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AfterFast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across San Ramon
Bathroom remodeling in San Ramon typically runs $9,000 – $28,000 for a full gut-and-rebuild, and most of our projects here are shaped by one thing nobody tells you about until the walls are open: these 1978 – 2005 tract homes hide wiring, framing, and waterproofing issues that change the job the moment we see them. The good news is that Penhallow Remodeling prices that reality into the contract before we start, not after. If you live in Crow Canyon, Gale Ranch, or Windemere and you’re tired of looking at original 1990s tile and a tub you stopped using years ago, call (936) 259-2607. Trevor Nash and our Bathroom Remodeling crew serve San Ramon with written pricing and a 365-day guarantee on every job.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is San Ramon’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Here’s what we learned working in San Ramon: the city’s master-planned neighborhoods were built well, but they were built all at once. That means the same framing shortcuts, the same aluminum-branch wiring, and the same tub pans that fail after 30 years show up in house after house along Bollinger Canyon Road, Dougherty Road, and the side streets off Alcosta Boulevard. We know what we’re going to find before we open the wall, and we tell you that on the first visit. That’s the difference between a company that works here and one that just draws a pretty picture.
Every Penhallow technician who walks into your San Ramon home has passed a background check and shows up in uniform. Our price is written before work starts, not ballparked over the phone. And our 365-Day Done Right Promise is simple: if something we installed fails inside a year, we come back and fix it. No service call fee, no re-inspection charge, no argument. San Ramon homeowners who’ve been burned before tend to ask about that promise twice. We’re happy to put it in writing every time.
Tub to Shower Conversion in San Ramon
Tub to Shower Conversion is exactly what it sounds like: we remove the existing tub, address whatever’s underneath it, and build a walk-in shower on the same footprint. In San Ramon, this is our most-requested bathroom job because the original tubs in 1980s and 1990s Crow Canyon and Twin Creeks homes are shallow, hard to step into, and surrounded by failing tile. A tub-to-shower conversion in San Ramon runs between $3,500 and $10,000 depending on whether we’re reusing the existing drain location, what the wall substrate looks like once we open it, and whether you want a prefab base or a custom tile pan.
What We Find Under the Tub
We assume the pan has been leaking slowly for years. In most San Ramon homes built before 2000, the subfloor around the drain shows water staining when we expose it. We document it with photos, price the repair as a written change order, and get your approval before we touch the framing.
The Conversion Process
You pick your tile, fixture package, and glass enclosure. We handle the permit, the demolition, the Schluter-style waterproofed pan, and the new valve. The HOA piece is on us to flag early, especially in Gale Ranch or Windemere where an exterior-visible vent or window change needs association sign-off before the city inspection will clear.
One Day Bath Remodel in San Ramon
A One Day Bath Remodel is a scoped renovation focused on the tub or shower surround, the valve, and the trim. We’re not moving walls or ripping out flooring, which is why we can complete the work in a single long day. In San Ramon, this jobsite approach works well for Windemere and Gale Ranch homes from the 2001 – 2008 build wave where the bones are still solid but the acrylic surrounds and builder-grade fixtures look tired. A one-day bath remodel in San Ramon typically falls between $3,000 for a straight shower replacement and about $8,500 when you add a new vanity, a higher-end Moen or Kohler valve, and a frameless glass door.
The Scope of a One-Day Job
We strip the old surround down to the studs, install moisture-resistant board behind the new surface, set a new pan or tub, and finish with your chosen trim. You get a written price for all of it before demo day. If we find rot or wiring problems while the wall is open, the repair becomes a written change order, approved by you, before we proceed.
Who It’s For
Homeowners who want the bathroom to function and look right without a multi-week renovation. San Ramon’s HOA communities have plenty of these: guest baths, hall baths, and secondary bedrooms where the goal is clean, leak-free, and done.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Ramon
We service and install materials from Kohler, Moen, Cambria, and Delta because the warranty behind the fixture matters as much as the fixture itself. When your San Ramon bathroom is torn apart, we’ll give you a written recommendation for specific fixtures and finishes, not an empty aisle and a shrug. For homeowners considering higher-end surfaces, we also install Cambria quartz vanity tops which carry their own lifetime warranty alongside our 365-day guarantee. Materials are sourced fresh for each job, and we don’t stock-push a single brand just because it’s in the warehouse.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in San Ramon Homes
- Aluminum-branch wiring behind the walls. Many San Ramon tract homes built before 1985 used aluminum for branch circuits. Once a wall opens for a bathroom remodel, the city typically requires a code upgrade at the connection points, and that needs to be in the contract, not discovered at rough-in.
- Undersized floor joists notched for plumbing. The original builders cut corners literally. We regularly find joists notched more than code allows, especially in Crow Canyon homes where the second-floor bathrooms sit over kitchens. A structural repair here is routine for us, but a handyman won’t flag it.
- Failed waterproofing from day one. The original pans in 1980s and 1990s homes here were often hot-mopped or rubber-lined without the proper slope. By year 20, the water has migrated behind the tile. San Ramon’s hot, dry summers don’t help; thermal cycles in attic spaces and on west-facing walls cause grout to crack and let moisture in faster than you’d expect.
- HOA design review conflicts. In Gale Ranch, Crow Canyon, and Windemere, exterior-visible work like moving a window, re-routing a vent, or changing an exhaust hood location can trigger an HOA stop-work notice if the association hasn’t signed off. We handle that early, in writing, so the job doesn’t stall at rough-in.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in San Ramon, CA
Here’s what we quote in San Ramon, in writing, before the first tile comes off the wall:
| Job Type | Price Range in San Ramon |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel (full) | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
The single biggest variable is what we find when we open the wall. A 1990s Crow Canyon original with aluminum wiring and a soft subfloor will land higher than a 2006 Windemere home that just needs cosmetic updates. That’s why we build allowances for hidden conditions into every contract and price any change order in writing before the work happens. You’ll never get a surprise invoice from us. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll give you a written number for your specific bathroom, free.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Ramon
Beyond San Ramon, our crews work regularly in Dublin, Danville, Hayward, and Pleasanton. If you’re in a 1980s – 2000s tract home anywhere in the Tri-Valley, you’ll find the same two-permit reality we described above. The full scope of our work across the East Bay is covered on our San Ramon page, and we’re happy to have Trevor Nash walk your bathroom in person.
Serving San Ramon, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Ramon area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Bathroom Remodeling in San Ramon
Usually three things: a pan that has been leaking slowly for years, copper supply lines pitted at the valve, and a subfloor soft around the drain. In a 1990s Crow Canyon two-story, our crew opened a hall bath for a tub-to-shower conversion and found all three. We stopped the tear-out, photographed the framing, priced the repair in a written change order, and only then set the new Schluter pan, Kohler valve, and Moen trim. Final inspection cleared on the first pass. That’s how we handle every surprise: documented, priced, and approved in writing before we touch it.
Yes. Any bathroom remodel that moves plumbing, changes electrical, or opens walls requires a city building permit in San Ramon. The permit triggers a code review, and once the inspector sees the home’s original wiring, framing, and waterproofing, they can compel upgrades to current code. That’s not a penalty; it’s the law. We build those upgrades into the written price so you’re not funding code work out of pocket after the contract was already locked.
We write allowances into the contract. If we open a wall and find a failed pan or cracked 1980s tile bed, there’s already a line item for that condition. The change order gets priced in writing, you sign it, and only then do we proceed. A flat quote with no allowances is how a $12,000 bathroom becomes $21,000 after demo day. We don’t do flat quotes that lie to you.
Sometimes, but not always. If the home is from the 2001 – 2008 build wave and the framing is clean, a scoped tub-to-shower conversion can be done in a single long day. If we find aluminum wiring, a soft subfloor, or HOA-visible exterior changes that need approval, the job extends. We’ll tell you before we start which bucket your bathroom falls into, and the price is written either way.
If the change is exterior-visible, yes. A new window, a different vent hood location, or an exterior exhaust change in Crow Canyon, Gale Ranch, or Windemere requires both the city building permit and the association’s architectural committee sign-off. The HOA process commonly takes longer than the city’s. We file both in parallel and track the committee’s response so your rough-in doesn’t sit open while the association debates.
Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule your free on-site estimate. Trevor Nash or one of our project leads will walk the space, open the access panel if there is one, and give you a written number before you make any decisions.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving San Ramon and the East Bay.