Bathroom Remodeling in Raleigh, NC
Licensed and insured, minutes from our base, with a fixed written price before any work starts.
The layout wastes space on a corner tub nobody uses, or the exhaust fan runs but the mirror still stays fogged. Those are the calls we take most often from Raleigh homeowners, and neither one improves on its own.
RK Renovation handles bathroom remodeling across Raleigh and the rest of Wake County. Full bathroom renovations built on a waterproofing system that holds up, with tile work that still looks right in twenty years.
What the price covers
- Demolition and haul away. Floor protection down the whole route, dust containment at the door, and everything out to the dumpster the same day it comes off the wall.
- Structural and subfloor correction. Rot from an old leak, bouncy joist bays and out of level floors get fixed before anything new is installed rather than tiled over.
- Plumbing and electrical rough in. Valve and drain relocation, new supply lines, GFCI protection, vanity and mirror circuits, and a bath fan actually ducted to the outside.
Bathroom Remodeling in Raleigh, in practice
Ventilation is the quiet one. A bath fan that dumps into the attic instead of through the roof or soffit is common in Wake County houses of a certain age, and it turns a moisture problem into a framing and insulation problem. We size the fan to the room, duct it in smooth pipe with a real exterior termination, and put it on a timer or humidity sensor so it runs after the shower rather than only during it. Combined with a properly sealed enclosure, that is what keeps a new bathroom looking new through a Carolina August.
The failure we find most often in Raleigh bathrooms is a shower pan that was built as a stack of unrelated parts. A plastic liner, cement board sitting in it, and a bead of caulk doing the job a membrane should have done. Water gets past tile and grout by design, which is why the layer underneath has to be continuous. We build the pan sloped to the drain at a quarter inch per foot, bond the membrane to the pan and up the walls, seal every inside corner and pipe penetration with the matching preformed pieces, and then fill the pan and let it sit overnight before anyone opens a box of tile.
Free Estimate
Raleigh homeowners: tell us about the project and we will put a number in writing.
What Raleigh homes need
Inside the Beltline you are usually working on a 1920s to 1950s house with plaster, narrow joist bays and a crawl space. Push north of Millbrook and it turns into 1970s ranches and 1990s two story colonials, which renovate very differently.
Permits for structural, plumbing and electrical changes go through Raleigh Development Services. We file them, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, so the work is on the record when you eventually sell.
We work across Five Points, Historic Oakwood, Hayes Barton, North Hills and the rest of Raleigh, and we are minutes from our base.
Everything we do in Raleigh
How a Raleigh project runs
Four stages, each finished before the next begins. Typical duration is 2 to 4 weeks.
Measure and scope
We walk the room, check the floor for deflection, look at what is under the vanity, and write down the layout you actually want.
Selections locked
Tile, fixtures and vanity are chosen and on site before demo, which is what keeps a bathroom from stalling for three weeks mid project.
Demo and rough in
Strip to studs, correct the structure, move plumbing and wiring, then call the inspection before anything gets closed up.
Waterproof, tile, finish
Pan and membrane, flood test, tile, grout, then fixtures and paint. You get a photo of every stage that ends up hidden.
Questions from Raleigh homeowners
Do you pull the bathroom permit in Raleigh?
Yes. When the job moves plumbing or alters circuits we file with the local inspections office, schedule the rough in inspection, and meet the inspector ourselves. You never have to take a day off to let anyone in.
How quickly can you start a bathroom in Raleigh?
We usually estimate within a few days of your call and start within two to four weeks, depending on how quickly selections are locked. Tile and vanity lead times drive the start date far more than our calendar does.
Do you work in Raleigh on older homes with cast iron drains?
Regularly. Older stock in Wake County still has cast iron waste lines and sometimes galvanized supply. We open the floor, look at the actual condition, and quote the replacement as a known line item rather than discovering it as a change order.
Do you handle tub to shower conversions?
Often. It is the most common request we get in 1990s and 2000s Triangle homes with an unused corner tub. The drain moves, the framing changes, and the waterproofing gets built for a wet floor rather than a splash zone.
What it usually costs
Bathroom Remodeling in Raleigh generally runs between $9,500 and $34,000, depending on size and finish level. The estimate is free and the number we write down is the number you pay.
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Free estimates across Raleigh and the wider Triangle, with a fixed written price before any work starts.