Bathroom Remodeling
Bathrooms concentrate more assemblies per square foot than any other room in a house. Behind an eight-foot wall you can find drainage, supply, vent stacks, wiring, exhaust ducting, blocking for grab bars, a shower pan and the transition into adjacent framing. Abricos LLC treats a bathroom remodel as an assembly project first and a finish project second: the waterproofing method, the vent path, the fixture rough-in heights and the tile substrate are all locked before demolition starts. That way the visible finishes — vanity, mirror, plumbing trim, tile pattern — arrive on top of a substrate that has already been inspected and photographed. We describe waterproofing as a system installed to specification, not as guaranteed waterproof, and we do not call any assembly maintenance-free.
What's included
- —Full and partial layout revisions including wall relocations and closet borrows
- —Plumbing fixture relocation coordinated with a licensed plumber
- —Curbed and curbless shower assemblies with sheet or liquid waterproofing membranes
- —Tile substrate preparation, waterproof board, thinset selection and grout systems
- —Bath-fan sizing, humidity-sensing controls and exterior termination
- —Lighting design, GFCI protection and heated-floor mat coordination with licensed electricians
- —Accessibility features: grab-bar blocking, comfort-height fixtures, curbless entries and reinforced benches
- —Finish coordination between paint, tile, cabinetry, stone and plumbing trim
Planning considerations
- —Waterproofing method selected against the specific shower geometry before rough-in begins
- —Fixture-package sign-off ahead of demolition so rough-in heights match the actual valve trim
- —Ventilation duct routing planned to reach a wall or roof termination, never an attic dump
- —Electrical scope reviewed for panel capacity when adding heated floors, mirrors or steam units
- —Structural review whenever a wall is relocated between a bath and an adjacent room
Site-specific decisions
Colorado's dry indoor air masks the risk of a poorly ventilated bathroom rather than removing it — moisture that never becomes visible fog still condenses inside cold wall cavities during winter. Bath fans are sized for the actual room volume, ducted to the exterior with insulated runs, and terminated through a wall or roof rather than an attic. Fixture supply lines against exterior walls receive extra insulation or are relocated onto interior partitions where a freeze event on the Front Range could otherwise burst a line during a February cold snap. Material movement across dry winters and humid summer months informs tile substrate and grout selection.
Jurisdictional requirements
In every Denver-metro jurisdiction we work in, a bathroom remodel that touches plumbing, electrical or structural framing requires a permit. Simple fixture-in-place swaps sometimes do not; anything that relocates a drain, adds a circuit or moves a wall does. Littleton, Denver, Lakewood, Centennial and Highlands Ranch review at different speeds and require different rough-in inspections — most commonly plumbing rough, electrical rough, framing and a shower-pan flood test before tile. We schedule and stand for each inspection rather than leaving it to the trade.
Our process for this work
Site visit → layout options and fixture selection → plumbing and electrical scope with licensed trades → permit submittal → dust barriers and floor protection → demolition and existing-condition photos → framing, blocking and rough-in → inspections including a documented shower-pan flood test → waterproofing and substrate → tile setting, grout and sealing → vanity, fixture, mirror and lighting install → final inspection and walkthrough.
Accessibility details are decided at rough-in
Blocking for grab bars, a curbless pan, clear floor space and a wider door leaf all cost very little while the wall is open and a great deal once it is closed. When a household expects the bathroom to work through a knee replacement, a walker or a parent moving in, those items belong in the rough-in scope rather than a later retrofit.
Our guide to accessibility remodeling in Colorado homes explains the three measurements that drive the work and how each one is priced. The finished tile and waterproofing sequence is documented in our Denver primary bathroom remodel.
Trades coordinated on this scope
Specialty work that typically runs alongside bathroom remodeling, performed or coordinated with the appropriately licensed professional.
- —Electrical Work Coordination
Electrical scope coordinated within a broader construction or remodeling project, performed by appropriately licensed electrical contractors.
- —Plumbing Work Coordination
Plumbing scope coordinated within a construction or remodeling project, performed by appropriately licensed plumbing contractors.
Common questions
In most cases yes, though the answer is driven by drain routing more than by wall framing. Moving a toilet by a few feet often requires re-routing waste below the subfloor and confirming vent-stack access; relocating a shower changes the pan slope and drain body. We map the existing plumbing during the site visit so the layout options presented are ones the mechanical scope can actually support.
Recent work on similar scope
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Other work we do
Custom Home Construction
Ground-up residential builds coordinated from site work through final walkthrough.
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Structural additions, second-story additions, and bump-outs tied cleanly into the existing home.
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Full-house renovations, gut remodels and phased whole-home projects.
Learn more about Whole-Home RemodelingRelevant service areas for bathroom remodeling
These are the Denver-metro communities where this scope of work most closely matches our current travel and coordination pattern. Reach out about other addresses — coverage depends on site and scope.
Working outside these cities? See the full list of service areas or reach out to discuss your address.
