Remodeling Beverly Hills builds bathrooms throughout Beverly Hills, from primary suites with curbless showers and freestanding tubs down to powder rooms where the whole job is one wall of stone and a good light.
Bathrooms are the room most often built badly, because the part that fails is the part nobody sees. Call (424) 766-1835 and we will walk you through what goes behind the tile.
Waterproofing is the whole job
A tiled shower is not waterproof. Tile and grout are water-resistant at best, and the assembly behind them is what keeps water out of the framing. Most shower failures we are called to repair are five to fifteen years old and trace to one of three things: a mortar bed poured over building paper with no membrane, a pan liner that was never turned up high enough at the curb, or a bonded membrane installed over the wrong substrate.
What we install instead is a continuous bonded waterproofing system: sheet or liquid-applied membrane over cement board or a foam board substrate, with pre-formed corners, a bonding flange drain, and every penetration sealed. On curbless showers the membrane extends beyond the shower footprint into the bathroom floor, because a curbless design has no curb to stop water.
It gets flood tested before tile. Twenty-four hours of standing water on the pan, checked from below where a crawlspace or a ceiling below allows.
If a bathroom bid does not name the waterproofing system by product, ask. It is the single largest quality difference between two bids that otherwise read the same.
Bathroom types and what each one costs
| Bathroom type | Typical range | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Powder room | $15,000-$35,000 | 3-5 weeks |
| Hall or guest bath | $25,000-$55,000 | 4-7 weeks |
| Primary bath, same footprint | $35,000-$80,000 | 6-9 weeks |
| Primary bath, reconfigured | $70,000-$140,000 | 8-14 weeks |
| Spa-level primary suite | $120,000-$250,000+ | 12-20 weeks |
Ranges reflect Los Angeles County construction costs as of 2026 and assume standard access. Estimates only - an on-site assessment is required.
Curbless showers, and why they are harder than they look
A curbless or zero-threshold shower is now the default request in Beverly Hills primary baths, and it is the detail that most separates a competent bathroom contractor from a careless one.
The shower floor has to slope to the drain while the bathroom floor stays level, which means the framing under the shower is recessed: joists sistered and dropped, or the slab cut and re-poured lower. On a slab-on-grade house that is concrete work before any tile arrives. Linear drains simplify the geometry because they need slope in one direction only rather than four planes falling to a center point, and they let you run large-format tile through the shower without diagonal cuts.
Done properly, a curbless shower is also the single most valuable aging-in-place feature you can build, and that is why we recommend it even to owners who are decades away from needing it.
Ventilation, heat and light
Exhaust must be sized to the room and ducted to the outside, not into the attic, which is where we find a surprising number of existing fans terminating. A 100 square foot bathroom wants roughly 80 to 110 CFM, on a humidity-sensing or timed switch so it actually runs long enough to clear the moisture instead of being shut off with the light.
Radiant floor heat under stone or porcelain costs little at rough-in and changes how a bathroom feels more than almost any other decision. It needs a dedicated circuit and a floor-sensing thermostat.
Lighting wants three layers: general ceiling light, waterproof-rated fixtures in the shower, and vanity lighting placed at the sides of a mirror rather than above it. Overhead light casts shadows down the face, so hotel bathrooms are unflattering.
Talk to a Beverly Hills remodeling contractor
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Call (424) 766-1835Frequently asked questions
How much does a bathroom remodel cost in Beverly Hills?
Powder rooms run $15,000 to $35,000, hall baths $25,000 to $55,000, and full primary baths $35,000 to $80,000. Spa-level primary suites with steam, radiant heat and stone throughout reach $120,000 to $250,000 and above.
How long does a bathroom remodel take?
Three to five weeks for a powder room, six to nine for a primary bath in the same footprint, and eight to fourteen weeks if fixtures move. Tile and stone lead times, not labor, are usually what set the date.
Do I need a permit for a bathroom remodel?
A like-for-like fixture replacement generally does not. Moving a toilet, shower or vanity, adding circuits, changing a window, or altering framing does. Nearly every full bathroom remodel we do is permitted.
Can you make a shower curbless?
In most cases yes. It requires recessing the framing or cutting the slab so the shower floor can slope while the bathroom floor stays level, and the waterproofing membrane has to extend past the shower into the room. It is more work, and it is the detail worth paying for.
How do I know the waterproofing was done right?
Ask for the flood test. We fill the finished pan with water and leave it standing for 24 hours before any tile goes on, and we will show you the test rather than describe it. Ask any bidder whether they do this.