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If you live in Parkway and you’re planning a bathroom remodel, the number you want on paper before anyone swings a hammer is $9,000 to $28,000 for a full job. That’s the honest range for this area’s slab-on-grade tract homes, and it accounts for the thing that surprises most Parkway homeowners: what we find once the walls are open. We’re Penhallow Remodeling, and we’ve remodeled enough bathrooms in Parkway to know the framing, plumbing, and waterproofing in these 1960s and 1970s houses don’t always match the blueprint. Call us at (936) 259-2607 and we’ll walk you through what a written price actually covers here.
Trevor Nash leads every Parkway estimate personally. No sales script, no pressure. Just a straight answer about cost, schedule, and what the permit will require.
Why Penhallow Remodeling Is Parkway’s Preferred Bathroom Remodeling Company
Parkway homeowners call us because we do what contractors from foothill and coastal markets don’t: we assume the adobe clay under your slab is moving. That single assumption changes how we price, how we waterproof, and how we schedule. It’s not a guessing game for us. We’ve opened bathroom walls on 1970s tract houses near the old Parkway core and seen subfloors visibly swelled from slab movement. We order a soils report before the foundation permit gets pulled, because Sacramento County’s building department requires it on a lot of these lots, and skipping it triggers stop-work orders that stall everything. Our Bathroom Remodeling team also writes allowances for framing and waterproofing into the contract up front, so when we find something the original builder cut corners on, the fix is already anticipated, not bolted onto your bill without your say.
Every crew member who works in Parkway is background-checked and uniformed. The same person who quotes your job is the person you’ll see standing in your driveway on the day we start. And if something fails inside the first year, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it at no charge. That guarantee is in writing on every Parkway project, no exceptions.
Tub to Shower Conversion in Parkway
Tub to Shower Conversion is the most common bathroom project we do in Parkway, because so many of the original 1960s and 1970s tract homes were built with a single hall bath containing a cast-iron tub that’s now rusted, pitted, or just too cramped for the way people actually live. In Parkway, this conversion typically runs $3,500 to $10,000 depending on the drain rough-in, the condition of the subfloor beneath the tub, and whether the county’s geotechnical requirement forces us to add slab or framing corrections before the pan goes in. When we do this job in Parkway, we remove the old tub, inspect what’s underneath, and build a walk-in shower on a properly leveled and waterproofed base.
Drain and subfloor reality
Parkway’s adobe clay doesn’t care about your timeline. It swells in winter and shrinks hard in summer, and on slab-on-grade homes that means the subfloor under your old tub may be out of level by half an inch or more. Tile set on that surface cracks within a season. We level before we set.
Waterproofing that survives the valley heat
Parkway summers push past 105 degrees, and that heat accelerates caulking and sealant failure around a poorly detailed shower pan. We use a full waterproofing membrane system, not just mastic and hope, and the pan gets a proper pre-slope so water moves toward the drain instead of soaking into the subfloor.
One Day Bath Remodel in Parkway
A One Day Bath Remodel in Parkway works when the framing and subfloor are sound and the job is a direct swap: acrylic or solid-surface shower base, new walls, new valve, new door, all trimmed and sealed in a single day. The cost lands inside the same $3,500 to $10,000 range as a standard tub-to-shower conversion, though the final number depends on whether we’re touching the drain line or adding blocking behind the walls. If the subfloor has heaved, no honest contractor will promise a one-day finish. We’ll tell you before we start, not after the old tub is in the dumpster.
What gets done in a day
We pull the existing tub or shower unit, confirm the drain traps are intact and the walls are square enough to accept a direct-fit surround, then set the new base and panels. The trim kit and valve get installed, the door gets hung, and the silicone cures overnight before anyone uses it.
When one day isn’t enough
If we find a rusted cast-iron rough-in or a subfloor that’s swelled from clay movement, the job becomes a two- or three-day project. That’s not an upsell. That’s us refusing to bury a failed drain under a brand-new shower and calling it done.
Trusted Brands We Service in Parkway
We install bathroom fixtures and materials from brands we’re willing to stand behind, because the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we have to. Kohler and Moen valves and trim kits go into most Parkway showers. We’ve worked with Silestone and Caesarstone vanity tops, and we’ve seen how they hold up against the Sacramento Valley’s UV exposure better than cheaper laminates. For Parkway customers who ask about home systems as part of a larger remodel, we can point you toward the Abodu and Dvele product lines for accessory dwelling considerations, though our core work here is your bathroom. We keep standard valve cartridges and trim parts stocked locally so a repair call doesn’t mean waiting on a truck from out of county.
Common Bathroom Remodeling Problems We See in Parkway Homes
- Subfloors out of level from slab movement. The adobe clay under Parkway swells and shrinks with the seasons, and 1960s‑80s slab homes were built before Sacramento County enforced modern expansive-soil mitigation. Tile set on a heaved subfloor cracks and pops within months.
- Rusted cast-iron drains and traps. The original plumbing in these tract homes is fifty to sixty years old. We routinely find cast-iron rough-ins that have rusted through behind the tub, which means the drain replacement has to happen before the shower pan goes in.
- Aluminum branch wiring behind the walls. Postwar tract construction in Parkway often included smaller-gauge aluminum wiring. Opening a bathroom wall for a remodel triggers a code compliance review, and we won’t close that wall over wiring that doesn’t meet current standards.
- Waterproofing failures from the original build. The original showers and tub surrounds in Parkway homes were frequently set with mastic and greenboard, not a true waterproofing membrane. Once we demo, we rebuild the wet area with modern waterproofing so the new tile doesn’t fail the way the old one did.
Pricing for Bathroom Remodeling in Parkway, CA
Parkway bathroom remodels run $9,000 to $28,000 for a full gut and rebuild. A small bathroom remodel lands between $5,000 and $12,000. What moves the number is what’s behind the walls, not the tile you pick. If the slab has moved and the framing needs correction, that’s a line item. If the drain is rusted, that’s a line item. We write those allowances into the contract before we start, so the number on your written estimate is the number on your invoice unless you approve a change order in writing first.
| Service | Parkway Market Range |
|---|---|
| Bathroom Remodel | $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 |
Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate on your Parkway bathroom remodel. The estimate is written, line-itemed, and yours to keep.
We Also Serve Cities Near Parkway
Our crews serve Parkway and the surrounding Sacramento Valley communities. While this page is built for Parkway homeowners, we also take on bathroom remodeling work in Bathroom Remodeling in Parkway and the larger metro area, including projects in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco when the scope fits our team. Scheduling for all locations is coordinated from our metro office, with local crews dispatched directly to your neighborhood.
Serving Parkway, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Parkway 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 Parkway
Because Parkway’s 1960s – 80s slab-on-grade homes hide conditions that no visual inspection can catch. The adobe clay under your slab swells and shrinks, which racks framing and pulls subfloors out of level. When we open a wall, we sometimes find undersized aluminum wiring, rusted cast-iron drains, or dry rot that the original builder passed over. We handle this by doing a full inspection before we write your contract, then building allowances for framing, waterproofing, and plumbing into the written price. Any surprise gets priced as a written change order you approve before we touch it. Call (936) 259-2607 for an estimate that accounts for what’s actually behind your walls.
Yes on the permit, and often yes on the soils report. Sacramento County’s building department, which covers Parkway pulls, has geotechnical report requirements triggered by the expansive soil classifications common to the valley floor. If your remodel touches the foundation, the slab, or load-bearing framing, a soils report is typically required before the foundation permit gets approved. We handle the report as part of our scope. Skipping it means stop-work orders that stall the job and expose whatever is inside the open wall. We don’t skip it.
The clay soil under your slab expands when it gets wet and contracts when it dries. Over decades, that cycle heaves the slab and the subfloor above it. In Parkway tract homes built before modern expansive-soil mitigation was enforced, an uneven bathroom floor is usually slab movement, not a bad tile job. We level the subfloor with the right underlayment before any new tile or shower base goes down. Call (936) 259-2607 and we’ll tell you what’s actually moving under your bathroom.
Yes, if the framing is sound, the drain is intact, and the subfloor is level. A direct-fit acrylic or solid-surface surround can go in during one working day. If we find slab movement or a rusted drain, the job extends to two or three days because we won’t bury a compromised subfloor under a new shower pan. The price for a tub-to-shower conversion in Parkway runs $3,500 to $10,000 either way. Call (936) 259-2607 for a written estimate that tells you which category your bathroom falls into.
A full bathroom remodel in Parkway typically costs $9,000 to $28,000. A small bathroom remodel runs $5,000 to $12,000. Walk-in shower installation lands at $4,500 to $12,000, and a new vanity is $800 to $3,000. The spread reflects what’s behind the walls, not the tile on top. We write every Parkway quote on paper, with allowances for the conditions these tract homes are known for, so the price doesn’t drift after demo day. Call (936) 259-2607 for a free estimate.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner at Penhallow Remodeling in Parkway.