Apex, NC
Apex homes are almost all detached single-family, and a lot of them are hitting the age where the original bathroom needs more than a coat of paint.
Local work
Much of Apex went up during the 2000s build-out, which means a large number of homes here are running their original builder bathrooms. Twenty years is about the point where grout lines stop cleaning up, shower valves start dripping, and the fiberglass surround yellows past the point of scrubbing.
That is the work we do most in Apex: taking a sound, well-built house and replacing the one room that has aged faster than the rest of it. Stone and tile, not a thin acrylic liner dropped over the old surround.
Apex houses of this vintage also tend to have three or four bathrooms, which changes how we schedule. There is almost always a second bath to keep running, so the primary can come out properly rather than being rushed back together over a weekend.
What we do
Every job is stone and tile, installed by our own crew, backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Most asked for in Apex
Full Bathroom Remodel. In a house of this age the parts tend to fail together. The valve is the same age as the pan, which is the same age as the subfloor, so replacing one item often uncovers the next. A full remodel is usually better value here than three separate repair visits, and it is the only way to know what the wall behind the shower actually looks like.
Everything out, everything new. We take the room back to studs where it needs it, sort out anything hiding in the walls or under the floor, then rebuild with stone, tile and fixtures you picked yourself. One crew, one project lead, and a finish date you can plan around.
Real stone and tile, cut to your space. No thin acrylic liner dropped over the old surround. We build the pan properly, waterproof behind the wall, and finish with glass that suits the room instead of a framed door that dates it.
If nobody in the house has taken a bath in years, that tub is wasted floor space. We pull it, rebuild the alcove as a full shower with a low or zero threshold, and add a bench or grab bar if you want one. Most conversions run about a week.
A sealed door so you step in instead of climbing over. We handle the plumbing, the electrical for the jets and heater, and the surround around it. Useful long before anyone calls it a mobility issue.
Zero-threshold entries, wider doorways, a seat that is part of the design rather than bolted on afterwards, and grab bars that look like towel bars. Built so the room still reads as a bathroom, not a hospital.
The room where the layout usually fights you. We look at what the space could be before we quote it, which often means trading an unused corner tub for a bigger shower, a double vanity, or both.
Budget
We do not publish a price list, because two bathrooms the same size can be thousands apart. These are the four things that move the number.
Replacing a shower where it already sits is the cheapest version. Price climbs once plumbing shifts or a wall opens, because that brings permits and more trades.
Stone and tile cost more than a moulded surround and last far longer. Glass is the other swing: a framed door is a fraction of a frameless panel.
The one nobody can price from a photo. A soft subfloor, a bad valve or a slow leak all add work. We look first and put what we find in writing.
A guest bath with one sink is a different job from a primary with a double vanity, a tub and a tiled shower. More fixtures means more days on site.
In Apex the variable is almost always what is behind the original builder tile. Twenty year old grout usually means a soft spot at the threshold, and that is the line item people are not expecting. We look before we quote so it is priced in rather than raised on install day.
Carolina Creek jobs. Same crew and the same materials we would use in Apex.
Before
After
Dated alcove tub replaced with a full marble-look shower, glass doors and a built-in grab bar.
Before
After
Step-over tub swapped for a walk-in tub with a sealed door, so bathing stays safe at home.
How it works
Tell us which bathroom and roughly what you want changed. Photos help. We come back with a time that suits you rather than a half-day window.
We measure, look under the floor and behind the wall where we can get to it, and go through options with you in the room itself.
A fixed scope and price, plus a finish date. Nothing is ordered until you have seen it and there is no push to sign on the first visit.
Our own crew, one project lead to call, and the site cleaned at the end of each day. Lifetime workmanship warranty on what we install.
Why us
Apex is a twenty minute run from the Cary showroom, so getting a crew out for a look, or back for a small adjustment, is straightforward. We also quote after opening nothing and guessing nothing: if a wall has to come open we say so before you sign.
Questions
If the tile, valve and pan are all original, repairs tend to buy you a year or two at a time. Once two of the three have failed, a remodel is usually the cheaper path and it lets us see what is behind the wall.
Sometimes. In homes this age the most common find is a soft subfloor at the threshold or a valve that was never quite right. We tell you what it costs before we carry on, in writing, and nothing gets added to the bill without your say so.
A tub-to-shower conversion is about a week. A full bathroom rebuild is two to three weeks. You get a finish date before we start and one project lead to call.
No. We build in stone and tile. Acrylic liners installed over an old surround hide whatever is failing underneath, which is the problem we are usually being called to fix.
Yes. Our showroom is in Cary and Apex is one of the closest towns we serve, along with Holly Springs and Morrisville.
Yes, and in a house with three or four baths it often works out cheaper per room. Same crew, same delivery, one set of permits where they are needed.
Yes, and it is worth doing while the room is already open. A zero-threshold entry costs very little extra at build time and a great deal more to retrofit.
A lifetime workmanship warranty on what we install. Tubs, glass and fixtures carry their own manufacturer warranties and we hand those over when the job is finished.
Accredited, awarded and veteran owned
Reviews
★★★★★Brad and the team finished our master bath before Thanksgiving. Byron was amazing.
★★★★★Cast iron tub out. Shower and glass in. Small bathroom, and I am pleased with the outcome.
★★★★★Wayne and his daughter replaced the tub, handled the surprises, and left it clean.
Nearby
Working out of the Cary showroom across Wake County. Not sure if you are in range? Call and ask.
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Apex and the surrounding towns. We reply with times for a visit or the showroom.