Tile showers, walk in showers, floors and vanities
Bathroom Remodeling in Hot Springs and Hot Springs Village
A bathroom remodel covers everything from a completely rebuilt space to a walk in shower put in where the tub was. Both jobs get finished the same way, with tile set level over a pan checked for fall and a glass door hung square.
Complete room rebuilds
What a full bath covers
A bathroom remodel takes in a completely new shower build and a new floor. Drywall repair fixes the walls around the wet area before a vanity and fresh baseboard go in. One crew does every part of the work on one schedule.
The finish gets judged on wall tile set level above a pan checked for fall. A glass door swings shut when it hangs square in its opening. The rest of the room requires matched texture and a clean paint line.
The same hands that build the shower handle the drywall repair and the paint around it.
Tub removals and tile showers
Walk in showers and conversions
Building a walk in shower starts with pulling out the old tub and the pan under it. New subfloor goes down next to support a floated pan or a molded low-curb base. Tile and grout close the walls. The glass door hangs last.
A tub to shower conversion puts the new shower in the same space the tub takes up now. Level tile and grout that stays tight in the corners are what you notice in a finished shower. The shower door shuts flush because somebody framed the opening square for it.
A low-curb base goes on the floor as it stands and leaves a small step at the opening. A curbless pan removes that step, and it needs the floor opened and the drain set for it. The floor you have sets which route works.
Step-free showers and grab bars are most of what we get asked for in Hot Springs Village.
The scope of the work
The four parts of remodeling
A full bathroom remodel is four jobs in one room.
The shower
Tile showers and walk in showers go over a floated pan. Cement board gets screwed tight to the framing. Grab bars get anchored into framed wall blocking, and the glass door hangs square.
The floor
LVP, LVT or a tile floor goes over a subfloor checked for damage. We replace the wood wherever it gives underfoot. A transition strip finishes the edge at the doorway.
The walls
Drywall repair takes matched texture so it blends with the room. Interior paint is cut to a clean line against the ceiling.
The vanity
The new vanity gets set level and plumbed before the top goes on. The faucet goes on after the top. New baseboard goes back on the wall once the floor is down.
We can carry the same plank floor out into the hall on the visit that finishes the bathroom.
Recent bathroom upgrades
How the room changed
A guest bath came down to the floor joists and went back as a tiled walk in shower. It received a pebble mosaic band and a frameless glass door. A second room took a new vanity under a stone top, plumbed, with a mirrored cabinet above it.
BeforeAfter
BeforeAfterBoth rooms sit with the rest of the 28 finished jobs in the gallery.
Checks during demolition
Finding issues in the framing
A trained crew knows the common problems in a bathroom and finds them in the beginning stages. The inspection happens while the drywall and the subfloor are open. Catching these issues early means the price can still take it in.
Water that gets past a shower pan rots the subfloor under it. A sound subfloor gives the new pan a rigid base. A soft floor adds subfloor replacement to the job.
We record where the drain is while measuring both the opening width and the floor build-up height. These three measurements set whether the floor opens and what size base fits the space.
Demolition goes back to the framing and the floor joists first. New framing sets the opening to the width of the door, and the base or a floated pan goes in next with the slope checked with a level. Cement board goes up before the wall tile, and the tile takes the niche and the valve trim. The glass door, the vanity, the floor and the baseboard finish the job.
Estimating the work
What moves the number
The size of the shower sets the tile count and the hours on the walls. Pulling a tub out opens the wall and the floor behind it, and setting a base in the space that is already there is less work. A drain that stays put keeps your floor closed. A molded base has a price of its own, while a floated pan adds hours under the tile. Small tile takes more hours on the wall than large tile.
We look at all of it while we are standing in the room, and we look at the tile you want. The written quote follows the visit. That figure stays firm unless the scope changes. Ask for an estimate and we set a time to come look at the job.
Size of the shower
Pulling the tub out
Moving the drain
Subfloor condition underneath
Molded base or pan
The tile you pick
Before you call
Questions homeowners ask
How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Hot Springs?
No web page can price a bathroom honestly, because the work needed changes the number. We look at the space with you and talk through the tile you have in mind. One written figure comes out of that visit, and the estimate costs nothing.
Do I have to move out while you work on my only bathroom?
No, you stay in the house. The bathroom itself goes out of use the day the pan comes out. It comes back into use the day the glass goes in. We tell you how long that takes once we have seen the room.
Can you match the new bathroom floor to the rest of the house?
LVP and LVT come in plank patterns close enough to a hall floor that the two look like one. A transition strip covers the height change at the doorway. New baseboard goes on after the floor, cut to the profile already on your walls.
Who does the work once I sign?
Reese Schwarz quotes the work and keeps the schedule on it. Every trade the room needs is part of the job. You deal with one person from start to finish.
Can you take out my tub and put a shower in its place?
Yes, a tub to shower conversion is a standard service. The new shower can go in the space the tub takes up now. The waste and supply lines that served the tub usually serve the new shower too.
Will the new shower still have a step to get over?
Not always. Where the drain sits and how much height the floor gives us set whether a curbless pan works in your bathroom. We measure both at the visit and tell you which route your floor takes.
Can you put in grab bars that will actually hold?
Yes. Solid blocking goes in behind the wall while the wall is open. The bar then fastens directly into the blocking or into a stud. The height gets set to the exact person who uses it.
Do you build a ramp up to the door as well?
Entry and wheelchair ramps are on our list of services. A ramp goes on the same schedule as the bathroom remodeling work inside.
Hot Springs and the Village
Scheduling your bathroom remodel
A bathroom is a room a family cannot do without, so the crew is on the room daily until the water is back on. A bath in Hot Springs Village is a short drive from us. The Garland County towns around it are close by as well.
A step-free bathroom is worth doing once and doing right. It is worth having somebody nearby when a question comes up about the base two years on. Central Arkansas is home, and neighbors here voted us a Nextdoor Neighborhood Favorite.
One call sets the visit, and we work the time around your week. The same number reaches us while the job runs. The person who quoted the bathroom picks up the phone about the tile or the glass.
Tell us about the tub and the step
Get a free estimate
Tell us what the bathroom needs. We come look at the room, and the visit costs you nothing.
