Wake Forest, NC
From the older streets near downtown to the master-planned neighborhoods north of town, Wake Forest bathrooms range from 1980s original to nearly new.
Local work
Wake Forest is really two markets in one. The large master-planned pockets, like Heritage and Holding Village and the newer streets around them, are mostly single-family homes on their first or second owner, where the work is upgrading a builder bathroom to something that matches the rest of the house. Closer to downtown and further north, the housing stock is older and the jobs are closer to full replacements.
We quote both the same way: an in-home visit, a written scope, and a fixed price before anything is ordered. The north side of Wake Forest is a longer drive for most Triangle remodelers, which is exactly why we make a point of covering it.
Heritage and Holding Village are big enough that we are often back on the same street within a few months, which helps on scheduling and on knowing what the layouts look like before we walk in.
What we do
Every job is stone and tile, installed by our own crew, backed by a lifetime workmanship warranty.
Most asked for in Wake Forest
Custom Stone Showers. In the newer Wake Forest neighborhoods the bathroom is rarely broken, it is just plain. The house has been upgraded everywhere else and the primary shower is still a builder unit with a framed door. A stone shower is the change people notice, and because nothing structural moves it is one of the more predictable jobs we quote.
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.
Wake Forest splits two ways on price. In the master-planned neighbourhoods it is an upgrade, so the number tracks the materials you pick. In the older homes closer to downtown and north of town it is closer to a replacement, and the plumbing behind the wall is the unknown.
Carolina Creek jobs. Same crew and the same materials we would use in Wake Forest.
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
The north side of Wake Forest is far enough out that a lot of Triangle companies quote it reluctantly or not at all. We cover it properly, and the quote you get does not carry a drive-time premium.
Questions
Yes. We cover Wake Forest properly, including the streets north of town and out toward Youngsville, not just the neighborhoods closest to Raleigh.
Often yes, but we look before we promise. In homes of that age we check the supply lines and the drain while the wall is open and tell you if anything needs replacing rather than finding it halfway through.
It depends on the size of the room and how much moves. A tub-to-shower conversion sits well below a full primary rebuild. We give you a fixed written price after an in-home visit rather than a range over the phone.
Yes, and it is a sensible thing to do while the room is already open. A zero-threshold entry costs very little extra at build time and a great deal more to retrofit.
When the job needs one, yes. We pull it and meet the inspector. You do not deal with the county.
No. We build in stone and tile. A liner fitted over an existing surround hides whatever is failing underneath, which is usually why someone called us in the first place.
A tub-to-shower conversion is about a week. A full rebuild is two to three weeks. Where the house has a second bath we sequence the work so you always have one running.
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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