Most Fremont bathrooms were built with a standard 5-foot alcove tub-shower combo. For the 85-year-old homes common here, these combos are showing their age: cracked fiberglass, mildewed grout, outdated tile, and valves that barely work.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 Fremont, where homes average $895,000, shower remodel projects range from $7,000 for a basic upgrade to $22,000 for a high-end custom shower with steam, body sprays, and premium stone.
Fremont is one of Seattle most distinctive neighborhoods, known for its quirky public art, craft breweries, and Scandinavian heritage. The housing stock reflects its working-class roots: Craftsman bungalows and foursquare homes built between 1910 and 1940 line the residential streets above the ship canal. Kitchen remodels almost always involve opening walls between kitchen and dining room while preserving period details. Bathroom renovations frequently address original cast iron plumbing and the challenge of adding a master bathroom to homes built with only one.
Our shower remodels include complete waterproofing with the Schluter Kerdi system — this is non-negotiable in the Pacific Northwest. We see too many Fremont homes with hidden mold damage from showers that relied on outdated waterproofing methods.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.
Fremont's century-old homes were built with a single bathroom — a common configuration that today's families find inadequate. Adding a second bathroom to a 1920s Craftsman is one of Fremont's most requested projects, typically accomplished by converting a hallway closet into a half-bath, carving space from an oversized bedroom, or finishing a basement bathroom. These additions require tying into cast-iron waste stacks that have been in service for eighty to one hundred years, and a sewer scope inspection should precede any new connection. The original bathrooms often feature hexagonal floor tile, porcelain knob fixtures, and clawfoot tubs in rooms so compact that the door brushes the tub. Many Fremont homeowners choose to preserve the clawfoot tub as a visual anchor while updating everything else around it — new tile, modern vanity, upgraded plumbing behind the walls.
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