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Bathroom project story

Queen Anne primary bathroom

A cramped 1960s tub-shower bathroom rebuilt as a calm, curbless primary bath planned for the next twenty years.

Neighborhood
Queen Anne, Seattle
The home
1962 split-level home
Timeline
11 weeks from first call to final walkthrough
Investment
$58,000 – $66,000
Remodeled primary bathroom with a curbless glass shower, white tile and a floating oak double vanity
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The situation

Where the homeowners started

Ruth and Alan planned to stay in their home for good. Their primary bathroom still had the original pink tile, a fiberglass tub with a high edge, and one small sink for two people.

They wanted a bathroom that would be safe and easy to use as they got older, without it looking like a hospital room.

Goals

What they wanted

  • A shower with no step to climb over
  • Two sinks and more storage
  • Better light and less moisture
  • A finished room before family visited for the holidays

Before and after

Same room, same viewpoint

Remodeled primary bathroom with a curbless glass shower, white tile and a floating oak double vanity
The same bathroom before the remodel, with pink tile, a fiberglass tub and a single cultured marble vanity
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Scope

What we did

  • Removed the tub and built a curbless walk-in shower with a linear drain
  • Fixed glass panel and a hand shower on a slide bar
  • Blocking in the walls for future grab bars
  • Floating white oak double vanity with quartz top
  • Heated large-format tile floor
  • New quiet exhaust fan on a humidity sensor
  • Wall sconces and a dimmable ceiling light
  • Plumbing re-routed for the new layout
  • Permits, inspections and daily clean-up

Timeline

How long it really took

  1. Call and in-home consultation · 1 week

    Phone call, then a visit to measure and look under the floor.

  2. Design and agreement · 3 weeks

    Layout, tile and fixtures chosen; fixed-price agreement signed.

  3. Permits and ordering · 2 weeks

    Permit approved while the vanity and glass were ordered.

  4. Build · 5 weeks

    Demolition to finished bathroom; the guest bath stayed in use the whole time.

  5. Final walkthrough · 1 day

    Walked through together; warranty documents handed over.

In their words

What the homeowner said

Demo review
They told us on day one how long it would take, and they finished the week they said. The crew covered the floors every morning and cleaned up every night.
RRuth K.Homeowner, Queen Anne

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