Most Everett bathrooms were built with a standard 5-foot alcove tub-shower combo. For the 48-year-old homes common here, these combos are showing their age: cracked fiberglass, mildewed grout, outdated tile, and valves that barely work. The #1 upgrade we do is converting that tub combo to a spacious walk-in shower. In Everett, where homes average $550,000, shower remodel projects range from $4,000 for a basic upgrade to $14,000 for a high-end custom shower with steam, body sprays, and premium stone.
Everett — Snohomish County's largest city and the home of Boeing's widebody aircraft factory — offers a remodeling market shaped by industrial heritage and waterfront revitalization. The historic Riverside neighborhood east of Broadway features elegant early 1900s homes with original butler's pantries, built-in sideboards, and hexagonal bathroom floor tile that speak to Everett's prosperous timber-era past. Norton Park and Grand Avenue, with their tree-lined streets and Craftsman homes, represent the city's architectural heart. The Port Gardner neighborhood surrounding the downtown core has seen renewed investment as the waterfront esplanade development progresses along the Snohomish River delta. In the Delta, Lowell, and Bayside neighborhoods, more modest 1950s and 1960s homes provide affordable entry points for families upgrading kitchens and bathrooms on a practical budget. North Everett's proximity to Naval Station Everett and the Providence Regional Medical Center campus creates steady demand from military families and healthcare workers. With a median home value of approximately $550,000, Everett's market rewards smart remodeling investments — particularly kitchen upgrades in the city's abundant 1940s and 1950s housing stock where original layouts feel cramped by modern standards.
Our shower remodels include complete waterproofing with the Schluter Kerdi system — this is non-negotiable in the Pacific Northwest. We see too many Everett homes with hidden mold damage from showers that relied on outdated waterproofing methods. Beyond waterproofing, we handle everything: framing adjustments for curbless or zero-threshold entries, plumbing rough-in for rain showerheads and body sprays, custom tile installation, frameless glass enclosure fabrication and install, and accessories like built-in benches, recessed niches, and grab bars. One contractor, one timeline, one point of contact.
Everett's bathroom remodeling challenges reflect the city's split personality. In the historic Riverside and Norton Park neighborhoods, original 1900s-1920s bathrooms feature hexagonal floor tile, clawfoot tubs, and pedestal sinks in rooms so compact that the door cannot open fully without hitting the tub. These spaces require creative reconfiguration: swapping the door swing direction, replacing the clawfoot tub with a space-efficient walk-in shower, and mounting the vanity on the wall to free floor space. In North Everett near Naval Station Everett, the bathroom market is driven by military families who cycle through on two-to-four-year rotations — landlords invest in durable, neutral bathroom finishes that appeal to a rotating tenant base. The Snohomish River's proximity means some lower-elevation neighborhoods experience higher water tables during winter months, making basement bathroom installations risky without proper sump pump and backflow prevention systems.
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