Tub-to-shower conversions, curbless showers, full tile renovations and honest re-plumbing for Glendale's 1920s–50s Spanish and traditional homes — permitted through the City of Glendale, one crew, one fixed price.
Glendale bathroom remodel cost (2026): Refresh $22K–$32K; Tub-to-Shower $28K–$42K; Spa Primary $42K–$70K+. Time on site 3–6 weeks, the longer end for a gut primary bath with relocated plumbing.
Permits: the City of Glendale Building & Safety Division, not LADBS. One fixed price after a free on-site estimate from a licensed general contractor, CSLB #1021284, based in Valley Glen about 20 minutes from Glendale.
Right Image Builders is a licensed general contractor remodeling bathrooms across Glendale — Rossmoyne, Adams Hill, the Verdugo Woodlands, Sparr Heights, Glenoaks Canyon and Chevy Chase Canyon. We build walk-in and curbless showers, full tile renovations, and vanity and plumbing upgrades, with every permit pulled through the City of Glendale Building & Safety Division and one fixed price after a free on-site estimate; our crew is based in Valley Glen about 20 minutes away. CSLB #1021284. Call (818) 210-4544.
A Glendale bathroom in a 1920s–40s house is a jewel-box room with original tile, a cast-iron tub, a window over it and plumbing that has reached the end of its life: galvanized supply lines, a cast-iron drain and no ventilation. The houses sit on raised foundations with crawlspaces, which makes re-piping and relocating a drain easier than on Los Angeles' slabs, and it is why a Glendale bath can usually be re-planned without cutting concrete.
Behind the new tile, the Glendale house sets the scope. The plumbing is typically galvanized supply lines and cast-iron drains in the 1920s–50s houses, raised foundations with crawlspaces on most of the older blocks. The waterproofing, the slope of the pan and the ventilation to the outside are what decide whether the room lasts, so our proposal prices the pan and the re-pipe before the finishes, and the electrical gets GFCI-protected circuits and a properly ducted fan on every job.
Our office is in Valley Glen, about 20 minutes away, so the project lead who does your estimate is on site through the 3–6 weeks the build takes, and most Glendale families stay in the home. On a sloped lot the staging and the carry-in are priced before the tile is.
The signature Glendale bathroom project. We pull the old tub, reframe and waterproof the shower, set a properly sloped curbed or curbless pan, and tile it with a linear or center drain — plus niches, benches, and blocking for grab bars if you want it aging-in-place ready.
This is where corners get cut and ceilings leak. We use proper hot-mop or sheet/liquid membrane systems, sloped pre-slope under the pan, and correct curb and niche detailing — the invisible layer that decides whether a bathroom lasts 20 years or 2.
Porcelain, natural stone, handmade ceramic, zellige, and full-height shower walls — installed by our in-house tile crew with proper edge and transition systems. Frameless glass enclosures templated and installed to fit.
Floating or freestanding vanities, quartz or stone tops, undermount sinks, wall-hung or comfort-height toilets, and layered lighting with proper GFCI-protected circuits and exhaust ventilation sized to the room.
With the walls open, it's the moment to replace tired galvanized supply lines with copper or PEX, update the drain and vent, and move plumbing to support a new layout — restoring the water pressure these older Glendale homes lost decades ago.
All plumbing, electrical, and shower work permitted through Glendale Building and Safety and carried to signed-off final inspection. We handle the submission and the corrections so the finished bathroom is fully legal and documented.
Glendale is its own city, with its own Building & Safety Division, its own utility in Glendale Water & Power and its own zoning code, which is the first thing to know about remodeling there. The neighborhoods run from the flats around Brand Boulevard and Adams Hill up into Rossmoyne, the Verdugo Woodlands, Sparr Heights and the canyons of Glenoaks and Chevy Chase, with Metrolink at Glendale station on Cerritos Avenue and the Beeline buses across town. Our office is in Valley Glen, about 10 miles west by the 134, a 20-minute drive; the permit center is at 633 E. Broadway downtown.
The projects we build most here are the hall-bath restoration that keeps the period character while replacing everything behind it, and the primary bath added or enlarged in a 1950s Sparr Heights or Verdugo Woodlands ranch. Plumbing and electrical permits are pulled through the City of Glendale Building & Safety Division, not LADBS, and the rough and final inspections are scheduled around the build so the schedule holds.
Plumbing and electrical work in Glendale is permitted through the City of Glendale Building & Safety Division, with the rough and final inspections scheduled around the build so the schedule does not slip; every bathroom we build is permitted.
| Project Tier | Typical Range | What's Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh | $22K–$32K | Same footprint: new tile, vanity, toilet, fixtures, and lighting — a guest or hall bath brought up to a high standard. |
| Tub-to-Shower | $28K–$42K | Remove the tub, build a waterproofed walk-in or curbless shower, new tile, glass, and vanity — often with local re-piping. |
| Spa Primary | $42K–$70K+ | Reconfigured layout, relocated plumbing, curbless wet room, freestanding tub, double vanity, heated floors, and custom stone. |
Ranges are typical Glendale estimates for planning only and move with size, finish level, structural scope and site access; after the free on-site visit you get an itemized fixed price in writing.
A senior team member visits your Glendale bathroom, assesses what's behind the walls where we can, and gives you an honest read on cost, timeline, and whether a re-pipe is worth doing.
Within 3–5 business days you get an itemized, fixed-price proposal — tile, glass, plumbing, permits, labor. The number is committed before we start.
One crew, all Glendale Building and Safety permits, correct waterproofing you can trust. We hand you a finished bathroom with a closed permit. Final payment only after your walkthrough approval.
Tell us about your bathroom and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours with next steps. No obligation, no sales pressure — just a straight answer on what your project takes.
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(818) 210-4544The team completely transformed our master bathroom. From the initial consultation to the final walkthrough, the communication was impeccable. They finished on time, on budget, and the craftsmanship is absolutely stunning. I've already referred them to three neighbors.
I had three contractors look at my bathroom before Right Image Builders. They were the only ones who came prepared with a real scope document and a fixed price. Six weeks later — my bathroom is incredible. The tile work alone is worth every penny.
Two bathrooms, new hardwood floors, kitchen cabinets, and a laundry room — all in one project. Right Image Builders coordinated everything flawlessly. They answered every text within the hour. This is how construction is supposed to work.
Glendale bathroom remodel cost (2026): Refresh $22K–$32K; Tub-to-Shower $28K–$42K; Spa Primary $42K–$70K+. Time on site 3–6 weeks, the longer end for a gut primary bath with relocated plumbing. The exact figure depends on size, finishes and structural work; after the free on-site visit you get an itemized fixed price in writing.
Yes. Right Image Builders is a licensed California general contractor, CSLB #1021284, with general liability and workers' compensation insurance; verify the license in minutes at cslb.ca.gov under "Check a License" and ask us for the insurance certificates. The Glendale estimate is free and on site, done by the project lead who will run the job, and the itemized fixed-price proposal follows within 3–5 business days.
Right Image Builders, a licensed general contractor (CSLB #1021284) based in Valley Glen about 20 minutes from Glendale, remodels bathrooms across Rossmoyne, Adams Hill, the Verdugo Woodlands under one fixed-price contract: design, permits through the City of Glendale, and construction by one crew, with final payment only after your walkthrough. 5.0★ on Google (45 reviews) and 4.9★ on Angi (103 reviews).
Go to cslb.ca.gov, choose "Check a License" and enter the number; ours is 1021284. Confirm the license is active, classified B (General Building Contractor), bonded, and shows workers' compensation. Then ask for a written fixed-price contract with scope, materials, schedule and payment terms; California law requires it, and it is the only way to hold any contractor to the promise.
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