Bathroom Remodeling in Spokane
Bathroom remodeling in Spokane by a licensed WA contractor. Tub-to-shower conversions, tile, vanities & full renovations done watertight. Free estimates.
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Tub or Walk-In Shower?
The first decision in most Spokane bathroom remodels.
Walk-In Shower
Best For: Daily use, small rooms, aging in place
Space: Makes the same room feel larger
Accessibility: Curbless entry possible
Daily Speed: Fastest in and out
Resale Note: Fine if one tub remains in the house
Bathtub
Best For: Bathing kids, soaking, resale coverage
Space: Needs the full 60-inch alcove
Accessibility: High step over the rim
Daily Speed: Slower fill and drain
Resale Note: Buyers with kids expect one somewhere
We install all of the above and will tell you which fits your house, honestly.
A bathroom is the one room in the house where a small mistake becomes a structural problem. Water doesn't announce itself; it soaks a subfloor for two quiet years and presents the bill later as a spongy floor, a stained ceiling below, or a joist that needs sistering. Every good bathroom remodel is really a waterproofing project wearing nice tile.
Domex Construction remodels bathrooms with the same discipline we bring to building envelopes, because the physics is the same: plan the water management first, then make it beautiful. Nine years on Spokane homes, 32 years of combined crew experience, registered in Washington as DAVYDCI833NC. One written scope, one crew, one number to call.
Waterproofing Is the Remodel
The parts of a bathroom you'll never see again after tile day are the parts that decide whether the room lasts. A shower pan sloped and tested before the first tile goes down. A waterproof membrane behind the tile, not just cement board and hope. Silicone where movement happens, grout where it doesn't. Ventilation actually sized for the room and ducted outside, not into the attic, which matters twice as much in Spokane where a January shower meets a freezing roof deck and the moisture has nowhere good to go.
That's also why demo day matters. Existing water damage under a Spokane tub is common in houses that have run 30 or 40 years on original bathrooms. When we find soft subfloor or a compromised joist, it gets fixed while the room is open, priced from the allowance we scoped for exactly this, and photographed so you can see what you paid for before it disappears under new floor.
Tub-to-Shower Conversions and Layout Changes
The most requested change in Spokane bathrooms is trading an unused tub for a walk-in shower, and it's usually the right call: a curbless or low-curb shower makes a small bathroom feel larger and keeps working for you as stairs and high steps get less appealing. The plumbing rarely has to move far, which keeps the scope sane. Bigger layout moves, relocating fixtures, stealing space from a closet, or splitting one awkward bathroom into a functional pair, are structural and plumbing projects first; we plan those runs before demo, not after.
If someone in the house plans to age in place, this is the room where that planning pays: blocking in the walls for future grab bars costs almost nothing during a remodel and a lot after one. And if the bathroom is one piece of a bigger year, pairing it with a kitchen remodel or folding it into a whole-house plan spends the mobilization once.
How a Bathroom Project Runs
- In-home consultation. We look at the room, the floor around the fixtures, and the ventilation, and talk through what you want the room to do. Free, no obligation.
- Design and written scope. Fixture selections, tile layout, and a line-item scope with an allowance for what demo may uncover under the old floor.
- Permits handled. Plumbing and electrical changes carry reviews with the City of Spokane or Spokane County depending on your address. We file and carry the paperwork.
- Demo through finish, watertight first. Demolition, rough-ins, waterproofing with a tested pan, then tile, vanity, fixtures, and paint in an order no trade has to undo.
- Final walkthrough. Every fixture run, every door and drawer cycled, ventilation verified, reviewed with you against the written scope.
Bathroom Remodeling Questions
How long does a bathroom remodel take?
A straightforward one-bathroom renovation typically runs two to four weeks. Layout changes, subfloor repairs, and tile complexity add time. We won't start demo until fixtures and tile are on hand, so the room is never open longer than it has to be.
What does a bathroom remodel cost in Spokane?
The honest spread is wide because scope varies wildly: a like-for-like refresh is a different project than a gut with a layout change. We price from a written scope built on your actual room, and the allowance for hidden damage is in the number from day one instead of arriving as a surprise.
Can you convert my tub to a walk-in shower?
Yes, it's our most common bathroom request. Most conversions keep the plumbing wall, which controls cost. We'll tell you at the walkthrough whether your drain location and joist direction make a curbless entry practical or whether a low curb is the smarter build.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel?
Swapping fixtures in place usually doesn't require one; moving plumbing, adding circuits, or touching structure does. City of Spokane inside the line, Spokane County outside it. We sort that out as part of the job.
What if you find water damage during demo?
We expect to, plan an allowance for it, fix it while the room is open, and photograph it before it's covered. What we won't do is tile over a soft subfloor to keep a schedule.
Only one bathroom in the house. Can we survive the remodel?
Yes, with planning. We sequence the work to keep a toilet functional as long as possible and compress the truly out-of-service window into as few days as we can, scheduled with you in advance.
Licensed for the Whole Job
Domex Construction is registered in Washington as DAVYDCI833NC and fully insured, with Idaho work under license RCE-66940. Washington's Department of Labor & Industries publishes every contractor's registration, bond, and insurance status, and it's worth the minute to verify ours and anyone else's you're considering. We serve Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, and the surrounding 100-mile radius including North Idaho.
If your bathroom is due, give us a call or request a free estimate online. We'll start with what's under the tile, because that's where good bathrooms are actually built.
