Bathroom Remodeling in Montclair, NJ
Montclair's Victorians, Tudors and Colonial Revivals have character and a few surprises behind the plaster. We remodel their bathrooms with the house in mind.
Bathrooms in Montclair homes.
Montclair became its own town in 1868 so a second railroad could reach it. Much of the housing followed the trains.
The township sits on the east side of the First Watchung Mountain. Marlboro Park, laid out in 1897 around the Watchung Avenue station, is an eclectic mix of houses built between the turn of the century and 1925. Along Upper Mountain Avenue, architect-designed houses cover a wide range of styles.
Bathrooms in these houses were often added or rebuilt long after the house went up. We regularly see a second-floor bath squeezed under a roofline, a tub on joists that were notched for a drain decades ago, or three layers of flooring on top of each other.
Plaster walls, old cast-iron stacks and uneven floors are normal here. None of it is a reason not to remodel. It is a reason to open up carefully and price the hidden work honestly.
What that means for your remodel
- Before tile goes down, we check the floor framing under the tub and flatten the floor.
- Where a cast-iron stack runs through the bath, we decide at the visit whether to keep or replace it.
- Sloped ceilings and dormers shape where the shower can go. We plan the layout around them.
- Homes built before 1978 may have lead paint. We are an EPA Lead-Safe Certified Firm and work that way.
What we build in Montclair.
We like keeping a house's character while making the bathroom work like a new one.
- Walk-in showers with glass, a niche and a bench where the room allows.
- Tub-to-shower conversions in second-floor hall baths.
- Full-height tile and period-friendly patterns like hex, subway and herringbone.
- Primary baths carved out of an old bedroom or closet, with new plumbing runs.
- Schluter waterproofing behind every shower, over walls we have made flat and plumb.
What a bathroom costs in Montclair.
In Montclair the number depends as much on what is behind the plaster as on the size of the room. The ranges below assume sound framing and drain lines.
| Project | Labor only |
|---|---|
| Tub-to-shower conversionThe tub comes out and a tiled shower goes in, in the same spot. | $6,500 – $16,750 |
| Hall or guest bath, full remodelFloor, walls, shower or tub, vanity and toilet. Size and finish level move the number. | $12,000 – $26,000 |
| Primary bathA larger shower, a double vanity, often a tub, a bench or a moved drain. | $23,000 – $50,000+ |
Labor only: demolition and disposal, prep, Schluter waterproofing, installation and cleanup. You buy the tile, vanity, fixtures and setting materials from the product list we give you. Permit fees, and anything we find behind the walls, are separate and priced in writing. In older houses that last line matters: if we open a wall and find a past leak or a notched joist, you get photos and a fixed price before we touch it. These are the same ranges our online calculator uses; your real number comes in writing after the visit.
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Westfield, NJ · April 2025
Finished work near Montclair.
Our closest finished project on the site is in Westfield: a primary bath with a freestanding tub under a shell chandelier and a walk-in shower with a bench, plus a guest bath with a patterned niche in the same house.
- 4.9 stars from 51 reviews
- Bathrooms
- 200+ remodeled
- Showers
- Every one built on the Schluter waterproofing system
- Registered
- NJ HIC reg. #13VH10766600
How it works.
Older houses reward a careful start. Here is how a Montclair job runs from the first visit to the last walkthrough. See the ways to pay.
A visit at your house
Thirty minutes, no charge. We check the floor, the walls and the plumbing access, and talk through what you want.
Scope and price in writing
A written scope with the price split by phase, so you can see where the money goes before you sign.
We run the job
You have one point of contact. Permits with the Montclair building department and every inspection are on us.
Walk it together
A final walkthrough with you. The last payment comes after the punch list is done.
Montclair bathroom questions.
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Do you work near Montclair?
Book a visit in Montclair.
Thirty minutes at your house. We look at the room and the floor under it, and you get one written price.
Registered and insured, NJ HIC reg. #13VH10766600. Also near you: Livingston, Short Hills & Millburn, Summit, Westfield, West Orange, Maplewood. All service areas.
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Expect a call or text from (973) 577-9383 within one business day to set up your visit.