Bathroom Remodeling in Utah

No. We take full-scope bathroom remodels only, from demolition and rough-in through tile, finish carpentry, and fixtures.

Yes, as part of a full remodel of the room: the framing, drain, valve, waterproofing, and tile are all rebuilt for the new shower.

Yes, where the floor framing allows the shower area to be recessed for drainage. We confirm the floor structure during preconstruction, then design the slope and waterproofing around the recess.

Yes. When a homeowners association requires approval before work starts, we plan the schedule around that approval and follow the association's rules on work hours and access.

Yes. Every selection is finalized during preconstruction, with your designer or directly with us. Materials are ordered before demolition.

Yes, when the remodel changes a wall, relocates a drain, replaces a pipe, moves or replaces a valve, moves an exhaust fan, or alters a circuit. Under Section R105.2 of the residential code, tiling, cabinets, countertops, and similar finish work need no permit on their own. We secure the permit and schedule each inspection through final.

A toilet needs 15 inches from its center to any side wall, partition, or vanity; 30 inches center to center from an adjacent fixture; and 21 inches of open space in front of the bowl.

Utah's plumbing amendments set the center of a lavatory at least 12 inches from any side wall or partition, in place of the 15 inches the model code requires. They also call for a clear space 24 inches wide and 21 inches deep in front of the lavatory.

A shower needs at least 900 square inches of interior area with no finished dimension under 30 inches. That makes 30 by 30 inches the smallest square shower the code allows. A shower may narrow to 25 inches when its area reaches 1,300 square inches, and its entry is at least 22 inches wide.

Yes. A shower or tub-shower valve is balanced-pressure, thermostatic, or both, with its maximum setting held to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. A tub filler without a shower has, or is supplied by, its own temperature-limiting device.

Utah's amendments cap a showerhead, hand-held sprays included, at 2 gallons per minute at 80 psi. A lavatory faucet is held to 1.5 gallons per minute at 60 psi.

Yes, unless its windows have at least 3 square feet of glazing, half of it openable. A bathroom without that glazing needs a fan rated for at least 50 cfm intermittent or 20 cfm continuous, ducted directly outdoors, along with artificial light.

No. The code bars discharging bathroom exhaust into an attic, a soffit, a ridge vent, or a crawl space. The duct ends at a wall or roof termination outdoors.

Yes. Under Table M1504.2, a 4-inch flexible duct may run 56 feet on a 50 cfm fan but only 4 feet on an 80 cfm fan. Each elbow takes 15 feet off that allowance. We size the duct with the fan. The table does not limit a duct that follows the manufacturer's design criteria or whose installed airflow is measured.

Yes. Bathroom receptacles need ground-fault protection and a 20-amp circuit. Utah's amendments also prohibit a receptacle within or directly over a tub or shower.

Not inside the zone that extends 3 feet horizontally and 8 feet vertically from the tub rim, a zone that includes the space directly above the tub. A chandelier or pendant outside that zone is allowed. A recessed light over the tub, up to 8 feet above the rim, is rated for damp locations, or for wet locations where shower spray reaches it.

Yes. A whirlpool tub and its electrical components are supplied by an individual branch circuit protected by a readily accessible GFCI. The tub's pump also stays reachable through an access opening.

A shower floor built on site is lined under the plumbing code, with a PVC or CPE liner or a bonded membrane meeting ANSI A118.10 among the approved choices. The lining is carried at least 2 inches past the rough jambs and above the threshold. The walls take a nonabsorbent finish to at least 6 feet over a tile backer the code names for wet areas.

Yes, when the remodel needs a permit for more than exterior, plumbing, or mechanical work. Utah's code then calls for smoke alarms throughout the home in the locations required for new homes. Carbon monoxide alarms are added where the home has a fuel-fired appliance or an attached garage with an opening into the house, unless the permit covers only exterior work, plumbing work, or mechanical work that is not fuel fired.

It depends on the size of the room, whether plumbing moves, and when selections arrive. The schedule is set in writing during preconstruction, before demolition starts. Each weekly report measures the work against it through closeout.

Yes. Dust barriers seal the bathroom off as a work area while the rest of the home stays in use.