Bathrooms
Bathroom remodeling in Spokane Valley, WA
Glass showers, tubs and toilets, cabinets and countertops, tile or vinyl plank floors, electrical updates and layout changes, led by owner Chad Peetz.
Chapter 01
A bathroom leaves the least room for a wrong order of work
A bathroom is the smallest room in most houses and it carries the most trades. Tile, glass, cabinets, counters, electrical and plumbing all meet inside a few dozen square feet, and each one has to be finished in the right order. Set the floor tile before the vanity is chosen and you are cutting around a cabinet that does not exist yet. Hang the glass before the walls are true and the door never quite seats.
The decision most homeowners circle is the layout. Keep the tub where it is, or swap it for a walk-in shower? Move the vanity to free up a wall? Add a second sink? Every answer changes what sits behind the wall, which is why the plan has to be settled before the first piece of old tile comes out, not discovered halfway through.
Houses around Spokane Valley run from compact hall baths to full primary suites, and the same question comes up in both: what has to be decided before anything gets torn out? A bathroom that was planned room by room, fixture by fixture, finishes cleaner than one that was chosen as the work went along.
Frameless glass shower with marble-look tile and a mosaic accent band
How Recommended Remodeling builds the room
Every bathroom starts with a thorough consultation and a detailed plan, and Chad Peetz, the owner, is personally on site for every project. The scope can be customized to fit your budget and your vision, so a hall bath refresh and a full primary suite both begin the same way: with a conversation about how you use the room.
The work itself covers the whole room. Cabinet and countertop installation, so the vanity and its top are set level and scribed to the wall. Glass showers, tubs and toilets installed as part of the same plan. Electrical updates, so the lighting and outlets suit the new layout. Tile or vinyl plank flooring replacement, and fixtures and layout changes when the room needs to work differently, not just look different.
Plumbing is the one trade that is arranged rather than done in house: we can sub-contract all plumbing jobs. That means the plumber comes through Recommended Remodeling and works inside the same plan, in the same order as the tile and the glass, instead of being a separate hire you have to schedule around everyone else. Call Chad at 509-464-9873 to talk through what your bathroom needs.
Chapter 03
Tile or vinyl plank, and how to tell it is time
The signs are usually plain once you look for them. Grout that stays stained after cleaning, tile that has gone loose, a tub surround that has been patched more than once, a vanity door that will not close square, lighting that leaves the mirror in shadow, or a layout you have worked around for years. None of these is an emergency alone. Together they tell you the room has stopped working for you.
The floor is a good example of a real decision. Large-format tile means fewer grout lines to keep clean, and a small mosaic in a shower gives better grip underfoot. Vinyl plank is warmer and softer to stand on and goes down in long, even runs. Which is right depends on how the room is used and what you want it to feel like in winter at six in the morning, and that is exactly the kind of choice the consultation is for.
Once the room is finished, care is simple: wipe glass after use, keep the caulk lines at the tub and the vanity intact, and use gentle cleaners on stone-look and mosaic surfaces. If something looks off after a few weeks of daily use, say so. Chad is on site for every project, so the person to tell is the owner.
Chad Peetz, owner of Recommended Remodeling, is personally on site for every project, and all plumbing can be sub-contracted through us. Call 509-464-9873, Monday to Sunday, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Bathroom sheet
What a bathroom remodel covers, line by line.
The scope Chad writes into the plan for a bathroom. Not every room needs every line, and the plan is cut to fit your budget.
Cabinets and tops
Cabinet and countertop installation
Vanity set level, top fitted and sealed to the wall.
Glass and fixtures
Glass showers, tubs and toilets
Installed as one plan with the tile around them.
Electrical
Electrical updates
Lighting and outlets to suit the new layout.
Floor
Tile or vinyl plank replacement
Chosen for how the room is used, laid to the new layout.
Layout
Fixtures and layout changes, when the room needs to work differently and not only look new.
Plumbing
We can sub-contract all plumbing jobs.
Arranged through Recommended Remodeling, inside the same plan as everything above. See finished bathrooms