Most Lynnwood bathrooms were built with a standard 5-foot alcove tub-shower combo. For the 45-year-old homes common here, these combos are showing their age: cracked fiberglass, mildewed grout, outdated tile, and valves that barely work.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 Lynnwood, where homes average $600,000, shower remodel projects range from $5,000 for a basic upgrade to $15,000 for a high-end custom shower with steam, body sprays, and premium stone.
Lynnwood is undergoing a transformation from a mid-century suburb into a connected urban community, driven by the arrival of Sound Transit's Lynnwood City Center light rail station and substantial mixed-use development. The city's established neighborhoods — particularly those along 196th Street SW, around Daleway Park, and in the Martha Lake area — are filled with 1960s through 1980s homes with original kitchens and bathrooms that are prime candidates for renovation. The neighborhoods near Alderwood Mall, one of Washington's premier shopping centers, feature a mix of housing ages, from original 1960s ramblers to 1990s cul-de-sac developments. North Lynnwood approaching the Mountlake Terrace border contains more modest homes where cost-effective remodeling delivers excellent returns. The Meadowdale neighborhood on the west side offers larger lots and older homes with more character, while new townhome developments along Highway 99 are attracting first-time buyers. With light rail construction driving property appreciation and a median home value around $600,000, Lynnwood homeowners have strong financial motivation to update kitchens and bathrooms before the transit-driven real estate wave peaks.
Our shower remodels include complete waterproofing with the Schluter Kerdi system — this is non-negotiable in the Pacific Northwest. We see too many Lynnwood homes with hidden mold damage from showers that relied on outdated waterproofing methods.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.
Lynnwood's 1960s-1970s housing stock presents a consistent bathroom remodeling challenge: asbestos-containing floor tiles. The nine-by-nine-inch vinyl composition tiles in mottled gray, beige, or green that cover many Lynnwood bathroom floors contain chrysotile asbestos and must be professionally abated before any flooring replacement can proceed. This adds $1,500-$3,000 to bathroom project costs and requires a licensed abatement contractor, but it is a legally mandated step that cannot be skipped. Beyond the asbestos issue, Lynnwood bathrooms follow the familiar mid-century pattern: single full bathrooms in three-bedroom homes, cast-iron tub-showers, and exhaust fans that are either undersized or vented into the attic. The Martha Lake area in east Lynnwood has slightly newer 1980s construction where bathrooms are larger but still builder-grade.
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