Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across North Hollywood
A full bathroom remodel in North Hollywood typically runs $9,000-$28,000, with smaller guest baths landing between $5,000 and $12,000. Walk-in shower installations usually fall in the $4,500-$12,000 range, and tub-to-shower conversions average $3,500-$10,000. We’re Barrett & Sons Construction, and we’ve been remodeling bathrooms in the 91605, 91606, 91609, and 91611 ZIP codes long enough to know exactly what hides behind the drywall of a 1950s stucco home on Magnolia Boulevard or a 1960s garden apartment near the NoHo Arts District. Call (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate that comes in writing, with every allowance spelled out before the first tile comes up.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is North Hollywood’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett started this company in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That matters in North Hollywood, where homeowners have been burned by outfits that quote one number on the phone and present a different bill at the door. Our crews are Tom’s sons and their teams, background-checked and uniformed on every visit. They drive the same streets you do, they park on Vineland and Lankershim and Tujunga, and they know that pulling permits at the LADBS for a bathroom in the 91601-91606 area can sometimes trigger a soft-story compliance flag on a 1960s garden apartment, which changes the timeline before we ever start demo. Every job gets permits pulled and inspections signed. Every scope change arrives as a written change order before the work happens. And every completed bathroom is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, one call brings Tom back. No fine print, no runaround.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in North Hollywood
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full remodel in North Hollywood means gutting down to the studs in most of these postwar homes and 1960s apartments. We pull permits at the LADBS, replace the old galvanized supply lines, update the drain stack if it’s still the original cast iron, and build back with waterproofing from Schluter. The result is a bathroom that handles Valley hard water and 105°F summers without sweating through the grout.
Walk-In Showers & Shower Remodeling
Walk-in showers are the most requested upgrade we see in North Hollywood homes built between 1950 and 1975. Those original tub surrounds are usually tile over drywall, which fails quietly for years before anyone notices. We rebuild with a Schluter waterproofing system and install Grohe or Sterling fixtures sized to the existing valve locations so you’re not paying to re-pipe the wall.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Converting a tub to a shower in North Hollywood often reveals why the tub drained slow for years: the cast iron waste line is scaled down to a fraction of its original diameter. We cut that out while the wall is open, install a proper 2″ PVC drain, and then set the new shower pan. For 1960s garden apartments near the NoHo Arts District, we coordinate with your building’s soft-story retrofit schedule so our permit isn’t held hostage by an unrelated compliance notice.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
This is the sweet spot for North Hollywood homeowners who want a refreshed bathroom without moving walls. We install vanities from $800-$3,000 including the fixture connections, tile from reputable distributors in the Valley, and Grohe or Sterling trim kits that we actually stock locally. You pick from samples at our warehouse, not from a catalog on a stranger’s tablet.
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 North Hollywood
We stock and install brands you can look up: Schluter for waterproofing and shower systems, Sterling for tubs and shower bases, and Grohe for faucets and valves. When your North Hollywood remodel needs a part swapped mid-job, we’re pulling from our own inventory, not waiting on a distributor across town. If you already have a GAF roofing project on the schedule, we can sequence the bathroom work around it so trades aren’t tripping over each other. One crew, one Tom, one phone number.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- 1950s-60s galvanized plumbing: Most of the single-family homes off Burbank Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Avenue still have original galvanized supply lines that choke flow to a trickle. We replace them while the wall is open, because re-tiling over dead pipes is just buying next year’s leak.
- Unstrapped water heaters and non-reinforced chimneys: Renovation work in this neighborhood almost always uncovers seismic deficiencies left over from the 1994 Northridge earthquake. If we find an unstrapped water heater next to the bathroom wall, Tom will flag it before we close anything up.
- Tuck-under parking and soft-story triggers: Garden apartments along Lankershim and Vineland with that open-ground-floor parking design are exactly the building type subject to LA’s mandatory retrofit ordinance. A routine bathroom permit can get flagged against the city’s compliance database, and we know how to clear that with the counter before you lose three weeks.
- Valley heat and grout failure: Summer highs past 105°F in the San Fernando Valley bake bathrooms without proper ventilation, which is why we always upgrade the exhaust fan and size the waterproofing for expansion. Grout on an exterior-adjacent wall moves more here than it does on the Westside.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in North Hollywood, CA
Here’s what we charge in North Hollywood, written out so you can compare honestly. A Bathroom Remodeling project in this market runs $9,000-$28,000 depending on size, fixture selection, and how much plumbing and electrical needs updating. Small bathrooms run $5,000-$12,000. Walk-in shower installation runs $4,500-$12,000. Tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500-$10,000. Shower replacement runs $3,000-$8,500. Vanity installation runs $800-$3,000. Every quote includes line-item material costs so you can see what’s driving the number. North Hollywood homes built before 1960 often carry a plumbing allowance line because galvanized replacement isn’t optional once the wall is open. We issue a written change order before any allowance gets touched. Estimates are free. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll schedule it around your timeline, not ours.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
Our crews serve North Hollywood and the surrounding communities including Studio City, Universal City, Burbank, and Valley Glen. If you’re a few blocks past the border, the free estimate still applies and there’s no trip charge inside the county. We also handle Roofing in North Hollywood and Windows & Doors in North Hollywood for homeowners who want one crew, one Tom, and one phone number for the whole house.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North Hollywood 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 North Hollywood
Scheduling usually begins within two to three weeks of your signed scope, and the bathroom itself takes two to six weeks depending on whether we’re replacing plumbing and moving walls. For North Hollywood apartment buildings tied up in soft-story compliance flags at the LADBS, the permit timeline can add a week or two. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll give you a real start date, not a vague promise.
Yes. We work throughout the 91605, 91606, 91609, and 91611 ZIP codes, from the single-family streets off Magnolia Boulevard to the garden apartments near the NoHo Arts District. Tom lives twenty minutes away and his sons run crews across the entire neighborhood.
Not without your signature. Every scope, every allowance, every price change arrives as a written change order before work happens. If we open a 1958 bathroom wall and find a collapsed drain stack, you’ll see exactly what it costs on paper before we touch it. That’s the difference between us and the quotes you’ve seen before.
Not meaningfully. Material and labor rates are similar across the Valley, but North Hollywood’s older 1950s-60s housing stock and the high density of 1960s garden apartments mean a remodel here more often includes required code work on plumbing, strapping, or ventilation that newer Burbank homes rarely need. We price that in writing up front so it doesn’t arrive as a surprise invoice.
Every completed job is backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the contract. If anything isn’t done right, one call brings Tom back. Manufacturer warranties on Schluter, Sterling, and Grohe products run longer and we register them for you. That’s the same guarantee we give on every Bathroom Remodeling job, in every ZIP code we serve.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving North Hollywood since 1998.
Schedule Your Free Bathroom Remodeling Estimate in North Hollywood
You’ve got questions about your 1957 bathroom on Burbank Boulevard or the shower in your garden apartment off Lankershim. We’ve got answers, written line items, and a name you can verify. Call (877) 610-1318 today for a free estimate. No trip charge inside the county. Permits pulled, inspections signed, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise behind every tile we set.