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Bathroom Shower Remodeling & Walk-In Showers in Los Angeles, CA
Curbless or low-curb walk-in showers with a bench, a niche, and a tested waterproof pan, planned around your LA bathroom.
- Curbless and low-curb entries
- Tile, benches, niches, and glass
- Pan flood-tested before any tile
- Line-item estimate in writing
CSLB Lic. [#000000] | Bonded & Insured | Written Workmanship Warranty
Book a Free In-Home Visit
We measure the shower, check for hidden water damage, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Walk-in shower or tub-to-shower, Full bathroom remodel, Walk-in tub, Bathtub replacement, Vanity installation, Accessible bathroom), Preferred date, Tell us about your bathroom. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).
Free Shower Consult
We check the pan, the valve, and the walls, then tell you what has to go. Book a slot.
Tested Before Tile
Every shower pan holds water for [24] hours before tiling. See how it works.
Walk-In Showers Built for Your LA Bathroom
Serving: Sherman Oaks, Encino, Northridge, Silver Lake, Eagle Rock, Mar Vista, and Redondo Beach.
Los Angeles Home Remodelers builds the kind of bathroom shower remodel Los Angeles homeowners keep asking for: a walk-in shower with a low or zero step, a bench, and a pan that won’t leak. We handle the plumbing, waterproofing, tile, glass, and permit under one contract.
Every shower starts with a look behind the tile. If the old pan has leaked into the subfloor, we’ll show you the damage before we price the fix.
Older LA showers fail in predictable ways. Mortar-bed pans in 1950s Valley ranches crack, and tiled curbs in 1920s Silver Lake Spanish homes hide rotted framing, so we plan for both before demo.
- Pan flood-tested before tile
- Anti-scald valve installed
- Benches built on solid framing
- Niches framed between studs
- Glass measured after tile
- Warranty terms in writing [confirm]
Certified Service
CSLB Lic. [#000000]
Pair Your Shower With the Rest of the Bath
A new shower often exposes an old vanity or a tired floor. These pages cover the other bathroom work we do, and each one explains the scope.
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Bathroom Remodeling in Los Angeles
The full bathroom: layout, shower or tub, vanity, tile, and permits under one contract.
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Tub-to-Shower Conversion
Swap a tub you never use for a walk-in shower with a low or zero entry.
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Walk-In Tub Installation
A door-entry tub for soaking safely, with hot water and power planned in.
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Bathtub Replacement
A new alcove, drop-in, or freestanding tub, with the wall and drain done right.
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Bathroom Vanity Installation
Single, double, or floating vanities, with the top, sink, and plumbing connected.
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Accessible & Aging-in-Place Bathrooms
Grab bars on blocking, zero-entry showers, and clearances for walkers and wheelchairs.
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Choosing a Shower Remodeling Contractor in LA
Ask how the contractor waterproofs the pan and walls, then ask to see the flood test. Check the CSLB license too, and confirm it covers plumbing, not just tile.
Read what each bid includes. A low shower bid often skips the valve, the blocking for grab bars, or the glass, then adds them as changes. Every line below gets priced in your contract up front.
- Demo to the studs and subfloor
- Waterproofing membrane
- Pressure-balancing valve
- Built-in bench or fold-down seat
- Blocking for grab bars
- Frameless glass panel or door
- Shower pan sloped to the drain
- Linear or center drain
- Handheld on a slide bar
- Recessed wall niches
- Wall and floor tile
- Permit and final inspection
What Working With Us Looks Like
One point of contact
Your project manager answers the phone, walks the site, and owns the schedule. You never chase a plumber or tile setter for an answer about your own bathroom.
Written scope, written changes
Everything in the contract is a line item. Any change gets priced and signed before a crew touches it, so nothing shows up on a final invoice as a surprise.
A clean site, every evening
Floor protection along the path, dust barriers at the door, and cleanup at the end of each day. We tell you in advance which days the bathroom is out of use.
Five Choices That Shape Your Walk-In Shower
Five decisions set how your shower works and what it takes to build. Settle the entry and the drain first, because they decide whether the floor gets cut.
Curbless Entry
A curbless shower has no step at all: the bathroom floor runs straight into a sloped shower floor. On a slab, we cut the concrete to recess the pan; on a raised floor, we drop the framing from the crawlspace.
Glass Panel or Door
A fixed panel keeps water in on a walk-in with no door to swing. A hinged door suits smaller showers. We measure for glass only after the tile's set, because tile adds thickness.
Built-In Bench
A tiled bench gives you a place to sit, shave, or rest a foot. We frame it solid and waterproof it with the walls, so it doesn't crack loose. A fold-down seat saves room in a small LA bath.
Recessed Niche
A niche holds soap and shampoo inside the wall instead of on a hanging caddy. We set it between studs where the framing allows, wrap it in the same membrane as the walls, and slope the bottom so water runs out.
Valve & Handheld
Every new valve is pressure-balancing or thermostatic, which limits sudden temperature swings. Add a handheld on a slide bar so you can wash seated.
Shower Tile Looks LA Homeowners Ask For
Choose tile that suits the house and your footing. A glossy floor looks great in a showroom, but a small matte floor tile gives your feet more grip.
Large-Format Porcelain
Big wall tiles mean fewer grout lines to scrub. Large-format porcelain suits modern and mid-century homes, and it needs a very flat wall to lie right.
Handmade Zellige-Style
Glazed tile with uneven edges and shifting color. It fits Spanish and Craftsman bathrooms in Silver Lake and Eagle Rock, and the grout joints run wider.
Classic Subway
Three-by-six tile in a running bond. Subway suits almost any LA home era, and it’s quick to repair because matching tile stays easy to find.
Pebble and Mosaic Floors
Small pieces on the shower floor add grout lines, and grout lines add grip. Mosaics also follow the slope of a curbless pan better than big tiles.
Vertical Stack
Long tiles stacked straight up the wall. The pattern pulls the eye upward and makes a low 1950s bathroom ceiling feel taller.
Shower Pan Options for LA Bathrooms, Compared
The pan under your tile decides whether the shower stays dry for decades. Pick the base first, then the tile, because the base sets the slope and the drain.
Shower base
Best for
Watch out for
Upkeep
Mortar bed and liner
Custom sizes and older homes
Slow cure; liner must be tested
Reseal grout every [1–2] years
Foam pan and membrane
Fast, flat, tile-ready builds
Needs exact drain placement
Keep grout lines sealed
Curbless with linear drain
Zero-step and wheelchair entry
Slab cut or joist work required
Clear the drain grate monthly
Acrylic or composite base
Quick swaps and rentals
Fixed sizes; may flex underfoot
Wipe clean, no grout
Solid-surface base
Low-grout, easy-clean showers
Heavy; few custom shapes
Buff out light scratches
Walk-in shower
An open or glassed shower with a low or zero step. Choose it if you bathe standing or seated on a bench. It’s the most flexible use of a 5-foot alcove.
Tub-shower combo
A tub with a showerhead above it. Keep one if young kids bathe here and nobody in the house minds stepping over the tub wall each day.
Walk-in tub
A door-entry tub you sit in while it fills and drains. It fits people who soak for comfort or care. See Walk-In Tub Installation.
Acrylic liner
A plastic shell fitted over your old tub or shower walls. It’s fast, but it covers the problem instead of fixing it, and leaks can keep running underneath.
What Your LA Home Type Means for a New Shower
Your home’s age decides what we find under the old shower floor. Here’s what each era usually brings to the job.
1920s–30s
Spanish & Craftsman
Original showers here often sit on hot-mopped tar pans over wood subfloors. Expect hidden rot at the curb, galvanized supply pipe, and plaster walls that need new backer board.
1940s–60s
Post-War Tract
Most tract homes sit on slabs, so a curbless shower means cutting concrete for a recessed pan and a new drain. Colored 1950s tile often hides a pan that failed years ago.
1950s–70s
Mid-Century Post-and-Beam
Post-and-beam homes suit a curbless, glass-walled shower. Plumbing often runs in the slab or through thin walls, so we plan valve and niche spots around what the framing allows.
Any era
Hillside Homes
Hillside bathrooms often sit over a raised floor or a lower level, which makes a curbless pan easier to recess. We check the ceiling of the room below for old leaks before tile goes up.
Any era
Condos & HOA Buildings
Condo showers share drain stacks and a floor with the neighbor below. Most HOAs want the waterproofing spec, insurance, and work hours before demo, and some want a flood test on record.
Do You Need a Permit for a Shower Remodel in LA?
Usually, yes. Replacing the shower valve, moving the drain, or rebuilding the pan is plumbing work in the eyes of LADBS, so it needs a permit. Surface work on a sound shower usually doesn’t.
Permit needed in most cases
- Replacing the shower valve
- Moving or adding a drain
- Rebuilding the shower pan
- Adding a fan, light, or outlet circuit
- Enlarging the shower into a closet
Usually permit-free
- Regrouting and recaulking
- New showerhead on the same arm
- Glass door on an existing curb
- New trim on a working valve
- Swapping towel bars and hooks
New valves must limit scalding
California’s plumbing code calls for a pressure-balancing or thermostatic valve on every new shower. It holds the water temperature steady when someone flushes a toilet, and the inspector checks it at rough-in.
The permit brings a fan and GFCI
A permitted bathroom needs an exhaust fan and GFCI-protected outlets. We put both on the plan with the shower, so they’re in place when the inspector arrives for final.
Lead-safe demo in pre-1978 homes
Tearing out old painted walls and tile can release lead dust. In homes built before 1978, the EPA’s RRP rule calls for lead-safe work practices, and our crew follows them [confirm].
Why Homeowners Pick Us Over the Cheapest Bid
The cheapest shower bid in Los Angeles often skips the flood test and the anti-scald valve. We price both on day one, so they don’t show up later as change orders.
- Line-item scope for the pan, valve, tile, and glass
- One project manager answers your calls start to finish
- Tile and glass ordered only after you approve samples
- Floor protection and daily cleanup, so you can stay home
- Payments tied to milestones, never to a calendar
- A written workmanship warranty you can hold us to
- Crews who work on our jobs only, not day labor
Licensed & Insured
CSLB Lic. [#000000]
Free On-Site Estimates
Measured, not guessed
Written Warranty
On our workmanship
Local LA Crews
No day labor on site
How Your Shower Remodel Runs, Step by Step
A permitted shower remodel runs in six phases. Waterproofing and inspections set the pace, not the tile.
Phase 01
Consult & design
We measure the shower, check for leaks, and walk you through entry, bench, and niche choices. You approve the plan before we order anything.
Phase 02
Permit & materials
We file with LADBS while your valve, drain, tile, and glass get ordered. Your old shower stays usable through this [1–3] week wait.
Phase 03
Demo & repair
We open the shower to the studs and subfloor. Any rot or mold gets photographed and priced in writing before we fix it.
Phase 04
Rough plumbing
The plumber sets the new valve and drain, and we frame the bench and niches. The city inspects the rough work before walls close.
Phase 05
Pan & waterproofing
We slope the pan to the drain and wrap walls, bench, and niches in membrane. The pan holds water for [24] hours before tile.
Phase 06
Tile, glass & final
Tile takes about [4–6] days, then glass gets measured and hung. After final inspection, we walk the shower with you and fix your list.
Get Your Shower Scoped Before You Pick Tile
One visit tells you which entry your floor allows, what’s behind the old tile, and when we can start. The consult is free, and you won’t sign anything.
- Measured and checked for water damage on site
- Entry and bench options shown
- No obligation and no pushy follow-up calls
or send the form and we’ll call you back.
Book a Free In-Home Visit
We measure the shower, check for hidden water damage, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Walk-in shower or tub-to-shower, Full bathroom remodel, Walk-in tub, Bathtub replacement, Vanity installation, Accessible bathroom), Preferred date, Tell us about your bathroom. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).
Shower Remodeling Across Los Angeles County
We rebuild showers from Northridge to Redondo Beach, in slab ranches, hillside homes, and HOA condos. Don’t see your neighborhood below? Call and ask.
- Sherman Oaks
- Studio City
- Encino
- Tarzana
- Woodland Hills
- Van Nuys
- North Hollywood
- Burbank
- Glendale
- Pasadena
- Altadena
- South Pasadena
- Eagle Rock
- Highland Park
- Silver Lake
- Los Feliz
- Echo Park
- Hancock Park
- Mid-Wilshire
- West Hollywood
- Beverly Hills
- Brentwood
- Santa Monica
- Pacific Palisades
- Culver City
- Mar Vista
- Playa del Rey
- El Segundo
- Manhattan Beach
- Redondo Beach
- Torrance
- San Pedro
- Long Beach
Walk-In Shower FAQs
Click a question to see the answer. The first one is open to start.
How much space does a walk-in shower need?
A walk-in shower fits in the same 60-by-30-inch alcove your tub uses, so most LA bathrooms have room. For a bench or a seated bather, plan on at least [36] by [60] inches. Curbless showers need extra floor for the slope, so we check the room before you commit.
Can I get a curbless shower on a slab foundation?
Yes. We saw-cut a section of the concrete, set the drain lower, and pour a recessed base so the bathroom floor stays level at the entry. It adds demo and schedule time, which is why we confirm your foundation type on the first visit.
Do I need a permit to remodel my shower in Los Angeles?
Usually, yes. LADBS treats a new valve, a moved drain, or a rebuilt pan as plumbing work that needs a permit and inspection. Regrouting or a new glass door on a sound shower usually doesn’t. We pull the permit in our name [confirm] and book every inspection.
How long does a shower remodel take?
The work in your bathroom runs about [2–3] weeks once the permit is issued. Waterproofing cure time and two city inspections set most of that pace. If this is your only shower, we’ll plan the demo day and the finish date with you before we start.
What makes one shower cost more than another?
Moving the drain, cutting a slab, adding a bench or niches, and the square footage of tile drive most of the price. Frameless glass and a thermostatic valve add more. We break each item out on your estimate, so you can see where trimming saves money.
Is a walk-in shower easier to use than a walk-in tub?
For most people, yes. You step in at floor level or over a low curb, sit on a bench if you want, and never wait for water to drain before getting out. Ask your doctor or occupational therapist which setup suits your needs before you choose.
What waterproofing do you use under the tile?
We use a sheet or liquid-applied membrane over cement board or foam board on the walls, bench, and niches, tied into a sloped pan. The pan gets a [24]-hour flood test before tile. That membrane, not the tile or grout, keeps water out of your walls.
Can you add grab bars to my new shower?
Yes, and the remodel is the right time. We add solid wood blocking between the studs before the walls close, so bars can go where you need them today or years from now. Bars screwed into backer board without blocking can pull loose under a hard grip.
What if you find water damage behind my old shower?
We stop and show you. Rot, mold, and soft subfloor get photographed, then priced as a written change order you approve before we touch it. Old showers often leak slowly for years, so your estimate carries a contingency line for this.
What's included in your shower estimate?
Demo, pan, membrane, valve, drain, tile, glass, bench, niches, blocking, permit, and disposal, each listed as its own line with any allowances marked. Anything not listed isn’t part of the price, and we’ll point that out before you sign.
Other Remodels We Handle
Kitchen Remodeling
Cabinets, countertops, islands, and permits under one contract.
Home Additions & ADUs
Detached ADUs, garage conversions, and room additions from plans to permit.
Whole-Home Remodel
Every room on one schedule, one permit set, and one crew.
Planning Guides for LA Homeowners
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Get Your New Shower Planned in One Visit
A walk-in shower with a low step and a flood-tested pan makes your daily routine easier. Los Angeles Home Remodelers handles the pan, plumbing, tile, glass, and permit. Book your free shower consult today.
- Free shower consults, Mon–Sat
- CSLB Lic. [#000000], bonded and insured
- Written workmanship warranty
Mon–Sat, 8am–6pm
Book a Free In-Home Visit
We measure the shower, check for hidden water damage, and scope the job. No charge, no obligation.
Form fields: Full name, Email, Phone, Project address, Scope (Walk-in shower or tub-to-shower, Full bathroom remodel, Walk-in tub, Bathtub replacement, Vanity installation, Accessible bathroom), Preferred date, Tell us about your bathroom. Submit button: Book My Free Visit (red #E12228).