At Blum Custom Builders, we’re experts at creating unique, thoughtfully-designed spaces to suit your taste and lifestyle. Our Houston bathroom remodeling services ensure a seamless blend of functionality and aesthetics.
Our clients are often busy professionals or active retirees who want to avoid typical contractor and designer hassles, and don’t want to hire and manage tradespeople.
Not all of our clients want a luxury bathroom. However, they all want a special space that’s built well, and a chaos-free process en route.
Unlike the myriad Houston bath franchises who mostly sell the same plastic bath products, we are not a “rinse-and-repeat” production house turning out gobs of mediocre work at light speed. Regardless of the products you select, we build your bathroom to last forever – and that takes longer than a day or two.
Our careful approach to building bathrooms is modeled on “design-build” principles.
This means we follow a step-by-step process from beginning to end, starting with design and selections, and ending when construction is finished. All project details are decided before your job is ordered, versus rushing to build with critical planning unfinished.
Pre-planning takes time, but it’s a game-changer. Even a small guest bath can involve a half dozen plus trades, with dozens of separate material SKUs to keep track of. Delays and oversights are far more likely when the coordination of these inputs doesn’t happen up front.
Additionally, this approach eliminates ambiguity and builder-issued “change orders” for things you may only assume are already included in a vaguely-worded contract.
Here in Houston, most residential bathroom remodels are not built this way. Projects are often started hastily, with pieces filled in haphazardly or as problems arise. Occasionally, details are forgotten or discarded altogether. This is a recipe for longer and more stressful builds, as many Houston homeowners (who hired the wrong contractor) can attest.
For a structured process that minimizes hassles and helps you avoid a bad construction experience, it’s design-build for the win.
Your initial personal planning and budgeting are the cornerstones of success. As the saying goes, it’s better to do a little bit right, than a whole lot wrong.
Basic, pull-and-replace bath remodels start at $25,000 for small bathrooms with a single wet area and sink. Custom bath remodels start at $40,000 for the same small bathroom.
Larger bathrooms and bathrooms with more than one wet area have a higher cost. Bathrooms with more tile work and cabinetry are also more expensive.
Your project’s cost will be much greater than the sum of finish materials and trade labor.
Here are the most critical factors affecting your project’s cost:
For the vast majority of remodels, your biggest single cost is skilled trade labor. After all, the skilled hands that create your new space are vital to the outcome.
If the turn-key remodel you want is not possible within your budget, you have 3 options.
For the sake of your happiness and marital bliss, we do not recommend hiring new, inexpensive, or generic contractors – and there are many in Houston. We also do not recommend being your own contractor. It may sound obvious, but your best and safest option is to skip the (expensive) learning curve and hire a genuine bathroom remodeling specialist from the get-go.
At the end of the day, build quality tends to outshine all other project attributes over the long term. We’ve heard from many clients that they were glad they hired for excellence, even when that meant doing a smaller overall project to meet their budget.
Blum Custom Builders is here to guide you through every step of the process, from design to completion. Get in touch today to schedule your consultation and begin turning your ideas into reality.
Your perfect home is just a call away. Schedule a consultation and let’s discuss your vision.
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