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A full bathroom remodel in Bloomington typically runs $9,000 – $28,000, and the real difference between a good job and an expensive headache comes down to three things: county permitting, seismic bracing on older walls, and wind-rated work around exterior windows. We’re Penhallow Remodeling, a General Contractor in Bloomington led by Trevor Nash, and we coordinate every Bloomington job from our Inland Empire office so you’re never waiting on a callback. Call (936) 259-2607 and you’ll get a real person on the line, not a voicemail tree.
Bloomington isn’t an incorporated city. That one fact shapes every remodel we do here, from who inspects the work to how long it takes to get a final sign-off. We build that reality into our written price before a single tile gets pulled. No confusion on day 30 about why the county wants another look at your bracing.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Bloomington’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Bloomington homeowners call us because we already know what San Bernardino County’s Fontana district office will ask for on a bathroom permit. That means your quote includes the seismic retrofit work and Title 24 insulation upgrades the inspector will flag on a 1950s-or-1980s tract home. Other contractors quote the pretty stuff and act surprised later. We don’t.
Our crews arrive in uniform, background-checked, and with a written price you approved before we showed up. The number on day one is the number on the invoice. If a bathroom remodel fails inside a year, our 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s in writing on every Bloomington job.
Trevor Nash built this company on a simple standard: say the price before the work, show up in the window we gave, leave the place cleaner than we found it. It’s The Kingswell Way, and it’s been how we’ve operated since 2004. You’ll see it in the way a Penhallow quote is more like a short book than a one-page guess.
One Day Bath Remodel in Bloomington
A One Day Bath Remodel in Bloomington is what it sounds like: a full-scale refresh of your existing bathroom space, scoped to be completed in a single working day rather than a multi-week tear-out. For many Bloomington homeowners in 1950s-to-1980s tract homes, this means replacing a tub with a walk-in shower, swapping a dated vanity with new Cambria or Silestone quartz, and installing Moen or Kohler fixtures, all while the existing plumbing rough-ins stay in place so the county permit stays simple. The typical cost lands between $9,000 and $18,000 depending on square footage and material choices. It’s the fastest way to fix a dated, cracking, or mold-prone bathroom without living through a construction zone for a month.
What gets done in one visit
We replace surface materials without moving drain lines: shower pan, wall surround, floor tile, vanity, fixtures, and lighting trim. Your bathroom’s footprint doesn’t change, which means San Bernardino County’s permitting moves faster, usually a simple over-the-counter review at the Fontana district office. We handle all of that for you. The crew arrives at the scheduled window, works through the day, and does a full cleanup before leaving.
When Bloomington homeowners choose it
If your guest bath or hall bath has original 1960s cast iron plumbing that still works fine but looks tired, a one-day remodel gets you modern surfaces and fixtures without opening walls where you don’t have to. It’s also the right call when you want the job done before a family visit or a move, and you don’t want a porta-potty situation in your own home for three weeks. Bloomington’s summer heat is rough enough without losing your only shower in August.
Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Bloomington
A Bathroom Remodeling Contractor in Bloomington has to be comfortable with San Bernardino County’s permitting process, because that’s who actually governs this unincorporated community. A full bathroom remodel here means moving walls, rerouting plumbing, maybe shoring up a slab foundation that’s shifted from decades of valley heat and mild seismic activity. Those jobs typically run $12,000 to $28,000, depending on whether you’re relocating the toilet, replacing a tub with a walk-in shower, or adding a double vanity. This is where our Bathroom Remodeling team spends most of its time: full gut-and-rebuild work that has to pass county inspection the first time.
Full tear-out and rebuild
We strip walls to the studs on 1950s-to-1980s Bloomington homes, inspect for rot and termite damage, then add the lateral bracing San Bernardino County requires on older wood-frame construction. We install cement board substrate (the moisture-resistant layer behind your tile) before any tile touches a wall. New shower pans get set with a proper slope and a flood test before waterproofing closes up. It’s slower than a surface job, but it’s the only way to do it correctly on a home that’s spent 60 years in the San Bernardino Valley.
What moves a quote up or down
A second sink with new supply lines is a bigger plumbing change than swapping a faucet. Moving a toilet across the room means cutting into a slab foundation, and slab movement from Bloomington’s temperature swings means we may need to repair cracked concrete before tiling over it. Premium materials like Cambria quartz countertops or a frameless glass enclosure from our trade partners add real dollars but also real longevity. Every quote shows line items, not one lump number. That’s how we’ve always done business in Bloomington.
Trusted Brands We Service in Bloomington
We stock and install materials from recognized trade brands so the product warranty sits alongside ours. For Bloomington bathrooms, that means Kohler and Moen fixtures, KraftMaid and Wellborn vanities, and Cambria, Silestone, and Caesarstone quartz countertops. We’re not tied to one manufacturer, so if a homeowner has a preference for a Blanco sink or a Toto toilet, we’ll quote it. For this market specifically, we keep local stock of the shower valves and mixing cartridges most common in Bloomington’s older homes, which cuts down on the wait when a valve body has to be replaced and the whole wall is already open. Fast turnaround matters when your only bathroom is down for the count.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Bloomington Homes
- Failed permits from county confusion. Bloomington has no city building department, so work permitted through the County of San Bernardino’s Fontana district office. A contractor who assumes a standard municipal turnaround will misquote the timeline and the inspection schedule, then act surprised when the county wants an extra look.
- Missing lateral bracing on 1950s-to-1980s walls. These older tract homes weren’t built to current California seismic standards, and the county will flag missing bracing during a remodel inspection. Skipping it means a failed inspection and a re-open wall. We add bracing as a matter of routine, not as an upcharge surprise.
- Stucco cracking and water intrusion from Santa Ana winds. Bathroom windows on the windward side of Bloomington homes face direct Santa Ana gusts, and cracked stucco around those windows lets moisture behind the wall. A compliant remodel includes wind-rated window assemblies and proper flashing before tile ever goes up.
- Slab movement cracking new tile and shifting shower pans. Bloomington’s extreme temperature swings, from 105°F summer days to cold winter nights, cause slab expansion and contraction. If concrete curing precautions aren’t followed and a shower pan isn’t set on a properly prepped base, hairline cracks appear within the first year. We see it constantly in the Bloomington area.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Bloomington, CA
Here’s what you’ll actually pay in Bloomington, based on the jobs we quote most often:
| Service | Bloomington Price Range |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $9,000 – $28,000 |
| Small Bathroom Remodel | $5,000 – $12,000 |
| Walk-In Shower Installation | $4,500 – $12,000 |
| Bathroom Vanity Installation | $800 – $3,000 |
What drives the number up: moving plumbing, relocating a toilet on a slab, adding a second sink, wall repairs from termite or water damage, and premium countertops or glass enclosures. What keeps it down: keeping the same footprint, doing a one-day surface remodel, and using stock vanity sizes. Every Penhallow quote is a written line-item price before work starts, and it includes all county permit fees and inspection scheduling. Call (936) 259-2607 for your free estimate. No verbal ballpark, no change order after demo day.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bloomington
Beyond Bloomington, our crews work regularly in Bathroom Remodeling in Bloomington and the surrounding communities. That includes Rialto, Fontana, Riverside, and Grand Terrace. If you’re in one of those areas and dealing with the same county permitting questions or older-home retrofit issues, we’re already familiar with your local inspection office and your housing stock.
Serving Bloomington, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bloomington 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 Bloomington
Yes. Bloomington is unincorporated San Bernardino County, so any remodel that changes plumbing, electrical, or structural framing requires a county building permit through the Fontana district office. We pull all permits for you, schedule the inspections, and handle the paperwork as part of your written quote. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you exactly which permit your specific job needs, before you sign anything.
Santa Ana winds hit the Bloomington area hard enough to crack exterior stucco around bathroom windows and drive moisture into wall cavities. When we remodel a bathroom on a windward facing wall, we repair and wind-rate that window assembly before we close up the walls. It’s the difference between a shower that lasts ten years and one that’s peeling and molding in three.
If we open walls on a home built before the 1990s, San Bernardino County will require lateral bracing to meet current California seismic standards. That’s steel strapping or plywood sheathing added to the wall framing before tile goes up. It’s code, it’s not optional, and a compliant quote includes it from day one. If a contractor quotes you a bathroom remodel and doesn’t mention bracing on a 1950s-to-1980s Bloomington home, they haven’t done this work here before.
When a remodel passes final inspection with the county, you have a record of what was brought up to code and when. After a wind or storm event, that documentation supports a claim by proving the work met current standards. Without it, an insurer may question whether pre-existing conditions caused the damage. We provide every Bloomington homeowner with copies of all permits, inspection sign-offs, and a written warranty for the work.
A compliant quote includes county permit fees, inspection scheduling, lateral bracing if walls are opened, Title 24 insulation and ventilation upgrades, wind-rated window flashing where applicable, and waterproofing to current code. If any of those are missing, the number is artificially low and the real cost shows up later. That’s why our quotes are written line items, not round numbers. Call (936) 259-2607 and Trevor Nash or the team will walk you through exactly what your Bloomington home needs, for free.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling, serving Bloomington homeowners with written pricing and the 365-Day Done Right Promise.