Renovations
Bathroom renovations
We renovate bathrooms, from a tub-to-shower swap to a full gut: waterproofing, tile, fixtures and a fan vented outside. We quote it, manage it and build it.
Greater Victoria · up-Island · Metro Vancouver
Free written quotes
After a site visit, with what is fixed and what is an allowance.
One contract
One point of contact, from quote to final walkthrough.
Licensed trade partners
Electrical, plumbing and gas, under our management.
Victoria to the Lower Mainland
Greater Victoria, up-Island and Metro Vancouver.
Bathroom renovations
What we do
A bathroom is a small room with a lot of water in it. What decides how long it lasts is the waterproofing, the shower floor slope and the fan.
Option 01
Tub-to-shower conversion
Out with the tub, in with a shower you can step into. A low or curbless threshold can change the floor framing and the drain, which makes it more than dropping in a shower base.
Option 02
Full gut
Back to the studs: waterproofing behind the tile, a shower floor sloped to the drain, new fixtures and a fan that pulls wet air out of the house.
Option 03
Accessible bathroom
A step-in shower and low threshold for someone who can no longer climb over a tub wall. If access is the reason, read our accessibility page as well.
Our process
How the job runs
01
Free visit, written quote
We look at the room and what’s staying, then give you a written quote that says how soft subfloor or rot around the drain gets priced if we find it.
02
Schedule and permits
We set the schedule and apply for the municipal plumbing permit. New circuits, a heated floor or a fan circuit go through our licensed electrical partner under Technical Safety BC.
03
The build
Our crew and trusted trade partners handle demolition, waterproofing and tile, and licensed trades do the regulated electrical work. The bathroom is out of use while the work and inspections run.
04
Final walkthrough
We walk the finished room with you, run the fan and the shower, and go through the contract item by item.
Built for the coast
Steam, old houses and what’s behind the tile
The fan duct should exhaust outside, through a wall or roof cap, and not into the attic, where the moisture can condense on cold sheathing. We size the fan for the room and tell you whether it runs on a timer or a humidity switch.
In houses built before 1990, old tile, flooring and wall finishes may hide asbestos. WorkSafeBC tells homeowners to test before renovating, and only licensed people can remove it. We get the test done early so a small bathroom job doesn’t stall halfway.
Bathroom permits
Plumbing permits are issued by your municipality, and the City of Victoria lists them as their own application type. We handle that application. New circuits, a heated floor or a new fan circuit fall under Technical Safety BC: only qualified people employed by licensed electrical contractors can do that work, and most of it needs a permit, which our licensed electrical partner pulls.
Paperwork varies a lot from city to city. A January 2024 CFIB report found that a bathroom renovation in Vancouver needed more permit documents than in any other city it compared. We leave time for that before your start date.
- Plumbing permit: from your municipality, and we apply for it.
- Electrical: our licensed electrical partner pulls the Technical Safety BC permit.
- Pre-1990 house: asbestos test before demolition.
Questions to ask any contractor
Ask us these too.
- What waterproofing system do you use behind tile, and do you flood-test the shower before tiling?
- How will you size the fan and vent it to the outside?
- Who pulls the plumbing permit?
- If you find rot under the floor or tub, how will you price the repair?
- Can you show me photos of a shower you finished a few years ago and tell me how it has held up?
Bathroom renovations: common questions
Sources
City of Victoria: Building permits · Technical Safety BC: Home modifications · CFIB: Permitting, flushing out the nonsense (January 2024) · WorkSafeBC: Asbestos in your home. Checked 2026-10-30.
Related work
Often quoted together
We take on bathroom renovations across Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver. How we run a job.
Kitchen renovations
Layouts, cabinets, counters, and the plumbing and wiring moves that come with them.
Basements & secondary suites
Finished basements and legal rental or in-law suites, from permits to final occupancy.
Whole-home renovations
Big renovations that touch most of the house, and the BC rules that come with that scale.
Free quotes
Tell us about the bathroom
Tell us the size of the room, what’s staying and what’s going, and roughly when. We’ll email you to confirm your free quote visit.