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Trusted Bathroom Remodeling for Sacramento Homeowners
A full Bathroom Remodeling - Sacramento project typically runs between $9,000 and $28,000, depending on the size of the space, the fixtures you choose, and how much plumbing and electrical work is involved. We’re Penhallow Remodeling in Sacramento, and we’ve built our reputation on one thing: putting the price and the guarantee in writing before we pull a single tile. Trevor Nash leads our team, and if you call (279) 300-1177, a live person answers – day or night. No voicemail maze, no callback window that never comes.
We know Sacramento homes. We know the mid-century ranches in Carmichael with original 1960s bathrooms that need full gut jobs, and we also handle Bathroom Remodeling in Carmichael for newer builds in Natomas where a shower swap is all it takes, and the older East Sacramento bungalows where every square inch of space has to work hard. And we know what it’s like to hire a contractor who disappears after demo day. That’s not how we operate. The Kingswell standard has guided our work since 2004: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it. Every job gets a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor
A bathroom remodeling contractor is the licensed general contractor who manages your entire bathroom project from the first wall demolition to the final caulk line. You need one when the job involves moving plumbing, changing electrical runs, or restructuring the room beyond a cosmetic refresh. Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento handles that full scope, with full bathroom remodels in Sacramento running $9,000 to $28,000 depending on layout changes and finish selections.
What We Manage On Site
We coordinate plumbing, electrical, tile, cabinetry, and fixture installation under one roof. That means you’re not juggling three separate subcontractors or wondering who’s responsible when the shower pan leaks. Your written price covers the scope we agree on, and if something in the scope changes, you’ll know the new number before the new work starts.
When the Space Needs Real Structural Work
Some Sacramento bathrooms hide water damage inside the walls, usually from decades of slow leaks around the tub or toilet flange. When we open a wall and find rotted framing or a failing subfloor, we show you what we found and put the repair price in writing before proceeding. You’re never handed a surprise invoice at the door.
Styles & brands we work with
Walk In Shower
A walk in shower replaces the traditional tub-and-shower combo or cramped stall with an open, curbless or low-curb shower that’s easier to step into and feels larger than its footprint. It’s the single most requested bathroom upgrade we do in Sacramento, where homes built in the 1970s and 80s often have narrow, dark tub surrounds that make the room feel closed in. A walk in shower installation from Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento runs $4,500 to $12,000 depending on size, tile choice, and whether we’re rebuilding the shower pan.
Waterproofing Done Right
The part you never see is the part that matters most. Behind the tile, we build with cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer your tile sets on) and proper waterproofing membrane so the walls don’t rot behind a beautiful finish. In Sacramento’s climate, that membrane also needs to handle temperature swings and high indoor humidity from long showers.
Accessibility Without the Hospital Look
If you’re planning to age in place or have a family member with limited mobility, a curbless walk in shower removes the step-over hazard without looking institutional. We install built-in benches, grab-bar blocking behind the walls (even if you don’t need the bars yet), and slip-resistant floor tile as standard options, not premium upcharges.
Bathroom Remodeling Companies
Bathroom remodeling companies in Sacramento range from one-truck handyman operations to full design-build firms, and the difference shows in the price you get, the permit work, and what happens six months after the final walkthrough. Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento sits in the middle: a licensed general contractor with a written price before work starts and a 365-day guarantee behind every job. Full bathroom remodels with us run $9,000 to $28,000.
How We’re Different From the Low Bids
The cheapest bathroom remodeling companies in Sacramento usually give you a verbal estimate that shifts once the walls come down. We hand you a written number before any work begins, and that number is the number on the invoice. If we find hidden damage mid-project, we show you photos, explain the repair, and get your approval with a written change order before spending another dollar of your money.
Background-Checked, Uniformed Crews
Every technician who walks into your Sacramento home is background-checked and arrives in uniform. You’ll know who’s coming, when they’ll arrive, and who to talk to if you have a question mid-project. Our jobs have a defined arrival window, not a “sometime between Monday and Friday” promise.
Bathroom Renovation
A bathroom renovation covers updating the surfaces, fixtures, and function of your existing bathroom without necessarily changing the room’s footprint or moving plumbing. Renovations in Sacramento typically run $9,000 to $28,000 depending on whether you’re doing a full gut, keeping the existing layout, or upgrading to higher-end finishes. It’s the right scope when the bones of the room are sound but everything above them is worn out.
Full Gut vs. Surface Refresh
A surface refresh means new vanity, mirror, lighting, toilet, and maybe paint, and it sits at the lower end of the range. A full gut takes everything down to the studs – tile, drywall, subfloor – and rebuilds it, which lands at the upper end. Most Sacramento homes we renovate fall somewhere between the two, with a full shower rebuild, new flooring, and a vanity replacement being the most common package.
Timing and What to Expect
A typical bathroom renovation takes 2 to 4 weeks from first cut to final walkthrough. Bigger jobs with structural changes or custom cabinetry run longer. We’ll give you a written schedule before we start, and we’ll tell you which days you’ll want to be home for questions and which days we can work through on our own.
Small Bathroom Remodel
A small bathroom remodel covers guest baths, powder rooms, and hall baths typically under 50 square feet, where the job is less about square footage and more about making every inch work harder. In Sacramento, small bathroom remodels run $5,000 to $12,000 depending on whether you’re keeping the existing toilet and vanity location or doing a full shower tear-out. Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento has remodeled dozens of compact bathrooms in older neighborhoods like Rosemont and Woodland, and we also do North Highlands Bathroom Remodeling where the space constraints are real.
Space-Saving Decisions That Matter
In a small Sacramento bathroom, a wall-mounted vanity frees up floor space and makes the room feel bigger than it is. A corner shower or a narrower tub-to-shower conversion can open up the layout. We’ll walk you through the trade-offs in plain terms: what you gain in space, what it costs, and which changes actually return value when you sell.
What Drives the Price on a Small Job
The size of the room doesn’t always shrink the plumbing bill. If moving a toilet drain or shower line is necessary, that’s a fixed plumbing cost whether the room is 40 square feet or 140. We’ll tell you early in the conversation what’s practical and what isn’t, so you’re not paying for layout changes that don’t pencil out.
Shower Remodel
A shower remodel replaces or rebuilds the shower area specifically – the pan, walls, valve, and door – without necessarily touching the rest of the bathroom. It’s the right scope when your shower leaks, the tile is cracked, or the existing stall just feels dated. Shower remodels in Sacramento run $3,000 to $8,500 for a replacement, and a full custom rebuild with new tile and glass can push higher depending on selections.
Leaks Are the Priority
The most common reason Sacramento homeowners call us for a shower remodel is water showing up where it shouldn’t be – on the ceiling below, at the base of the wall, or under the pan. A shower pan failure in a Folsom home, for example, can quietly rot the subfloor for months before it shows. We rebuild with proper sloping, a sealed pan liner, and waterproofing that meets current code, not the standards of 1987.
Tile, Glass, and Hardware
We install Kohler and Moen fixtures as our standard lines, and we can source Cambria quartz for shower benches and curbs when you want a stone look without the maintenance. Glass enclosures are framed or frameless depending on your budget and taste, and we’ll give you the price difference before you commit.
Tub to Shower Conversion
A tub to shower conversion removes your existing bathtub and replaces it with a walk-in shower in the same footprint. It’s the fastest way to modernize an older Sacramento bathroom without touching the rest of the room. Prices run $3,500 to $10,000 depending on the condition of the plumbing underneath and whether you’re doing a prefab base or a fully tiled custom build.
Why Sacramento Homeowners Make the Switch
Most people convert because they don’t use the tub, and the step-over edge gets harder every year. In ranch homes across Carmichael and Lincoln, including those needing Bathroom Remodeling in Rio Linda, the original cast-iron tubs are heavy, cold, and built for an era when a Sunday soak was the norm. Replacing one with a low-threshold shower gives the room more visual space and cuts the cleaning surface in half.
What the Conversion Involves
We remove the tub, inspect the subfloor and drain line, and then build the new shower pan and walls in the same footprint. The process usually takes 3 to 5 working days from gut to grout. Because the plumbing stays in roughly the same location, a tub to shower conversion is often the most cost-effective way to get a walk-in shower without a full bathroom remodel.
One Day Bath Remodel
A one day bath remodel is a focused replacement of the tub or shower surround, often using prefabricated wall panels and a new base, designed to go from demolition to finished product in a single work day. It’s the fastest option for homeowners who can’t afford a bathroom out of commission for weeks. Prices for this scope typically start around $4,500 and can run to $12,000 for a full walk-in installation with upgraded panels and fixtures.
What You Get in a Single Day
We remove the old tub or shower, inspect the walls behind it, repair any water damage we find, then install the new base and wall surround. Because the panels are prefabricated to size, there’s no multi-day tile curing process. Your bathroom is usable again by the end of the day, and the work is covered by our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Is It Right for Every Bathroom?
Not always. If your shower floor is rotted or your plumbing needs to be relocated, a one day remodel isn’t honest. We’ll tell you during the estimate whether you’re a good candidate for a one-day install or whether the job needs full tile work and a longer timeline. We’d rather give you the truth than a fast answer that falls apart in six months.
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We work with KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry on bathroom vanities because their construction quality holds up to humidity better than most off-the-shelf boxes from the big box stores. We also install Cambria and Silestone quartz countertops on vanities, which carry manufacturer warranties that run alongside our own 365-day guarantee. That means your vanity top is covered twice: once by the brand, once by us.
For fixtures, we standardize on Kohler and Moen because replacement parts are readily available in Sacramento, and the cartridge designs are serviceable years after installation. We’ve also installed Blanco and Toto products when a client wants a specific look or a high-efficiency toilet that qualifies for local water rebates. Whether you have Kohler, Moen, or any other make in mind, we can help you pick the right product for the job and install it correctly.
Signs You Need a Pro Right Now
- Water staining on the ceiling below the bathroom. That ceiling stain means something above it is leaking, and in a bathroom, it’s usually the tub drain, shower pan, or toilet flange. By the time it shows on the ceiling, the subfloor has been absorbing water for weeks. If it’s ignored, the repair scope grows from a simple fix to a structural one.
- Soft spots around the toilet or tub. If the floor flexes when you step near the toilet or the bathtub, there’s likely moisture in the subfloor. In Sacramento’s older homes, especially those built before the 1980s, this is a common failure point. A flexing floor will not heal itself; it only gets worse and more expensive.
- Grout that keeps cracking or falling out. Recurring grout cracks often mean the shower walls or floor are moving, and that movement usually traces back to a failing waterproof layer behind the tile. Re-grouting over a moving substrate is cosmetic; the water is still getting through. You need a pro to diagnose what’s actually moving.
- Mold that comes back after cleaning. If you’ve bleached the shower corners twice and the black staining returns within months, the mold is feeding on moisture inside the wall cavity. That moisture has a source, and no amount of surface cleaning will stop it. A professional can open the wall, find the leak, and rebuild the waterproof layer correctly.
- The shower pan feels spongy or cracked. A cracked or shifting shower pan means the waterproof membrane has failed or was never installed properly. Every shower you take after that point is pushing water into the floor system. In concrete slab homes, that water can migrate under the slab and cause foundation-level moisture issues over time.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Free estimate and written price. We start with a visit to your Sacramento home to look at the existing bathroom, talk through what you want, and take measurements. Before we leave, you get a written price for the full scope. Not a range, not a ballpark, not a verbal number that changes later. The price on day one is the price on the invoice.
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Design and material selection. We help you pick tile, vanity, fixtures, and lighting that fit your budget and the home’s style. We’ll tell you which materials hold up in Sacramento’s climate, which brands we trust, and where you can save money without cutting quality. Every selection is priced in writing before we order.
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Demolition and inspection. We remove the old surfaces carefully, protecting the rest of your home from dust with proper containment. Once the walls are open, we inspect the framing, subfloor, and plumbing for hidden damage. If something unexpected shows up, we show you photos and put a written change order in your hand before proceeding.
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Rough-in and waterproofing. This is the step that matters most long-term. We handle plumbing and electrical rough-in, then build the waterproof layer behind the tile: cement board substrate, taped and sealed joints, and a full waterproofing membrane on the shower walls and pan. This is the layer that keeps your Sacramento bathroom dry for decades, not just years.
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Finish work and final walkthrough. Tile goes in, the vanity and fixtures are installed, the glass is hung, and we do a full water test before we call the job done. You walk the room with us, we note anything that needs attention, and we don’t consider the job complete until you’re satisfied. Your written 365-Day Done Right Promise is in your hand before we leave.
How Much Does Bathroom Remodeling Cost in Sacramento?
A typical bathroom remodel in Sacramento runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on the size of the room, whether you’re moving plumbing, and what level of finish you choose. A small guest bath or powder room remodel lands between $5,000 and $12,000. A walk-in shower installation runs $4,500 to $12,000, and a tub-to-shower conversion runs $3,500 to $10,000. Shower replacement alone runs $3,000 to $8,500.
What moves the price up or down? The biggest factors are plumbing changes, tile quantity, and fixture grade. Moving a toilet or shower drain adds real plumbing cost. Larger format tile and natural stone cost more to buy and more to install. And a Kohler or Moen fixture package costs more than builder-grade, but the cartridges are serviceable for years and parts are available without a special order. We’ll walk you through each line item so you understand exactly where your budget is going.
The best way to avoid overpaying is to get a written price before work starts and to understand what’s included. Our free estimates in Sacramento include a line-item breakdown: labor, materials, permits, and any subcontractor work. You’ll see the same number on the invoice that you saw on day one. If the scope changes, you’ll approve the new number in writing before we touch it. That’s not a courtesy; it’s the Kingswell standard.
Our Service Area Near Sacramento
Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento serves homeowners throughout the greater Sacramento area, including Roseville, Folsom, Rocklin, Carmichael, Woodland, Gold River, Lincoln, Davis, Rosemont, Loomis, and Vineyard. If you’re in any of these communities and planning a bathroom remodel, we’ll bring the same written price and 365-Day Done Right Promise to your door. We also offer Bathroom Remodeling in Roseville and Bathroom Remodeling in Folsom. If you’re considering a bigger scope, our home page covers kitchen and whole-home remodels too.
Serving Sacramento, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sacramento area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Bathroom Remodeling in Sacramento
Bathroom remodeling is the process of updating or rebuilding your bathroom, either partially or completely, to improve its function, safety, and appearance. It can range from a simple vanity and fixture swap to a full gut-and-rebuild that replaces tile, shower, flooring, and plumbing. Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento handles every scope from small bathroom remodels at $5,000 to $12,000 up to full renovations at $9,000 to $28,000.
Most bathroom remodels in Sacramento take 2 to 4 weeks from demolition to final walkthrough. A focused job like a tub-to-shower conversion runs 3 to 5 working days, and a one day bath remodel finishes in a single day. Your written schedule comes with the written price, and we hold to the arrival window we give you.
A full bathroom remodel in Sacramento runs $9,000 to $28,000 depending on size, layout changes, and finish level. Small bathrooms run $5,000 to $12,000. Shower-specific work runs $3,000 to $12,000 depending on the scope. Call (279) 300-1177 for a free written estimate, and you’ll get the exact number for your project before any work starts.
Yes. We install Kohler and Moen as our standard fixture lines because their cartridges are serviceable for years and replacement parts are easy to find in Sacramento. We’ve also installed Toto, Blanco, and Delta products when a client has a specific preference. Whatever fixture brand you choose, we’ll install it correctly and stand behind it with our 365-day guarantee.
For water leaking from a shower pan, tub drain, or toilet flange, yes. A live person at Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento answers the phone 24/7, and we’ll get a technician to your home as quickly as possible. Leaks that show up on the ceiling below are not a wait-until-spring problem. Call (279) 300-1177 and we’ll walk through what you’re seeing and get it scheduled.
Every bathroom remodel we do in Sacramento includes our 365-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If the work fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. If a repair we made fails, the second visit is free. No service call fee, no re-inspection fee. The guarantee is written, not verbal, and it’s part of every project.
Clear out the bathroom in advance: remove toiletries, towels, wall decor, and anything on the vanity. We’ll cover the work area with floor protection and dust containment. If it’s your only bathroom, talk to us early in the process and we’ll stage the work so the toilet is out of service for the shortest possible time. We’ll walk you through all of this during the estimate.
Schedule Your Bathroom Remodeling Service in Sacramento Today
If your Sacramento bathroom needs work, call (279) 300-1177 for a free, written estimate. You’ll get a real price before any work starts, a defined arrival window, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Trevor Nash and the Penhallow Remodeling team are ready to talk through your project. Call today, any hour. A live person answers.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling Sacramento, serving Sacramento since the Kingswell standard was established in 2004.
