Free written scope consultation - allowances, timeline, and change-order rules on paper before a single trade is scheduled
Fast, Reliable Bathroom Remodeling Across Tarzana
A full bathroom remodel in Tarzana typically runs $9,000 – $28,000, with walk-in showers landing between $4,500 and $12,000 depending on scope, materials, and what we find behind the walls. Most projects take 3 to 6 weeks once permits clear and long-lead materials arrive. If you’re off Ventura Boulevard near the Braemar corridor or up in the hills south of the boulevard, call us at (936) 259-2607 for a written estimate before any work starts. We’re Penhallow Remodeling, led by Trevor Nash, and we operate under the Kingswell standard: every job gets a written price up front, a real arrival window, and a 365-day promise to make it right.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Tarzana’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Tarzana homeowners call us for the same reasons over and over. They’ve been burned by a contractor who gave a verbal ballpark, then added change orders after demo day. They’ve waited three weeks for a callback. They’ve watched a repair fail six weeks after the crew left. Our answer is boring on purpose: a written price before work starts, a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and background-checked, uniformed technicians who arrive in the window we gave you. A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (936) 259-2607. No voicemail maze. No callback window.
Local reputation matters here. Tarzana’s flatlands north of Ventura are dense with 1950s – 70s ranch homes, and those neighbors talk. When we finish a bath remodel off Reseda Boulevard or near the Tarzana Recreation Center, we want the next-door neighbor to see the crew leave the site cleaner than we found it. That’s how this business grows. Trevor Nash has built Penhallow Remodeling on the assumption that the quality of the work is only half the job; the other half is showing up when you said you would and standing behind what you built.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Tarzana
A bathroom remodeling contractor in Tarzana does more than swap tile and fixtures. The job starts with opening walls and verifying what’s behind them, because a large share of the flatlands homes between Corbin Avenue and Reseda Boulevard are raised-foundation ranch houses built in the 1950s and 60s, many of which still carry rushed post-Northridge patch repairs rather than proper bolted-and-shear-walled framing. A full Bathroom Remodeling scope in Tarzana includes rough-in verification, waterproofing, tile, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, lighting, and finish plumbing. Our written price covers the work we can see and the conditions we suspect, and the number on day one is the number on the invoice.
Permit and Rough-In Discipline
We pull permits on bathroom remodels in Tarzana. It’s not a sales tactic; it’s how we catch shallow patch repairs and unbolted sill plates before the walls close. The city inspector will flag what we flag, and we’d rather find it while the wall is open than after the Cambria vanity top is set.
Vanities, Tile, and Fixture Sequencing
On a high-end Tarzana bath, the schedule is set by long-lead items, not by labor. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry run 6 to 12 weeks. Cambria and Silestone slabs are cut to order. If you order those before the rough-in is verified, you risk installing beautiful material against a wall that has to move. We sequence the foundation review first, then order, then build.
Walk In Shower in Tarzana
A walk in shower in Tarzana costs $4,500 to $12,000 installed, and the number that lands inside that range is determined by waterproofing method, tile selection, glass enclosure style, and what the subfloor or cripple wall looks like once we open it. Walk-in showers have replaced tubs as the default primary bath in most Tarzana remodels, particularly in ranch homes where the original 5-foot tub was wedged against an exterior wall. We rebuild the footprint with a proper curbless or low-curb pan, linear drain, and a frameless glass enclosure when the layout allows.
Waterproofing and Substrate
We use cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) and waterproof membranes on every walk-in shower, not just the pan. In Tarzana’s inland Valley climate, summer temperatures regularly exceed 100°F, which accelerates curing times and means we sequence waterproofing and tile work carefully so materials set correctly before grout goes in.
Frameless Glass and Specialty Tile
Frameless glass enclosures are measured after tile is set, never before. That’s a small discipline that prevents a 3/8-inch gap or a door that swings into a vanity. Specialty tile like large-format porcelain or handmade Zellige adds lead time; we order it early and store it on-site so the schedule doesn’t stall.
Trusted Brands We Service in Tarzana
We install materials from recognized trade brands because the guarantee behind the work should be as solid as the work itself. On Tarzana bathroom jobs, that means KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry, Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone countertops, and Kohler and Moen fixtures. We coordinate directly with slab fabricators and cabinet suppliers so Tarzana clients aren’t chasing delivery windows. We also stock common replacement parts and trims for brands like Kohler and Delta, which keeps smaller finish fixes from becoming week-long waits. Penhallow Remodeling doesn’t sell or install modular units from brands like Abodu or Cover; we build site-specific bathrooms, not prefab panels. But when a client asks about whole-home or ADU-level scope, we’ll tell them straight what those brands do and don’t fit in a Tarzana hillside lot.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Tarzana Homes
- Northridge-era cripple-wall patchwork: The 1994 Northridge earthquake’s epicenter was in Reseda, right on Tarzana’s northern border, and many flatlands ranch homes received quick nailed plywood patches instead of true bolted-and-shear-walled fixes. Those conditions surface first behind bathroom walls.
- Raised-foundation movement and unbolted sill plates: Post-WWII Tarzana tract homes sit on raised foundations, and our crews regularly find sill plates that were never bolted or have loosened over decades of seasonal clay-soil movement. A bathroom remodel is often the first time anyone has opened those walls since 1965.
- Hillside drainage and retaining wall creep: South of Ventura Boulevard, cut-and-fill lots from the 1960s and 70s have aging timber and concrete retaining walls that move after wet winters. If the bathroom sits near an exterior wall below grade, we check for moisture intrusion before ordering tile.
- Long-lead material ordering against an unverified rough-in: The most expensive mistake we see is a homeowner who ordered Cambria slabs and designer cabinetry, then discovered the rough-in had to move. Now the beautiful material is waiting for a wall that changed. We verify first, order second.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Tarzana, CA
A primary bathroom remodel in Tarzana runs $9,000 to $28,000. A small bath or powder room lands between $5,000 and $12,000. What moves the number is the condition of the framing and subfloor, the cabinet line, the countertop material, and whether the shower is a standard replacement or a full walk-in build with frameless glass.
| Service | Tarzana Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Tub-to-Shower Conversion | $3,500 – $10,000 |
| Shower Replacement | $3,000 – $8,500 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
We hand you a written number before work starts. Not a range. Not a verbal ballpark. A number you can hold us to. Call (936) 259-2607 to schedule a free estimate, and we’ll walk the room with you, open what needs opening, and put the price and the guarantee in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tarzana
Penhallow Remodeling serves Tarzana and the surrounding San Fernando Valley communities. If you’re in Encino, Reseda, Woodland Hills, or Canoga Park, the same written-price standard and 365-day promise apply. Crews are dispatched and scheduled from our Los Angeles office, with technicians working locally across the Valley, so we’re close when you need a second visit or a finish fix.
Serving Tarzana, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tarzana 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 Tarzana
It’s real. The 1994 Northridge earthquake had its epicenter in Reseda, directly on Tarzana’s northern border, and a large share of the flatlands ranch homes between Corbin and Reseda Boulevard carry rushed post-quake patch repairs rather than proper bolted-and-shear-walled retrofits. We open the walls and verify the framing and foundation ties before any tile is ordered. If we find unbolted sill plates or a nailed plywood cripple-wall patch, we bring in a structural detailer and fix it while the permit is open. Call (936) 259-2607 if you want us to check your walls before you spend on finishes.
Because the materials that define a high-end bath are built to order. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinetry run 6 to 12 weeks. Cambria and Silestone slabs are cut to order. Frameless glass is measured after tile is set. The labor on a Tarzana primary bath is often 10 to 14 days of actual work; the calendar between demo and final walkthrough is set by when the slab and cabinet orders land. We manage that sequence so the price and the schedule are fixed in writing before we order anything.
We walk the room, open what needs opening, verify the rough-in and foundation conditions, then write the number. The written price includes the work we can see and the conditions we’ve identified. If you upgrade fixtures mid-project, we write a change order and you sign it before anything new is ordered. No absorbed costs, no verbal allowances that come back as surprises. The number on day one is the number on the invoice.
Yes, if you’re moving plumbing, altering framing, or changing the footprint. The city inspector will flag unbolted sill plates and shallow post-Northridge patch repairs that a no-permit contractor would close over. We pull permits on every remodel that requires one, and we pass inspection before we close the walls. It’s slower and it’s the only way we’d do it on a home we’re putting a year-long guarantee behind.
A walk-in shower in Tarzana runs $4,500 to $12,000 installed. The number moves with waterproofing method, tile selection, glass enclosure style, and what the subfloor looks like once we open it. A curbless shower with a linear drain costs more than a low-curb pan. Large-format porcelain costs more to set than standard 12×24. Frameless glass is measured after tile, and the panel count drives the glass price. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written quote, and we’ll give you a real number before you order a single slab.
On a raised-foundation ranch off Corbin Avenue near Braemar, our crew opened a primary bath rough-in and found the cripple wall patched only with a nailed plywood strip from a post-Northridge repair. We paused the schedule, brought in a structural detailer, bolted and shear-walled the wall while the permit was open, then set KraftMaid cabinetry, a Cambria vanity top, and a Kohler thermostatic shower system. The inspection sign-off cleared the same afternoon we closed the walls. That’s how we work in Tarzana: find it while it’s open, fix it while it’s permitted, and put the price in writing before the first tile is ordered.
Call (936) 259-2607 today to schedule your free estimate. We’ll walk the room, open what needs opening, and hand you a written price and a written 365-day guarantee before any work starts.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Tarzana and the San Fernando Valley.







Before
After
Before
After
Before
After