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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Van Nuys
A full bathroom remodel in Van Nuys typically runs $9,000 to $28,000, and most jobs take two to five weeks once we start. That range covers everything from a straightforward tub-to-shower conversion to gutting a 1950s bath down to the studs and rebuilding it with new plumbing, wiring, and tile. If you’re reading this, you’re probably not looking for the cheapest bid. You’re looking for a contractor who will open your walls and tell you the truth about what’s in there. Call Tom Barrett and his sons at (877) 610-1318 for a free estimate, and you’ll get a written line-item scope before a single nail moves.
Why Barrett & Sons Construction Is Van Nuys’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tom Barrett founded Barrett & Sons Construction in 1998, and he still answers his own phone. That matters in Van Nuys because the housing stock here is not like the rest of the Valley. We open walls in 1940s stucco boxes off Van Nuys Blvd, 1960s soft-story apartments along Sepulveda, and 1970s condos near the airport, and we know what’s behind them before we swing a hammer. Every job gets permits pulled and inspections signed. Every price change arrives as a written change order before work proceeds. That’s not a slogan. It’s how we’ve stayed in business for 29 years.
Our Bathroom Remodeling team works in Van Nuys every week, from 91401 near Valley College down to 91406 by Lake Balboa. We’re not dispatching strangers from a call center. Tom’s sons run the crews, background-checked and uniformed, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is written on every contract. If something’s not right, one call brings Tom back.
Our Bathroom Remodeling Services in Van Nuys
Full Bathroom Remodeling
A full gut-and-rebuild in Van Nuys usually means taking a 5×8-foot bath down to the studs, fixing what’s behind the tile, and rebuilding with modern waterproofing, dedicated circuits, and Title 24-compliant fixtures. In older Van Nuys homes, that almost always triggers an electrical upgrade. We handle the entire permit path, from plan check to final inspection.
Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Most Van Nuys homeowners over 60 are swapping a tub they haven’t used in a decade for a zero-threshold walk-in shower. These conversions run $3,500 to $10,000 depending on what we find when the tub comes out. In 1960s apartments near Van Nuys Blvd, that often means rotted subfloor from a failed pan, which we correct before any tile goes down.
Walk-In Shower Installation
Walk-in showers in Van Nuys homes typically cost $4,500 to $12,000. We build them with linear drains, framed with pressure-treated lumber, and waterproofed with sheet membrane systems rather than a fiberglass pan that fails in fifteen years. If you’re in a pre-1980 soft-story building, we document every structural correction with photos for your retrofit compliance file.
Vanities, Tile & Fixtures
Vanity installation alone runs $800 to $3,000 in Van Nuys, and we install brands you can look up. Tile for a standard 5×8 bathroom adds $2,500 to $6,000 depending on material. We write every allowance into the contract, so the price of the tile you pick is on paper before you pick it.
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 Van Nuys
We install and service fixtures and materials from brands like Techo-Bloc and Quikrete, and we’re set up to source Kohler, Delta, and Moen parts from local Van Nuys suppliers so you’re not waiting two weeks on a backorder. If you want Cambria quartz on your new vanity, we’ll have it templated and cut locally. Named brands, written allowances, and no mystery materials off a van.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Van Nuys Homes
Opening up a Van Nuys bathroom rarely goes the way homeowners expect. Here’s what we actually find:
- Hidden Northridge earthquake damage. In pre-1980 buildings along Sepulveda and Van Nuys Blvd, cosmetic re-stucco jobs from the 1990s covered cracked cripple walls, severed hold-downs, and buckled sheathing. We photograph everything and correct it before tile sets.
- 60-amp fuse-box circuits feeding entire baths. A 1950s Van Nuys home with original wiring almost always needs a dedicated 20-amp GFCI circuit for the bathroom. LADWP and Title 24 both require it once walls are open.
- Failed waterproofing pans. Thirty-year-old shower pans fail quietly. By the time you see water stains on the hallway baseboard, the subfloor is already compromised. We tear out and rebuild with modern membrane systems.
- Undersized floor joists notched for cast-iron plumbing. Moving a toilet in a 1940s Van Nuys home often exposes a joist someone notched with a handsaw in 1962. That needs structural sistering before the rough-in inspection will pass.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Van Nuys, CA
Bathroom remodeling in Van Nuys is not priced like new construction in Sherman Oaks or a cosmetic flip in Encino. The homes here are older, the damage is real, and the permits are not optional. Here are the ranges we quote for Van Nuys jobs:
| Project | Van Nuys Price Range |
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| Full Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 - $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 - $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 - $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 - $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 - $3,000 |
What moves the number in Van Nuys is what’s behind the walls. A 1963 home near Van Nuys Blvd that needs rewiring, joist sistering, and seismic corrections lands at the top of the range. A 1980s condo with clean framing and an accessible crawl space lands lower. You’ll get a written line-item quote before work starts, and any change is priced and approved in writing before we touch it. Call (877) 610-1318 for your free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Van Nuys
Our crews work throughout the central San Fernando Valley. Beyond our work in Bathroom Remodeling in Van Nuys, we regularly take projects in Valley Glen, Sherman Oaks, Encino, and North Hills. Scheduling and permitting are handled from our Los Angeles office, and crews serving those areas follow the same written-change-order process on every job.
Serving Van Nuys, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys
Yes, in nearly every case. Van Nuys follows LADBS rules, and any work that touches plumbing, electrical, or structural framing requires a permit. Swapping a faucet cartridge doesn’t, but replacing a tub, moving a drain, or opening a wall does. We pull permits on every eligible job, and the inspector works for you, not for us. That’s the point. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll tell you exactly what your scope triggers.
Plan on $2,000 to $7,000 in structural corrections if you’re in a pre-1980 soft-story building along Sepulveda or Van Nuys Blvd. Northridge damage gets cosmetically re-stuccoed, not engineered. We write a seismic contingency allowance into the contract, and any draw on that allowance is documented with photos and a written change order. Estimates are free, so call (877) 610-1318 before you sign anything.
Any addition near Van Nuys Airport that changes roofline height has to clear FAA Part 77 airspace review, which does not apply to most of the Valley. That can add four to six weeks to plan check. We file the airspace form as part of the permit package and keep the project moving while it clears. Call (877) 610-1318 and we’ll walk you through what your property’s proximity to VNY means.
Because once we open the walls, LADWP and Title 24 take over. A 60-amp fuse box can’t support the dedicated 20-amp GFCI circuit a bathroom requires, let alone a heated floor or an exhaust fan. Upgrading the panel is code, not an upsell. We budget it as a written line item, not a surprise. Free estimates at (877) 610-1318.
Yes. When we open walls in a pre-1980 Van Nuys building subject to Ordinance 183893, we photograph and document every structural correction, and that documentation goes into your retrofit compliance file. If the building hasn’t completed its retrofit, we’ll tell you before we start. Call (877) 610-1318 for an exact quote.
What a Van Nuys Bathroom Remodel Actually Looks Like
On a 1963 stucco-over-wood-frame single-family home in the 91405 ZIP near Van Nuys Blvd, our crew opened a bathroom wall to relocate a vanity and found a 60-amp fuse-box circuit feeding the entire bath, an original single-pane window with failed flashing, and a load-bearing cripple wall with a hairline crack from Northridge. We rewired the room with a dedicated 20-amp GFCI circuit, sistered the damaged studs, upgraded the window to a Title 24-compliant dual-pane unit, and documented every change order with photos before inspection sign-off. That’s not a worst-case scenario in Van Nuys. That’s a Tuesday.
If you’re planning a bathroom remodel in Van Nuys, get the written scope first. Call Tom Barrett and his sons at (877) 610-1318 today, and we’ll schedule your free estimate. Written line-item quote, permits pulled, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every contract.
Written by Tom Barrett, Owner at Barrett & Sons Construction, serving Van Nuys and the San Fernando Valley since 1998.