747) 330-0305Frequently asked questions
How long will I be without the bathroom?
The full construction window, which is usually four to eight weeks for a gut remodel. If it is the only bathroom in the house we sequence the work to shorten the gap and talk through temporary arrangements before demolition day, because being honest about that up front is better than a surprise in week two.
Do you need a permit for a bathroom remodel in Burbank?
Yes, for anything that touches plumbing, electrical or framing, which is nearly every real bathroom remodel. Burbank inspects the rough plumbing, rough electrical and shower pan before it gets covered. Replacing a vanity in place without moving the plumbing does not require one.
Can you move the toilet to a different wall?
Usually. It depends on where the main waste line runs and whether we can get the required fall from the new location. On a raised foundation it is straightforward crawl space work. On a slab it means cutting and re-pouring concrete, which is doable but changes the price.
Is a curbless shower possible in an older Burbank house?
Often, yes, and it is a good choice if you are planning to stay in the house. It requires dropping the framing or building up the surrounding floor so the drain sits low enough. We check the joist direction and depth first, since that determines whether it is a simple detail or a structural one.