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Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Canoga Park
A full bathroom remodel in Canoga Park typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and the questions homeowners ask most before hiring are about seismic retrofit code, moisture damage in 70-year-old walls, and whether anyone in the Valley actually answers the phone. We answer the phone. You’ll talk to a live person at (877) 610-1318, not a call center three states east.
If you live in the 91303, 91304, or 91305 ZIP codes, you’re in a part of the San Fernando Valley where the housing stock tells a very specific story. Most homes were built between 1950 and 1975, slab on grade, wood frame, stucco skin. The bathrooms in those houses share DNA: original cast-iron tubs, drywall that’s been absorbing shower steam for six decades, and floor framing that hasn’t been touched since the 1994 earthquake rattled every cripple wall from Northridge west. Our crews work in Canoga Park every week, and we know what comes out of these walls before we open them.
This page is written for homeowners in Canoga Park, not a generic zip code. Our Bathroom Remodeling team walks every job the same way we would at our own house: scope in writing, allowances in writing, change orders in writing.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Canoga Park’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Barrett & Sons was founded in 1998 and is owner-operated by Tom Barrett. Tom’s sons run the crews, and the name on the truck is the name that shows up at your door. Ask anyone on your street, or look up the license number yourself. Tom publishes his name, his address, and his license number on every contract. A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (877) 610-1318.
Customers near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Sherman Way, and De Soto Avenue keep calling us back because we don’t do the national-company thing where the guy quoting the job is not the guy swinging the hammer. In Canoga Park, local reputation matters more than anywhere. If a contractor leaves a mess on a 1963 ranch house near Lanark Park, the whole block hears about it at the Saturday hardware store run. We’ve known that for 29 years, and we build every bathroom like it’s going to be inspected by the neighbor two doors down.
We also carry a written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract: if it’s not done right, Tom comes back and makes it right, one call. That’s not a slogan. It’s a line on the paper you sign. The permit inspector works for you, not for me. That’s why we pull permits and sign off inspections on every eligible bathroom remodel in Canoga Park.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Canoga Park
Every home in Canoga Park sits in a specific seismic and fire context, and the scope of your remodel has to respect that. Here are the four services we handle most often in this part of the Valley.
Full Bathroom Remodeling
This is the one where we take the room down to studs, which in a 1950s Canoga Park ranch usually means finding a few things the homeowner didn’t expect. Slab-on-grade foundations under original bathrooms often have hairline cracking from decades of Valley heat expansion and the 1994 event. We don’t pretend that doesn’t exist. We look, we document, and we tell you what we find before you pay for anything more. Full remodels in Canoga Park typically run $9,000 to $28,000, and we write every allowance on paper before a single nail moves.

Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Most mid-century Canoga Park bathrooms were built around a 5-foot tub, not a shower. Converting that to a walk-in shower is the single most requested remodeling job we do here. We use Shluter waterproofing systems because the Valley’s 100-degree summers and the rapid humidity swings from evaporative coolers and AC cycles put real stress on grout and tile backer. A walk-in shower installation in Canoga Park runs $4,500 to $12,000, depending on whether we’re keeping the original footprint or enlarging it.

Tub-to-Shower Conversion
If you’re in a 1960s or 1970s two-story garden apartment building, often called a dingbat in this part of Los Angeles, you know the original tub is cast iron and weighs more than the wall it sits against. Converting tub to shower in Canoga Park runs $3,500 to $10,000, and we pay attention to what’s underneath: soft-story retrofit requirements on many of those buildings mean the floor assembly should be evaluated before we add or remove any weight. We do that evaluation as part of the planning, not as a surprise in week three.

Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
New vanity, new tile, new fixtures, same footprint. In Canoga Park’s smaller 1950s bathrooms, this is often the smartest budget move. We install Grohe fixtures, Schluter waterproofing accessories, and tile that holds up to the western Valley’s heat and hard water. A vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000. A full tile and fixture refresh usually lands in the $5,000 to $12,000 range depending on room size and tile choice. We stock common parts locally so we’re not waiting on a week-long freight delivery from somewhere east of the Rockies.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Canoga Park
The brands we carry matter because you should be able to look them up. In bathrooms we routinely work with Schluter for waterproofing, Grohe for fixtures, and Sterling for tub and shower systems. No mystery brands off a van. If you’ve got a specific finish in mind for a vanity or tile, we’ll bring samples to your Canoga Park home and match the sample to what’s currently available locally. If there’s a supply hiccup, we tell you in writing and adjust the schedule before it reaches your door.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Canoga Park Homes
- Seismic cracking in slab foundations. Many post-WWII ranch homes in 91303 and 91304 sit on slabs that developed hairline cracks after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. A bathroom remodel that ignores those cracks can lock in problems with new tile and waterproofing.
- Elevated moisture from Valley heat cycles. Summer highs in Canoga Park routinely hit 100-plus degrees, and the swing between baked dry air and cool AC air stresses drywall, grout, and caulk faster than in coastal LA. We see mold and softened drywall behind older tub surrounds in homes near the Simi Hills interface all the time.
- Original cast-iron tubs above aging floor framing. In 1950s single-story homes, the original cast-iron tub is heavy and often sits above a floor assembly that was not designed with modern live-load requirements in mind. Removing or replacing those tubs demands a quick look at the joists before we finish the floor.
- Fire-hardening requirements in the 91304 ZIP code. If your parcel sits near the northern edge of 91304, inside the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Chapter 7A rules can affect venting and wall materials on an exterior bathroom wall. We check that boundary before we draw plans. Knowing where the line falls is the single biggest local knowledge edge a contractor can bring to a Canoga Park bathroom job.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Canoga Park, CA
Let’s give you straight numbers. A full bathroom remodel in Canoga Park runs $9,000 to $28,000. A small bathroom remodel runs $5,000 to $12,000. A walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000. A tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000. A vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000. Those are the ranges we quote in this part of the Valley, based on the labor and material costs we see every week in 91303, 91304, 91305, and 91309.
What moves the number isn’t magic. It’s whether we’re tearing out a cast-iron tub, whether the room needs new subfloor, what kind of tile you pick, and whether the parcel triggers Chapter 7A requirements. We don’t guess. We write the scope on paper, every allowance in writing, and every change order in writing before work proceeds. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk the room with you, tape measure in hand, and hand you a written estimate. The estimate is free. The second opinion on any written estimate from another contractor is also free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Canoga Park
Beyond Canoga Park, our crews work in West Hills, Woodland Hills, Chatsworth, and Northridge. If you live near the boundary of any of those, call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you which crew covers your block. No trip charge inside the county. While we’re there, if you notice flashing pulling away or a sag on the ridge line, we also handle Roofing in Canoga Park. And if the bathroom project pushes you to look at old single-pane windows, our Windows & Doors in Canoga Park crew works the same neighborhoods with the same written-scope rules.
Serving Canoga Park, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Canoga Park area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Bathroom Remodeling in Canoga Park
A full bathroom remodel in Canoga Park runs $9,000 to $28,000. Small bathrooms run $5,000 to $12,000, and walk-in shower installations run $4,500 to $12,000. The exact number depends on whether the room sits on a 1950s slab with seismic cracking and whether we’re touching the exterior wall, but we never quote without walking the room first. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Planning and permits usually take two to four weeks for a Canoga Park bathroom, depending on whether the parcel falls inside the 91304 Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and triggers plan-check review. We don’t skip permitting to speed things up. Once permits clear, a typical full bathroom remodel takes three to six weeks. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a schedule in writing before you sign anything.
Yes. We cover all four Canoga Park ZIP codes: 91303, 91304, 91305, and 91309. That includes homes near Lanark Park, the blocks off Topanga Canyon Boulevard north and south of Sherman Way, and the residential streets west of De Soto Avenue toward the West Hills line. If you’re not sure which crew covers your street, call (877) 610-1318 and a live person will tell you.
It’s usually a little higher than coastal LA because the Valley’s summer heat adds labor-hours for open-air work and accelerates some material cure times, but Canoga Park is very similar to Woodland Hills, Chatsworth, and West Hills. The big variable isn’t the city, it’s the house: 1950s ranch homes with original cast-iron tubs and post-earthquake slab cracking cost more to remediate than a 1990s home. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll compare your room line by line.
Every bathroom remodel we do in Canoga Park comes with the written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, Tom Barrett comes back and makes it right, one call. That’s written on every contract, not buried in fine print. We also pull permits and pass inspections on every eligible job, because the inspector works for you, not for me. Call (877) 610-1318 and ask Tom for a copy of the promise before you sign.
If you’re tired of contractors who quote one number on the phone and show up with another, you’ll like working with Barrett & Sons Construction. We serve all of Canoga Park, and we’ll put our name, our license number, and our written estimate in your hand before we ask for your signature. Call (877) 610-1318 today to schedule your free bathroom remodeling estimate. A live person answers, any hour, any day.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Canoga Park and the San Fernando Valley since 1998.







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