Bathroom renovations across Niagara

Bathroom renovation in Niagara Falls and the region: what our crew does

A bathroom renovation with us starts from the room you have. Some homeowners want new tile and a vanity on the same layout. Others want the room opened to the studs and rebuilt with a new shower. We look at the space during the site visit and talk through which of those you have in mind.

Our crew does the building and finish work inside the room:

• Floor tile and wall tile, including large-format tile
• Showers, including tiled shower walls and glass shower details
• Vanity cabinets, supplied and installed by the crew
• Waterproofing membranes under tile
• Drywall, surface preparation, trim, and final cleanup

Why waterproofing goes down before the tile

Tile looks solid, but grout lines and the joints around a tub or shower let water through over time. If that water reaches the subfloor or the wall framing behind it, you can end up with soft floors, mould, or loose tile long after the room looks finished. A membrane under the tile gives that water a layer it cannot pass.

Our Niagara Falls bathroom shows this stage. Before the new large-format floor tile went in, the crew laid a Schluter-DITRA membrane over the floor. You can see the membrane in the in-progress photos on that project page, then the finished tile, tub, and vanity that cover it.

Once tile covers the membrane, nobody can see it again. Ask us about the waterproofing plan for your floor and shower at the site visit, and we will walk through where it goes before we write the quote.

Two Niagara Falls bathrooms from our project photos

The first bathroom: the crew laid the membrane, set large-format floor tile, and finished the room with a tub, a grab bar, and a vanity. The project page has before, in-progress, and after photos.

The second: this bedroom bathroom started with open drywall and exposed plumbing. The finished room has large-format wall tile and a glass shower. The before and after photos show both ends of the job.

Both projects are linked above so you can look through the full photo sets.

Electrical and plumbing: licensed trades do that work

Our crew does not do electrical or plumbing work. Licensed trades do it. That covers moving a drain, changing a shower valve, connecting a sink or toilet, adding a fan, and new lights or outlets.

Ontario rules back this up. The Electrical Safety Authority says almost all electrical work in a home has to be reported, and anyone hired to do it must be a Licensed Electrical Contractor. Tell us at the site visit if your plans include any electrical or plumbing changes. Your quote will then show clearly which parts of the job our crew covers and which parts need a licensed trade.

Same layout or moving the plumbing? Check permits first

Keeping the toilet, tub, and sink where they are is the simpler path. The City of Niagara Falls lists replacing plumbing fixtures in the same location among work that does not need a building permit.

Moving plumbing, removing a wall, changing ventilation, or altering the structure can change that answer. St. Catharines, for example, lists installing or altering plumbing and adding or removing walls as permit work. Each municipality in Niagara sets its own rules, so check with yours before work starts. Our Niagara renovation permit guide, linked on this page, lists the municipal pages to start with.

How a bathroom quote works

Three steps: you contact us, we visit the property to see the bathroom, and we prepare a quote for the work we discussed. We do not price a bathroom from photos, because the condition behind the tile and the layout you want both change the job.